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S/OFF SUP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- senior non-commissioned officer
1, record 1, English, senior%20non%2Dcommissioned%20officer
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SNCO 2, record 1, English, SNCO
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sr NCO 3, record 1, English, sr%20NCO
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
senior non-commissioned officer; sr NCO: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 4, record 1, English, - senior%20non%2Dcommissioned%20officer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
senior non-commissioned officer; SNCO: designations standardized by NATO. 4, record 1, English, - senior%20non%2Dcommissioned%20officer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sous-officier supérieur
1, record 1, French, sous%2Dofficier%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SNCO 2, record 1, French, SNCO
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- s/off sup 3, record 1, French, s%2Foff%20sup
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- sous-officière supérieure 4, record 1, French, sous%2Doffici%C3%A8re%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sous-officier supérieur; s/off sup : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 4, record 1, French, - sous%2Dofficier%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sous-officier supérieur; SNCO : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 4, record 1, French, - sous%2Dofficier%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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