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Newly-commissioned graduate of or Direct Commissioning program.
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90-day wonder
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ninety-day wonder — noun : a person commissioned as an officer in one of the armed services after 90 days or a relatively short length of training * * * /nuyn tee day /, Informal. an officer commissioned in a branch of the armed forces after an unusually short… … Useful english dictionary
nine-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… … Useful english dictionary
seven-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… … Useful english dictionary
one-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… … Useful english dictionary
nine-day wonder — An event which is a nine day wonder causes interest, surprise or excitement for a short time, but it doesn t last. His sudden departure was a nine day wonder but he was soon forgotten … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
nine days' (or seven-day or one-day) wonder — something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. → wonder … English new terms dictionary
nine seven-day/one-day wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder … English terms dictionary
nine one-day wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder … English terms dictionary
nine seven-day wonder — ► nine days (or seven day or one day) wonder something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. Main Entry: ↑wonder … English terms dictionary
(a) nine-day wonder — someone or something that causes interest or excitement for a short period but is then quickly forgotten. His music was derided by an older generation convinced that he was a nine day wonder … New idioms dictionary
(a) one-day wonder — someone or something that causes interest or excitement for a short period but is then quickly forgotten. His music was derided by an older generation convinced that he was a nine day wonder … New idioms dictionary
