noncom

/ˈnɑnˌkɑm/
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Other forms: noncoms

Definitions of noncom
  1. noun
    a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
    synonyms: enlisted officer, noncommissioned officer
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    aircraftman, aircraftsman
    a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force
    bombardier
    a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
    chief petty officer
    a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank
    corporal
    a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
    drill instructor, drill master
    a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
    lance corporal
    an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
    P.O., PO, petty officer
    a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
    sergeant
    any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
    color sergeant
    a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors
    first sergeant, sergeant first class
    a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant
    gunnery sergeant
    a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines
    master-at-arms
    the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship
    master sergeant
    a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines
    recruiting-sergeant
    a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
    SCPO, senior chief petty officer
    a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
    SMSgt, senior master sergeant
    a senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
    command sergeant major, sergeant major
    a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
    staff sergeant
    a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Force
    technical sergeant
    a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines
    type of:
    military officer, officer
    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
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