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mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="استوار – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استوار" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergent-major" title="Sergent-major – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sergent-major" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sersjant-majoar" title="Sersjant-majoar – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Sersjant-majoar" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko 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li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Military_ranks" title="Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Military_ranks" title="Template talk:Military ranks"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Military_ranks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sergeant major</b> is a senior <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned</a> <a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">rank</a> or appointment in many militaries around the world. Sergeants Major serve as the senior enlisted advisor to the commander. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 16th century Spain, the <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es"><a href="/wiki/Sargento_mayor" title="Sargento mayor">Sargento mayor</a></i></span> ("sergeant major") was a <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general officer</a>. He commanded an army's infantry, and ranked about third in the army's command structure; he also acted as a sort of <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_staff_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of staff (military)">chief of staff</a> to the army's commander. </p><p>In the 17th century, sergeant majors appeared in individual <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiments</a>. These were <a href="/wiki/Field_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Field officer">field officers</a>, third in command of their regiments (after their <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">colonels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant colonels</a>), with a role similar to the older, army-level sergeant majors (although obviously on a smaller scale). The older position became known as "<a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major_general" title="Sergeant major general">sergeant major general</a>" to distinguish it. Over time, the term <i>sergeant</i> was dropped from both titles, giving rise to the modern ranks of <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a> and <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major general</a>. </p><p>The full title of sergeant major fell out of use until the latter part of the 18th century, when it began to be applied to the senior non-commissioned officer of an infantry <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> or cavalry regiment. It is about this time that the U.S. and British histories of the title diverge, with the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commonwealth_of_Nations_forces">Commonwealth of Nations forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Commonwealth of Nations forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sergeant major is now generally an appointment rather than a rank. The appointment is normally held by the senior <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer</a> of an army or marine unit. These appointments are made at several levels: for example, the senior warrant officer of a <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battery_(military_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battery (military unit)">battery</a> or <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">squadron</a>, or the senior warrant officer of a <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> or <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiment</a>. A sergeant major of a regiment or battalion is known as a <a href="/wiki/Regimental_sergeant_major" title="Regimental sergeant major">regimental sergeant major</a>, rather than a "regiment sergeant major" or "battalion sergeant major". </p><p>The sergeant major of a unit is responsible to the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> for advising them on matters relating to non-commissioned members of that unit. Sergeant majors are normally addressed as "sir" or "ma'am" by subordinates, and as "sergeant major", by their full title (or its abbreviation), or as "Mr" or "Ms" [surname], by superiors. </p><p>In the British Armed Forces, the plural is <i>sergeant majors</i> and not <i>sergeants major</i> as it is in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most senior warrant officer in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> holds the unique rank of warrant officer (introduced in 1991 and senior to WO1) and the appointment of Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A). The RSM-A is responsible to the Chief of Army, but responsive to all ranks across the Army. The RSM-A is a member of the personal staff of the Chief of Army. The post of RSM-A has existed since January 1983 and was held by a WO1 until 1991. The RSM-A is the equivalent of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a>'s Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N) and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a>'s Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF).<sup id="cite_ref-Australia_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The RSM-A's primary role is to represent to the Chief of Army and others, the solicited and unsolicited views, concerns and opinions of soldiers in the army, but also carry the Chief of Army's message down and across the ranks.