0 a person, especially in the armed forces, who does not fight in a war, for example a priest or a doctor
1 relating to a noncombatant:
2 a person who is part of a military group, but whose job does not include fighting:
The only certain non-combatant role in the forces was in the Chaplains' Corps.
About 850 women are officers, three of whom already command noncombatant ships.
