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Petty officer

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  1. 1
    A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army

    "The rescue swimmer was Coast Guard third petty officer Evan Grills. He was 24 years old, he came from Florida and this was his first rescue."

  2. 2
    a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army wordnet

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