Editing Non-commissioned officer (section)

===Norway===
On 1 January 2016, the [[Norwegian Armed Forces]] reintroduced non-commissioned officers in all service branches, having had a single rank tier since 1930, except for certain technical and maintenance units from 1945 to 1975. The NCOs are called [[Military ranks and insignia of Norway#Military ranks starting from 2016 onward)|specialists]], and rank from [[sergeant]] to [[sergeant major]] ([[Ranks and Insignia of NATO#Definitions|NATO ranks]] OR5–OR9). The Specialist Corps [[lance corporal]] and [[corporal]] ranks (OR2–OR4) are reserved for enlisted personnel, while the rank of [[Private (rank)|private]] (OR1) is for conscripts only.

The NCOs are in charge of military training, discipline, practical leadership, role modelling, unit standards and mentoring officers, especially juniors. Officers commanding [[platoon]]s and above are assigned a chief or master sergeant, which is the unit's highest ranking specialist, although chief and master sergeants are functions and not ranks in themselves.

Norway took a top-down approach to establishing the Specialist Corps. Since August 2015, volunteer [[commissioned officers]] have converted into sergeant majors, command sergeants and first sergeants.