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| corporal2 |
a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class. |
| Cpl. |
abbreviation of "Corporal," a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class (used in a proper name). |
| gunnery sergeant |
in the U.S. Marine Corps, a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master or first sergeant and above a staff sergeant. |
| lieutenant |
in the United States, a police officer of high responsibility whose rank is above a sergeant and below a captain. [1/5 definitions] |
| master sergeant |
in the U.S. military, a noncommissioned officer of high rank, second only to the rank of sergeant major. |
| NCO |
abbreviation of "noncommissioned officer," an enlisted member of the armed forces with an officer's rank below commissioned or warrant officers, such as a sergeant or corporal in the U.S. Army. |
| noncommissioned officer |
an enlisted member of the armed forces with an officer's rank below commissioned or warrant officers, such as a sergeant or corporal in the U.S. Army. |
| sergeant |
a person in the military who holds the rank of sergeant. [2/4 definitions] |
| sergeant first class |
in the U.S. Army, a noncommissioned officer who ranks above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant. |
| Sgt. |
abbreviation of "Sergeant." |
| staff sergeant |
in the U.S. military, a noncommissioned officer ranking above sergeant and, in the Army, below sergeant first class, in the Air Force, below technical sergeant, and in the Marine Corps, below gunnery sergeant. |
| technical sergeant |
an officer in the U.S. Air Force ranking above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant. |
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