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Enlisted
An enlisted rank in the Air Force of the United States is any rank below a commissioned officer. The term can also be inclusive of noncommissioned officers. In most cases, enlisted service personnel perform jobs specific to their own occupational specialty, as opposed to the more general command responsibilities of commissioned officers. |
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Officer
An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of responsibility.
Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position. Commissioned officers are typically the only persons in a military environment able to act as the commanding officer (according to the most technical definition of the word) over a military unit. |
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