non-commissioned
Promoted from ranks
Non-commissioned describes military personnel who hold rank through promotion from enlisted status rather than through a commission from the head of state.
A non-commissioned officer (NCO)—such as a sergeant or corporal—exercises authority over lower-ranking soldiers but serves under commissioned officers.
The non-commissioned officers kept the unit running day to day.
Enlisted military leader
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- corporalOf the flesh
- enlistedSigned up formally
- ranksPositions in hierarchy
petty officer · warrant · staff sergeant · master sergeant · gunnery sergeant · lance corporal · first sergeant · sergeant major
Not officially permitted
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- independentFree from external control
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- unpaidNot yet compensated
voluntary · fan art · passion project · self-directed · unbriefed · pro bono · creative freedom · artistic license
Not formally recognized
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- decommissionedRemoved from active service
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
- reserveSupply kept back
mothballed · out of service · unactivated · dormant · pending · unassigned · undeployed · off-duty
NCO
Enlisted military leader
ranks · petty officer · warrant · staff sergeant · master sergeant · gunnery sergeant · lance corporal · first sergeant · sergeant major · chief petty officer
unauthorized
Not officially permitted
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- independentFree from external control
- speculativeBased on conjecture
unpaid · voluntary · fan art · passion project · self-directed · unbriefed · pro bono · creative freedom · artistic license · self-motivated
unofficial
Not formally recognized
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- decommissionedRemoved from active service
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
reserve · mothballed · out of service · unactivated · dormant · pending · unassigned · undeployed · off-duty · civilian
non-commissionedcommissioned
Formally assigned a task
commissioned officer · officer · warrant officer · officer class · gazetted
non-commissionedcommissioned
Formally assigned a task
authorized · contracted · mandated · bespoke
commission, commissioned, commissioner, commissioners, commissions, commissioning, uncommissioned, commit, commitment