Ex RAF Officer found guilty of sex offences committed at Gatow

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I agree that within the military community the word "officer" is generally understood to be a commissioned officer. However, whether we like it or not, the media do not feel themselves to be constrained to take the same interpretation. They will generally write articles to have the greatest impact on their perceived audience and they often have little appreciation of the difference between commissioned, noncommissioned or warrant officers.

In any case, part of our military training and experience was the importance of giving unambiguous descriptions or instructions. If said description or instruction is capable of more than one interpretation then you should not be surprised if someone takes a different understanding to that which you intended.