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A '''commissioned officer''' is a member of the [[UNSC Navy]] or [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] who derives their authority directly from the [[UNSC]] government, and as such holds a commission from the | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
A '''commissioned officer''' is a member of the [[UNSC Navy]] or [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] who derives their authority directly from the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] government, and as such holds a commission from the United Nations Space Command. | |||
A commissioned officer differs from a [[non-commissioned officer]] in that NCO's are given their authority by a commissioned officer. | A commissioned officer differs from a [[non-commissioned officer]] in that NCO's are given their authority by a commissioned officer. | ||
==Types== | |||
*All ranks of [[Admiral]] and [[General]] are termed senior commissioned officers. | |||
*Navy [[Commander]]s and [[Captain (Navy)|Captains]] and Marine Corps [[Lieutenant Colonel]]s and [[Colonel]]s are termed commissioned officers. | |||
*Officers below the rank of [[Commander]] in the Navy and [[Lieutenant Colonel]] in the Marine Corps are termed junior commissioned officers. | |||
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