non-commissioned

Adjective

Meaning

non-commissioned (not comparable)

(military) Not holding a military commission.

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Examples

After three months of training, the NCDUs were organized into six-man teams each led by an officer and a non-commissioned petty officer, and by November 1943 the first of thirty-four teams had deployed to England in anticipation of Operation Overlord. Source: Internet

Also included in the transfer were civilian members of the Kazachi Stan, consisting of old folk, women, and children, as well as about 850 German officers and non-commissioned officers of the Corps. Source: Internet

A non-commissioned officer then walked up to her body, pulled out his revolver, and shot her in the head to make sure she was dead. Source: Internet

Commissioned Officers main Most officers are seconded from the French Army though roughly 10% are former non-commissioned officers promoted from the ranks. Source: Internet

Early dragoons were not organized in squadrons or troops as were cavalry, but in companies like the infantry: their officers and non-commissioned officers bore infantry ranks. Source: Internet

A soldier can be an enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, or junior-commissioned officer, or an officer. Source: Internet

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