non-commissioned

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Not holding a military commission
non-commissioned in AM, use noncommissioned A non-commissioned officer in the armed forces is someone with a rank such as corporal or sergeant who used to have a lower rank, rather than an officer of higher rank who has been given a commission
non-commissioned member
A members of the Canadian Forces that is not a commissioned officer; includes warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and privates
non-commissioned members
plural form of non-commissioned member
non-commissioned officer
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 non-commissioned officer but he's the one his men look to when the bullets start flying.

non-commissioned officers
plural form of non-commissioned officer
non-commissioned officer
military commander who is not an officer
non-commissioned officer
an NCO
noncommissioned
{s} not commissioned, not authorized
noncommissioned
of military officers; appointed from enlisted personnel
noncommissioned
Not having a commission