Definition of "military officer" [military officer]

• Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "According to a senior military officer the low-end and high-end options were both seen by the Pentagon as “throwaways,” since not much could be done in Afghanistan with just a cadre of new trainers, while the 80,000 number was recognized to be a political impossibility."
• "If you are a military officer active or retired or a warrant officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Public Health Service, call the Retired Officers Association for valuable job-hunting help; 800-245-TROA."
• "Linda J. Rivers is a California native, now residing in the state of Minnesota with her husband Ernie, a retired military officer with the United States Army, and eleven-year-old daughter, Kira."