上じょう等とう兵へい曹そう

noun

chief petty officer

A rank in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, equivalent to a senior non-commissioned officer. Not used in civilian contexts.

• 彼かれは海かい上じょう自じ衛えい隊たいで上じょう等とう兵へい曹そうとして勤きん務むしている。

  He serves as a chief petty officer in the Maritime Self-Defense Force.