enlisted man
Rank-and-file soldier
An enlisted man is a member of the armed forces who holds a rank below commissioned officer.
The term distinguishes those who enlist directly from those who enter through officer training programs.
His father served as an enlisted man in the Navy.
The gender-neutral *enlisted member* or *enlisted personnel* now appears in official contexts.
- soldierArmed forces member
- buck privateLowest Army rank
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- recruitNew member sought
- GIU.S. military slang
serviceman · dog tags · infantry · barracks · army base · uniform · boot camp · sergeant · corporal · draftee · rank · duty · tour of duty · military · military service · trooper · grunt · conscript
- enlisted soldiersprivate, corporal, sergeant, recruit, GI
- recruitsrecruit, new recruit, raw recruit, draftee, conscript
enlisted manofficer
Authority figure in uniform
commissioned officer · brass · commanding officer · general · admiral
enlisted, enlist, enlists, enlisting, enlistment, enlistments, list, lists, listed