line officer
noun
: a commissioned officer assigned to the line of the army or navy compare staff officer
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Photo: George Frey/Getty Images This patrolman, like all line officers in West Valley City, Utah, wears a body camera while on duty, a practice the town began in March 2015.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2016
Stephen Shink is the first captain in the Naperville Fire Department and the department’s only current line officer to be credentialed as a fire officer through the Center for Public Safety Excellence and The Commission on Professional Credentialing.
—chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
At that time, the bureau reported that nearly 2,000 line officer positions were vacant out of 14,863 authorized.
—Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2023
Nearly 2,000 line officer positions are vacant out of 14,863 that are authorized, according to the bureau.
—Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2022
And not only that, their policy needs to be implemented top down, not just from the police commanders, but all the way down to the line officer.
—Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021
Making sure American citizens are safe and for keeping DHS front-line officers safe.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 29 May 2020
Prior to that, Wiley served in the U.S. Navy for three decades, from 1983 until 2003: first as a surface line officer and then an intelligence officer.
—Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 13 May 2020
In addition, Hupp said, two line officers from the air station are providing logistical support in the affected area.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2016
Stephen Shink is the first captain in the Naperville Fire Department and the department’s only current line officer to be credentialed as a fire officer through the Center for Public Safety Excellence and The Commission on Professional Credentialing.
—chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
At that time, the bureau reported that nearly 2,000 line officer positions were vacant out of 14,863 authorized.
—Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2023
Nearly 2,000 line officer positions are vacant out of 14,863 that are authorized, according to the bureau.
—Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2022
And not only that, their policy needs to be implemented top down, not just from the police commanders, but all the way down to the line officer.
—Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021
Making sure American citizens are safe and for keeping DHS front-line officers safe.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 29 May 2020
Prior to that, Wiley served in the U.S. Navy for three decades, from 1983 until 2003: first as a surface line officer and then an intelligence officer.
—Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 13 May 2020
In addition, Hupp said, two line officers from the air station are providing logistical support in the affected area.
—Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Line officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20officer. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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