petty officer
noun
: a subordinate officer in the navy or coast guard appointed from among the enlisted men compare noncommissioned officer
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The plaintiffs challenging the policy include an Army major who received a Bronze Star for service in Afghanistan, an Army captain who’d been invited to teach at West Point and a petty officer whose double mastectomy was abruptly canceled shortly before the surgeon was about to begin the procedure.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
That is a lot of dead fictional petty officers being found by that white rail fence.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
The Chinese intelligence officer who convinced Thomas Zhao to hand over sensitive information about the U.S. military seemed to know the 24-year-old U.S. Navy petty officer had a passion for the stock market.
—Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
Francis provided information about hundreds of sailors, which included petty officers and admirals, and gave financial records, photographs, receipts, and Navy contracting documents.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
That is a lot of dead fictional petty officers being found by that white rail fence.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
The Chinese intelligence officer who convinced Thomas Zhao to hand over sensitive information about the U.S. military seemed to know the 24-year-old U.S. Navy petty officer had a passion for the stock market.
—Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
Francis provided information about hundreds of sailors, which included petty officers and admirals, and gave financial records, photographs, receipts, and Navy contracting documents.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Petty officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20officer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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