Non-commissioned officer

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A non-commissioned officer ("NCO") is an enlisted soldier or sailor who has been delegated leadership or command authority by a commissioned officer. An experienced NCO corp is a very important part of Western armies.

The typical NCO is a sergeant.

See also

• Military ranks
• Comparative military ranks

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Non-commissioned_officer" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer, used under the GNU Free Documentation License