non-commissioned officers
Corporals and sergeants
Non-commissioned officers are military personnel who hold authority over lower-ranking enlisted members but have not received a commission from a head of state.
They reach their rank through promotion from the enlisted ranks rather than officer training programs.
Sergeants and corporals are typical non-commissioned officers.
Often abbreviated NCO: The NCOs ran daily drills while officers handled strategy.
- corporalOf the flesh
- squad leaderHead of small military unit
- sergeant majorSenior enlisted military position
- first sergeantSenior NCO in company
- drill sergeantTrains raw recruits harshly
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Formally appointed military leaders
officers · lieutenants · captains · officer corps · majors
non-commissioned officersenlisted personnel
Non-commissioned military members
privates · recruits · rank and file · grunts · seamen
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