noncommissioned officer
noun
non·com·mis·sioned officer
ˌnän-kə-ˈmi-shənd- 
: a subordinate officer (such as a sergeant) in the army, air force, or marine corps appointed from among enlisted personnel
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
John Kaelin, 332nd ELRS fuels distribution noncommissioned officer in charge.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Jan. 2026
Privates and noncommissioned officers were culled from stateside divisions, trained as riflemen, and sent overseas.
—
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Quornelius Radford, 28, a noncommissioned officer, turned on his fellow soldiers and shot them using his personal handgun, according to Army Brig.
—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 Aug. 2025
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noncommissioned officer
noun
non·com·mis·sioned officer
ˌnän-kə-ˌmish-ənd-
: an officer in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps appointed from among the enlisted personnel
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