<sup id="cite_ref-Australia_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Canadian_Armed_Forces">Canadian Armed Forces</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Canadian Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The appointment of sergeant major is given to the senior non-commissioned member within sub-units, units and some formations of the Canadian Army. The regimental sergeant-major is the senior sergeant major in a unit, such as armoured, artillery, engineer, and signal regiments, and infantry and service battalions. This appointment is normally held by a <a href="/wiki/Chief_warrant_officer" title="Chief warrant officer">chief warrant officer</a>. </p><p>Within sub-units (such as squadrons, companies and artillery batteries) the sub-unit sergeant-major generally holds the rank of master warrant officer and is known as a squadron, company or, battery sergeant major. They are addressed as "Sergeant-Major" (i.e. "SSM", "CSM", "BSM", etc.), "Mr", or "Ms" by officers and "Sir" or "Ma'am" by subordinates with the same conventions used for regimental sergeant majors. </p><p>In some unusual cases, a <a href="/wiki/Chief_Petty_Officer_1st_Class" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Petty Officer 1st Class">chief petty officer 1st class</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chief_Petty_Officer_2nd_Class" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class">chief petty officer 2nd class</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a> may succeed to a sergeant major's position, especially in units with a large number of "<a href="/wiki/Purple_trades" title="Purple trades">purple trades</a>", such as <a href="/wiki/Service_battalion" title="Service battalion">service battalions</a>. The forms of address generally remain the same, except that chief petty officers 1st and 2nd class are never addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am", but as "Chief". Sergeant majors do not form part of the formation, unit, or sub-unit chain of command, as their role is to advise their commander on matters pertaining to the organization's non-commissioned members. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police">Royal Canadian Mounted Police</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Royal Canadian Mounted Police"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sergeant major is a rank in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police" title="Royal Canadian Mounted Police">Royal Canadian Mounted Police</a>. While technically it is the sixth level of rank, below <a href="/w/index.php?title=Corps_Sergeant_Major&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Corps Sergeant Major (page does not exist)">corps sergeant major</a> and above <a href="/wiki/Staff_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant Major">staff sergeant major</a>, it, along with the other two, is a specialized rank and not part of the normal progression, which proceeds from staff sergeant to inspector. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singapore">Singapore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Singapore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A sergeant major appointment exists in each military unit from company to division/formation. Their main job is to assist the commander in the discipline and welfare of the enlisted men. Their authority and responsibility at parades and ceremonies extends over even <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned officers</a> while on the parade square. In the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces" title="Singapore Armed Forces">Singapore Armed Forces</a>, two kinds of sergeant major exist, a regimental sergeant major and a company sergeant major. A regimental sergeant major may be placed in charge of a battalion, brigade, division or service level. A regimental sergeant major could also be appointed as RSM for a vocation, i.e. <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> vocation/formation sergeant major. This appointment is usually held by a senior warrant officer or a master warrant officer, although at times a 1st warrant officer may be appointed. A company sergeant major may be a 1WO, 2WO and 3WO. Sometimes, a <a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a> or a staff sergeant may be appointed. Military Experts of rank ME 3 could also be sergeant majors, in-charge of logistical units or naval units. This practice is also mirrored in the <a href="/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_(Singapore)" title="National Cadet Corps (Singapore)">National Cadet Corps</a> with the master sergeant or staff sergeant being appointed as unit sergeant major. In schools with more than one NCC unit, i.e. having a land as well as a sea unit, an RSM might be appointed from either unit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sri_Lanka">Sri Lanka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sri Lanka"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank or appointment of sergeant major exists in the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army" title="Sri Lanka Army">Sri Lanka Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Police_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lanka Police Service">Sri Lanka Police Service</a>. In the army, a warrant officer 2nd class is known as a sergeant major; while a warrant officer 1st class is a regimental sergeant major. In the police, the most senior non-gazetted officer rank is police sergeant major. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Africa">South Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: South Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO1_BADGE.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO1_BADGE.jpg/120px-PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO1_BADGE.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO1_BADGE.jpg/180px-PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO1_BADGE.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO1_BADGE.jpg/240px-PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO1_BADGE.jpg 2x" data-file-width="403" data-file-height="339" /></a><figcaption>Warrant officer class 1 rank badge 1951–2002</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO2_BADGE.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO2_BADGE.jpg/120px-PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO2_BADGE.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO2_BADGE.jpg/180px-PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO2_BADGE.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO2_BADGE.jpg/240px-PRE_1994_SOUTH_AFRICAN_WO2_BADGE.jpg 2x" data-file-width="329" data-file-height="280" /></a><figcaption>Warrant officer class 2 rank badge 1951–2002</figcaption></figure> <p>As described above, sergeant-major is not a <a href="/wiki/South_African_military_ranks" title="South African military ranks">rank</a>, but an appointment held by a warrant officer class 1 or warrant officer class 2. Regardless of the appointment, the warrant officer is addressed as "sergeant-major" (<i>sersant-majoor</i> in <a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a>). </p><p>The rank was established in the <a href="/wiki/Union_Defence_Force_(South_Africa)" title="Union Defence Force (South Africa)">Union Defence Forces</a> in 1913, in a single class. The rank badge was a crown, senior appointments being indicated by a wreath around the badge.