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what does this acronym "NCO" corps mean during World War One ?
Were they a sort of " military police" or else ?

Steve Hayes...

"NCO" is not an acronym. I've only ever heard it pronouced "En see oh".

Steve Bamford...

True but rather pedantic to point it out - especially as I get the
impression the original poster may not be a native English speaker (she/he
can no doubt confirm or deny this)

And it stands for "Non-commissioned officer"

Don Phillipson...

It may help the poster to know NCOs range from corporal
to sergeant and warrant officer. In the British system the
corporals (2 stripes) and lance-corporals (1 stripe=chevron
worn on the sleeve) live with the men (private soldiers) but
the sergeants have their own sergeants' mess. Sergeants
wear three stripes and very senior sergeants (sergeant-
major, warrant officer etc.) wear special badges instead
of chevrons. Temporary acting rank is common in wartime,
i.e. a corporal may be promoted to sergeant (thus move
his clothes to the sergeants' mess) and later find himself
a corporal agaiin and back in the barrack room.

Peter...

It's obviously a TLA

mlou1173...

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