A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word
A platoon sergeant may only be a noncommissioned officer but he's the one his men look to when the bullets start flying.
Silahlı Kuvvetler Yasası'na göre astsubay okullarında yetişerek Silahlı Kuvvetlere katılan astsubay çavuştan astsubay kıdemli başçavuşa kadar rütbesi olan asker, gedikli