We found 3 definitions of noncoms from 2 different sources.
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noncom - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel | ||
noncommissioned officer, enlisted officer | ||
military officer, officer any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" | ||
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
aircraftman, aircraftsman a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force | ||
bombardier the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target | ||
chief petty officer a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank | ||
corporal a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines | ||
drill instructor, drill master a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline | ||
lance corporal an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal | ||
p.o., petty officer, po a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army |