a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer)
In the United States armed forces, the term line officer or officer of the line refers to a Navy, Marine, Air Force or Coast Guard officer who exercises general command authority and is eligible for operational command positions, as opposed to officers who normally exercise authority within a specialty. The equivalent Army term is "competitive category".
例句与用法
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Probably even the line officers were faking their patrols . 说不定连军官执行巡逻任务都是装装样子。
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Assistant investigators are front line officers who deal with day - to - day investigative work 助理调查主任负责处理日常的前线调查工作。
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Our front line officers listen to every complaint ( all 85 , 000 of them from 1997 to september last year ) with great care and patience because you re talking about people s feelings and personal privacy 自1997年至去年9月,公署共接获八万五千宗申诉,而我们的前线人员均细心和耐心地听取每宗申诉。申诉人往往谈及他们的感受和个人私隐,因此我们必须有耐性和体谅他们。
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Making use of the packet data service and short data service of tetra , the mcs system enables front - line officers to use their portable radios and in - vehicle mobile data terminals mdts to exchange data messages with rcccs 流动电脑信息系统利用地面集群无线电的封包数据服务和简短数据服务,令前线警务人员可以使用手提无线电通讯机和车上的流动数据终端机与总区指挥及控制中心交换数据信息。