mess sergeant

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Sylvester James Sr. was a Marine mess sergeant, boxer and, later in life, a self-made business success.

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2018

Then the mess sergeant, armed with a potato and peeler, earnestly re-enacted the whole business, slashing ruthlessly away until the potato looked like a candidate for a shoestring fry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thereafter, according to the witnesses' stories, Provoo worked for the Japanese as a combination of bully boy, informer and mess sergeant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said a mess sergeant: "Come and show us how to cook it properly."

From Time Magazine Archive

McWatt was deeply impressed with Milo, who, to the amusement of Corporal Snark, his mess sergeant, was already buying eggs for seven cents apiece and selling them for five cents.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller