noncom

noncom — noun

1. a soldier in a junior leadership rank who has risen from the enlisted ranks inst

1.名詞C1
釋義

a soldier in a junior leadership rank who has risen from the enlisted ranks instead of receiving a formal officer's commission

例句

After eight years in infantry, Faisal finally made noncom and took charge of a squad.

pattern: make noncom = reach NCO status

The young noncom checked every radio before the convoy left the base at dawn.

typical duty: checking equipment before a mission

同義詞
  • NCO

    the standard abbreviation in military writing and everyday service talk

  • noncommissioned officer

    the full formal expression used in regulations and official documents

  • sergeant

    often used loosely for this role in speech, but it names only one rank within the group

反義詞
  • commissioned officer

    an officer who holds a formal commission rather than rising from the enlisted ranks

文法句型

serve as a noncom

make noncom

the senior noncom in the unit

用法筆記

Used mainly in American military speech and memoir-style writing, not in the most formal official wording. In formal reports, writers more often choose NCO or the full term noncommissioned officer.

常見錯誤

❌The lieutenant was the youngest noncom in the battalion.
✅The lieutenant was the youngest commissioned officer in the battalion.
💡lieutenants are commissioned officers, not noncoms.
❌The noncom officer inspected the barracks.
✅The noncom inspected the barracks.
💡noncom already means a noncommissioned officer, so adding officer is redundant.