He now serves as an adaptive reconditioning non-commissioned officer at the Warrior Transition Battalion, helping soldiers like him who are recovering from injuries or disease.

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Peter Singer, an adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign team and author of "Wired for War, " described one encounter with a frustrated non-commissioned officer.

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"Russia needs a professional non-commissioned officer corps to train specialists who can really put these arms to effective use, " Pavel Felgenhauer, an independent military analyst, told AP.

BBC: Russia plans $650bn defence spend up to 2020

"A non-commissioned officer paid with his life for the commitment of France to the peace and security of the Afghan people, and an officer was very gravely wounded, " a statement from President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said.

BBC: US, UK and French soldiers die in Afghanistan attacks

With coalition help, Iraqis have established schools for the Iraqi military services, an Iraqi military academy, a non-commissioned officer academy, a military police school, a bomb disposal school and NATO has established an Iraqi Joint Staff College.

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