Noun
noncom -
a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
noncommissioned officer ,
enlisted officer
military officer ,
officer any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
armed forces ,
armed services ,
military ,
military machine ,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region" ; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
aircraftman ,
aircraftsman a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force
bombardier the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target
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. ,
petty officer ,
po a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
