commissioned officer

as in field officer

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Recent Examples of commissioned officer Overall, the American military has strongly enforced sanitation standards thanks to the existence of a professional non-commissioned officer (NCO) corp with the authority to do so (11). Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2011 DeForest went on to become a drill sergeant himself, as well as coming in second place in a non-commissioned officer challenge that included a swimming competition. Brian Lisik, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022 The best enlisted soldier and non-commissioned officer will earn the honor of representing Alaska at the regional competition. Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022 The Russian officer corp and non-commissioned officer corp have been blamed for much of the initial Russian failures. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Before earning his commission, Glover was the first black staff non-commissioned officer to serve in many of his units. Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021 Of the hundreds who enter, two victors emerge: a best soldier, and a best non-commissioned officer. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Oct. 2021 There's a uniform worn by Roberta Wells Leidner, a non-commissioned officer with the U.S. Marines, who worked in public affairs. Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2021 Any of these actions would end an officer or senior non-commissioned officer’s (NCO) career. Robert M. Berg, National Review, 19 May 2021

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“Commissioned officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioned%20officer. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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