N.C.O.
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Example Sentences
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The sergeant tucked the small pistol, a .22-caliber revolver, into the inside pocket of his sport coat and entered the base club for noncommissioned officers like himself — known as the N.C.O.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2019
“That was all based off being an N.C.O., going to a meeting, conversing with people.”
From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2015
Instead, they spent those years training soldiers, which, they assert, was perfect experience for running the N.C.O. academy and the drill sergeant school.
From New York Times • May 22, 2012
Even in 1946 and 1947, the uncertainties of civilian life kept much good officer and N.C.O. material in uniform.
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost immediately a N.C.O. leading half a dozen armed men appeared on the scene and told the offender in a dreadful voice to put the fire out at once.
From 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany by Knight, Gerald Featherstone
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