Corporal
Corporal noun - A noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines.
Sergeant and corporal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sergeant" instead a noun "Corporal".
Nearby Words: corporation, corporally
Sergeant
Sergeant noun - Any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal.
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The War Gods has the novella Sword Brother where a Wencit, in summoning help, ends up getting a gunnery sergeant and a corporal driving a Striker.
Source: Summon Everyman Hero - Malcolm Reynolds and Zoe Washburne from Firefly were a sergeant and a corporal in the Independent Faction army during the Unification War, and are now captain and first mate of a Space Pirate/smuggling crew.
Source: From Camouflage To Criminal - In comparison, a similar-sized infantry unit would be led by a sergeant or even a corporal.
Source: Outranking Your Job
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