Definition of petty officer
: a subordinate officer in the navy or coast guard appointed from among the enlisted men — compare noncommissioned officer
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Kelly attained the rank of first class petty officer, Rachal said.
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White, a former Navy petty officer, spends much time during these months posting videos of the adult eagles' daily life, which involves a lot of nest repair and bringing food back for one another and the eaglets.
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Like his postwar demotion from acting petty officer to midshipman, this stung Martin’s class-conscious dignity.
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Before she was deployed earlier this summer, Ms. Coppola, a petty officer, sold her car, let go of her $1,300-a-month apartment in Washington state, and has been bulking up her savings.
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The cost so far: $12.5 million, with FEMA paying 75 percent of the tab and the state picking up the rest, said Elizabeth Bordelon, petty officer with the Coast Guard.
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Stone, who died one day after the tenth anniversary of Monsoor’s death, was on an adjacent rooftop during that battle and later said the petty officer’s bravery inspired him to re-enlist after the end of that deployment.
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Drake had been selected for promotion and authorized to wear the rank of a second class petty officer, but had not yet been advanced.
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Definition of petty officer for English Language Learners
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: an officer with a low rank in the Navy or U.S. Coast Guard
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Definition of petty officer for Students
: an officer in the navy or coast guard appointed from among the enlisted people
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