Commissioned officer

A commissioned officer is a member of the UNSC Navy or Marine Corps who derives their authority directly from the 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 NCOs are given their authority by a commissioned officer.
==Types==
*All ranks of Admiral and General are termed senior commissioned officers.
*Navy Commanders and Captains and Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels 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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