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Record 1 2022-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
DEF

A member holding the rank of sergeant or corporal.

OBS

A collective [designation] for non-commissioned members who hold the rank of corporal or sergeant or the appointment of master-corporal. It excludes the ranks of private, warrant officer, master warrant officer and chief warrant officer.

OBS

non-commissioned officer; NCO: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

non-commissioned officer; NCO: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
DEF

Tout militaire qui est titulaire du grade de sergent ou de caporal.

OBS

[Désignation collective] désignant les militaires du rang qui détiennent le grade de caporal ou de sergent ou le poste de caporal-chef. [Elle] exclut les grades de soldat, d'adjudant, d'adjudant-maître et d'adjudant-chef.

OBS

sous-officier; s/off : désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

sous-officier; sous-officière; s/off : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización militar
DEF

Categoría militar en la que se incluyen los grados comprendidos entre los de oficial y los de tropa.

OBS

En España, en los ejércitos de tierra y del aire, abarca los grados de brigada, sargento primero y sargento.

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