<sup id="cite_ref-mil_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mil-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank was divided into two classes in 1921. The national coat of arms was assigned as the badge of the 1st class, and the crown was assigned to the 2nd class. In both classes, senior appointments were indicated by a wreath around the badge.<sup id="cite_ref-mil_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mil-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1957 to 2002, all warrant officers 1st class wore the wreathed coat of arms, and the warrant officer 2nd class wore the plain coat of arms.<sup id="cite_ref-mil_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mil-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2002, all warrant officers have worn the new national coat of arms, the classes and appointments being indicated by the shape of the surrounding frame, and the addition of stars and crossed swords above the arms. </p><p>Up until 1 June 2008, the highest appointment (level 1), that was held by a warrant officer class 1 was the Sergeant-Major of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Defence_Force" title="South African National Defence Force">South African National Defence Force</a>. </p><p>Other senior warrant officer appointments up until 1 June 2008 were: </p> <ul><li>Level 2: Sergeant-Major of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Army" title="South African Army">Army</a></li> <li>Level 3: Formation sergeant-major</li> <li>Level 4: Group or base sergeant-major or regimental sergeant-major<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/South_African_Air_Force" title="South African Air Force">South African Air Force</a> had a similar structure for its warrant officers who are also addressed as "sergeant-major".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting 1 June 2008, the warrant ranks (Army/ Navy/ Air Force) are: </p> <ul><li>Master chief warrant officer (formerly level 1)—<i>e.g. Master Chief Warrant Officer of the South African National Defence Force</i></li> <li>Senior chief warrant officer (formerly level 2)—<i>e.g. Senior Chief Warrant Officer of the South African Army</i></li> <li>Chief warrant officer (formerly level 3)</li> <li>Master warrant officer (formerly level 4A)</li> <li>Senior warrant officer (formerly level 4)</li> <li>Warrant officer class one</li> <li>Warrant officer class two</li></ul> <p>A company/squadron/battery sergeant major should ordinarily be a WO2. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Sergeant major<br /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Army_OR-8b.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/British_Army_OR-8b.svg/50px-British_Army_OR-8b.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/British_Army_OR-8b.svg/75px-British_Army_OR-8b.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/British_Army_OR-8b.svg/100px-British_Army_OR-8b.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Royal_Marines_OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1680</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a>, company/battery/squadron sergeant major is an appointment for a <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Class_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer Class 2">WO2</a> and regimental sergeant major is a <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Class_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer Class 1">WO1</a> appointment. </p><p>Due to differences in nomenclature between Regiments and Corps, sergeant majors' titles do vary; squadron sergeant major and battery sergeant major for instance would be found in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Armoured_Corps" title="Royal Armoured Corps">cavalry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> respectively, and in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineers" title="Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers">Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</a>, there are the appointments of artificer sergeant major. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_Instructor" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergeant Major Instructor">Sergeant major instructor</a> is an appointment held by warrant officers class 1 in the Small Arms School Corps and the Army Physical Training Corps and by some WO1s in the Royal Engineers. It is also an appointment held by some of the civilian adult instructors in the <a href="/wiki/Army_Cadet_Force" title="Army Cadet Force">Army Cadet Force</a>. </p><p>A machinist sergeant-major (MSM) is a specialist most often found in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Engineers" title="Royal Engineers">Corps of Royal Engineers</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Army_Service_Corps" title="Royal Army Service Corps">Royal Army Service Corps</a>, and was the title of one of the major characters in the book and the film based on it, <i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Cold_in_Alex" title="Ice Cold in Alex">Ice Cold in Alex</a></i>. </p><p>For the use of "sergeant major" as a form of address, see the articles on <a href="/wiki/Regimental_sergeant_major" title="Regimental sergeant major">regimental</a> and <a href="/wiki/Company_sergeant_major" title="Company sergeant major">company sergeant majors</a>, and that on <a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">staff sergeants</a>. </p><p>The posts of regimental and squadron corporal major are the <a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a>'s equivalent of sergeant majors, as the Household Cavalry traditionally does not have ranks named sergeant. <a href="/wiki/The_Rifles" title="The Rifles">The Rifles</a> use the spelling serjeant major, in common with the spelling used for serjeant and colour serjeant. </p><p>A new post of <a href="/wiki/Army_Sergeant_Major" title="Army Sergeant Major">Army Sergeant Major</a> was created in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="History_2">History</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first British use of the term was around 1680 and was applied to the senior sergeant in the colonel's company of an infantry regiment,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it wasn't formalised until 1797, when the sergeant major was added to the battalion or regimental <a href="/wiki/General_staff" class="mw-redirect" title="General staff">staff</a>. When <a href="/wiki/Chevron_(insignia)" title="Chevron (insignia)">chevrons</a> were introduced as badges of rank, he wore four, later under a crown. </p><p>In 1813, cavalry regiments introduced the <a href="/wiki/Troop_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Troop Sergeant Major">troop sergeant major</a> to replace the <a href="/wiki/Quartermaster" title="Quartermaster">quartermaster</a> as the senior NCO of a troop; this required the existing position to be explicitly redesignated the regimental sergeant major. Later, the rise of the <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">squadron</a> as the principal sub-regimental unit saw the corresponding introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Squadron_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Squadron Sergeant Major">squadron sergeant major</a>. The infantry, however, hung on to the undifferentiated, one-per-battalion sergeant major until the eve of the First World War, when the introduction of the company sergeant major forced them to adopt the RSM title as well. (As an infantry regiment could be, and usually was, made up of a number of battalions, one would logically expect the new title to be <i>battalion sergeant major</i> rather than <i>regimental sergeant major</i>. Perhaps the infantry felt this would imply a lower status than their cavalry equivalents.) </p><p>In 1881, the cavalry RSM and infantry sergeant major were among a number of senior non-commissioned positions that were confirmed with <a href="/wiki/Warrant_(law)" title="Warrant (law)">warrants</a>, making them <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officers</a>. This was extended and rationalised in 1915, with the introduction of the new ranks of warrant officer class I (WOI) and warrant officer class II (WOII). RSM became an appointment of the former, CSM and SSM of the latter. </p><p>The Royal Marines continued to use a single rank of sergeant major, equating to warrant officer class I, until after the Second World War, when they adopted the Army system. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> and its successor the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> used the ranks of sergeant-major 1st and 2nd class instead of warrant officer class I and II until the 1930s, when the RAF adopted the Army-style ranks. The RAF has not used sergeant major as either a rank or an appointment since that time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="France">France</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In France, the rank of <i>sergent-major</i> (distinct from the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_(France)" title="Major (France)"><i>major</i></a>) was created in 1776. He was the highest ranked non-commissioned officer (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">sous-officier</i>) in the infantry <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a>; the equivalent in the cavalry was the <a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%A9chal-des-logis" class="mw-redirect" title="Maréchal-des-logis"><i>maréchal-des-logis-chef</i></a>. The sergeant-major was charged with the administration of the company. Under the <a href="/wiki/Ancien_Regime" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancien Regime">Ancien Regime</a>, the equivalent at the general staff headquarters of the regiment was the <a href="/wiki/Adjudant" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjudant"><i>adjudant sous-officiers</i></a>, a rank which was also established in 1776, who was the senior NCO of the regiment. </p><p>Following the reforms of the <a href="/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War" title="Franco-Prussian War">Franco-Prussian War</a> of 1870, it became harder to ascend to the officer corps, due to primarily age restrictions. With the addition of an <i><a href="/wiki/Adjudant" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjudant">adjudant</a></i> (warrant officer) in each company, the sergeant-major became limited to purely administrative functions. </p><p>The rank was replaced with that of <i><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">sergent-chef</a></i> in 1928. The rank was re-established from 1942 until 1962 between <i>sergent-chef</i> and <i>adjudant</i> as the NCO in charge of the accounting responsibility of the company. There were no promotions to sergeant-major after 1964 and the rank was formally abolished in 1971. The last NCO to have held the rank retired in 1985. </p><p>Notable soldiers who held the rank of sergeant-major included <a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_France" title="Marshal of France">Marshal of France</a> <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Achille_Bazaine" title="François Achille Bazaine">François Achille Bazaine</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%89douard_Husband&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Édouard Husband (page does not exist)">Édouard Husband</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Henri_Tonel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henri Tonel (page does not exist)">Henri Tonel</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States">United States</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Sergeant major<br /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09c_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/50px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/75px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/100px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="175" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E9-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/USMC-E9-SGM.svg/50px-USMC-E9-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/USMC-E9-SGM.svg/75px-USMC-E9-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/USMC-E9-SGM.svg/100px-USMC-E9-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="642" /></a></span></span><div class="infobox-caption">Army and Marine Corps insignia</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">E-9</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1776</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next higher rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Command_sergeant_major" title="Command sergeant major">Command sergeant major</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USA)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States" title="First sergeant">First sergeant</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USA)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/Master_gunnery_sergeant" title="Master