The petty officer wouldn't act that way toward anyone else.

Then we let the petty officers know who is in charge.

Sam knew that from his days as a petty officer.

Seems three guys, one of them a petty officer, didn't show up this morning.

Green men who knew nothing and would have to be shown every job, but the petty officers could take care of that.

He took the middle school exam in 1903, and also had training as a petty officer.

At last, she turned to the young petty officer who had been assigned to help her.

Finally, he was aware of the petty officer getting up beside him.

I had a pretty lucrative career in the military, 12 years as a petty officer.

The other side of the coin was, Sam had only been a petty officer then.