noncommissioned officer

One of the senior noncommissioned officers at the base, Huddleston, 32, did not normally ride in the gunner’s turret, a place that, in Iraq, was regarded as a convoy’s most dangerous post.

The two soldiers, who are noncommissioned officers in the Maryland National Guard, said troops inhaled exhaust fumes, shared few toilets with hundreds of soldiers and struggled to sleep under the harsh fluorescent lights.

“Soldiers are soldiers,” she said, reflecting her own position as the highest-ranking female noncommissioned officer in the Army.

Noncommissioned officer commanding platoon or company, carrying of piece and taking of post.

Guide: An officer, noncommissioned officer, or private upon whom the command or elements thereof regulates its march.

A guide is a noncommissioned officer or a private upon whom the company regulates its march.

These consist of four men, usually a noncommissioned officer and three privates.

An experienced noncommissioned officer should mix the solution and superintend its use.