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• a  (of military officers) appointed from enlisted personnel

• Encouraging people not to choose to become noncommissioned officers would hurt the military and our country very badly.
• Encouraging people to choose to not become noncommissioned officers would hurt the military and our country very badly.
• No Prime Minister or President is even seen; we're watching the trench fighting of the foot soldiers and noncommissioned officers.

• commissioned

News & Articles

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• 2 MCAS Beaufort noncommissioned officers charged in hazing investigation
  Two staff noncommissioned officers have been charged with violating policies on hazing at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, a base public affairs officer said Thursday.
  June 14, 2013 - The Beaufort Gazette
• Two MCAS Beaufort NCOs charged in hazing investigation
  Capt. Jordan Cochran said the two noncommissioned officers were charged with failure to obey an order or regulation after an investigation by the base's Criminal Investigative Division into hazing allegations, which surfaced in December.
  June 14, 2013 - Stars and Stripes
• 2 face hazing charges at Beaufort Air Station
  The Marine Corps says that two staff noncommissioned officers have been charged in a hazing incident at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort.
  June 14, 2013 - The State

Quotes

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• John McCain in USA Today
  Most worrying to me is that by hurting retention, we will reduce the numbers of men and women who we train to become the backbone of all the services, the noncommissioned officer,McCain said in his statement.
• Pete Geren in Forbes
  Predictability was a more important factor "than the impact of the additional three months on the tour," Geren said. "It's a judgment call, but it's based on the feedback from the input from soldiers, from (noncommissioned officers) right up...
• George Casey in Military.com
  We're taking this year and making it the Year of the Noncommissioned Officer, so we can recognize their courage, their commitment, their competence, and their contribution to this war,Casey said.