P.O. vs noncom

P.O. and noncom both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
P.O.	Yes	No	No	No
noncom	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, noncom is a hypernym of P.O.; that is, noncom is a word with a broader meaning than P.O.:

P.O.: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
noncom: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel

Other hypernyms of P.O. include enlisted officer, noncommissioned officer.

P.O. (noun)	noncom (noun)
a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army	a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel