All 9 Uses of
petty
in
Fearless
- Those who passed would be "platooned up"—assigned to one of twelve platoons on Team FOUR, each comprising sixteen men: two officers, a chief petty officer, and thirteen enlisted.†
p. 127.0petty officer = non-commissioned officer
- ON APRIL 3, 2002, KELLEY DROVE ADAM, now Petty Officer Second Class Brown, to the SEAL Team TWO compound at Little Creek to see him off on his first deployment.†
p. 156.0
- Petty Officer Brown demonstrated great foresight by gathering needed medical supplies for the injured man.
p. 158.4
- Petty Officer Brown's professionalism and devotion to duty reflected great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
p. 158.6 *
- In one of Adam's earliest performance evaluations while in Golf Platoon, Harley wrote: Despite his limited experience, Petty Officer Brown's initiative and determination ensured 100 percent success in his [platoon's] department.†
p. 159.0
- As the leading petty officer, he headed a twelve-man SEAL unit tasked with creating a premier maritime fighting force from the ranks of Colombia's marines.†
p. 197.1
- He is among the top of the Second Class Petty Officers.†
p. 159.4
- They ranked Adam Brown five out of thirty-two second class petty officers.†
p. 162.1
- Two days later, Kelley joined Adam as he oversaw the side-by-side burials of Chief Petty Officers Nathan H. Hardy and Michael E. Koch, both twenty-nine years old, at Arlington National Cemetery.†
p. 227.0 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(petty as in: a petty crime) of less importance -- at times implying insignificance
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(2)
(petty as in: don't be petty) unpleasantly focusing on an unimportant flaw; or attempting to make someone suffer for an unimportant wrong
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(3)
(petty as in: petty officer) a non-commissioned officerPetty officer typically refers to a Navy or Coast Guard officer who is subordinate to commissioned officers and chief petty officers.