NCO or CO?

Col.Pickle · Post by **Col.Pickle** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:39 am

Can any of you military guys tell me the difference between a NCO and a CO? Also, what ranks would be a NCO and what ranks would be COs?

Thanks!

zonetoys · Post by **zonetoys** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:09 am

Check out the definition in Wikipedia for "Noncommissioned Officer" as it is slightly different between the US military and the Canadian Military!

And CO "Commissiond Officer"

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:15 am

The definitions that Zone mentioned are the most common, but "CO" can also mean Commanding Officer, and is pretty common as well. I remember a scene from a movie where a guy asked "Hey, what did you do in the Army?"... to which the other guy replied..."I was CO in a medical unit"... the first guy says... "Ah, Commanding Officer eh?"... and the other guy says "Nah, Conscientious Objector".

Meskary1 · Post by **Meskary1** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:37 am

The basic NCO "Non Commissioned Officer" is a good old Enlisted Man,

Commissioned Officer is an officer- usually a college grad in today's military.

CO for Naval Ships is usually a Commander (O-5) or above.

Meskary

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:54 pm

In the states a Commissioned Officer is appointed, individually, by congress. A Noncommissioned Officer is the guy that the CO actually counts on to get the mission accomplished.

Col.Pickle · Post by **Col.Pickle** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:44 am

okay I understand now. Thanks!