candidate officer, noun phrase

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Used also in other varieties of English.
A person who has been selected to undergo training to become an officer in the South African army, police, or air force.
2011 orthopaedicgardenroute.co.za (DSAE Corpus)After matriculating joined the Permanent Force of the SAAF as a Candidate Officer.
2013 saflii.org.za (DSAE Corpus)She joined the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on 1 January 1991 as a candidate officer and she progressed in the ranks and she held the rank of captain in 1998.
2014 saairforce.co.za (DSAE Corpus)An air force candidate officer died and another broke her ankle this week during a tough initial training period known as the “gogga”.
A person who has been selected to undergo training to become an officer in the South African army, police, or air force.
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