gunnery sergeant">Master gunnery sergeant</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USMC)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Army">United States Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: United States Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a>, sergeant major (SGM) refers to both a <a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">military rank</a> and a personnel slot, or position title. It is the highest <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">enlisted rank</a>, just above <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">first sergeant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a>, with a <a href="/wiki/U.S._uniformed_services_pay_grades" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. uniformed services pay grades">pay grade</a> of E–9, NATO rank OR–9. </p><p>The leadership variation – <a href="/wiki/Command_sergeant_major" title="Command sergeant major">command sergeant major</a> (CSM) – is the <a href="/wiki/Senior_enlisted_advisor" title="Senior enlisted advisor">senior enlisted advisor</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a>. The leadership position carries with it certain ceremonial functions such as caring for the unit's colors (flag). Additionally, CSMs serve as monitors of, and advocates for, the enlisted soldiers in the command. This position mostly exists in units of <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> size and larger. </p><p>SGMs and CSMs serving in nominative positions (a position rated by a <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general officer</a> or a civilian on the <a href="/wiki/Senior_Executive_Service_(United_States)" title="Senior Executive Service (United States)">senior executive service</a> payscale) will wear the nominative senior enlisted leader insignia. All other Sergeants Major serving commanders at or below Colonel wear their designated branch insignia.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both the SGM and CSM are referred to, and addressed as, "Sergeant Major". The <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">Sergeant Major of the Army</a> is a separate and unique position, but is still addressed as "Sergeant Major".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Marine_Corps">United States Marine Corps</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: United States Marine Corps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Sergeant_major" title="Special:EditPage/Sergeant major">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>, sergeant major is the ninth and highest enlisted rank, just above <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">first sergeant</a>, and equal in pay grade to <a href="/wiki/Master_gunnery_sergeant" title="Master gunnery sergeant">master gunnery sergeant</a>, although the two have different responsibilities. While sergeant major is a rank, the official billet of marines in this position is command senior enlisted leader. Marine Corps sergeants major serve as the senior enlisted marine in the Corps' units of battalion, squadron or higher echelon, as the unit commander's <a href="/wiki/Senior_enlisted_advisor" title="Senior enlisted advisor">senior enlisted advisor</a> and to handle matters of discipline and morale among the enlisted marines. <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps">Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps</a> is a separate and unique position. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_3">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first official U.S. use of the term was in 1776, when a sergeant major was appointed to the headquarters of each infantry battalion (or regiment, the two designations being used interchangeably) of the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a>. The original insignia of rank was an epaulette, or strip, of red cloth sewn on each shoulder of the uniform coat. In the years between 1776 and 1851, the sergeant major rank insignia went through several changes until the "classic" pattern worn during the Civil War and throughout the Indian Wars was adopted. Generally, these styles included either staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO) epaulettes, chevrons, or a combination of both. (During this period, the rank insignia for the several SNCO ranks of sergeant major, quartermaster sergeant, drum major, and fife major were identical.) In 1821, SNCOs received a single yellow chevron, point up, above the elbow on each sleeve. (Company grade officers, including the new officer grade of "adjutant", ranking above captain and below major, and non-commissioned officers or NCOs, viz., sergeants and corporals, all received chevrons of various colors, materials, patterns, and placement as their insignia of rank.) In 1825, the sergeant major chevron insignia was changed to be identical to that of the adjutant, by adding an inverted arc below the chevron (very similar in design to the modern private first class insignia), although in a different color (yellow vice gold or silver) and material (worsted vice lace) than that of the officer rank. In 1832, SNCOs returned to a rank insignia denoted by elaborate epaulettes without the chevrons. All SNCOs and NCOs returned to having chevrons as their rank insignia in 1847, when a completely new system of insignia was introduced. This was the first implementation of the three chevrons over three arcs design (with the chevrons worn point-up) of the "traditional" sergeant major rank insignia. (The quartermaster finally received a distinctive rank insignia—three chevrons over three horizontal bars—and for the first time, the first sergeant, or orderly sergeant, received a distinctive rank insignia—three chevrons surmounting a lozenge.) Finally, in 1851, the Army inverted the SNCO and NCO insignia again to be point-down.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank was in use by both the <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">Union Army</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Confederate Army">Confederate Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. At that time, it was the highest enlisted rank, being just above <a href="/wiki/Quartermaster_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Quartermaster Sergeant">quartermaster sergeant</a>. The same rank insignia, three point-down chevrons under three arcs, was used by both armies. Both armies varied the color of the stripes by assigning red for artillery, yellow for cavalry, and blue for infantry. Some Confederate militia units varied these colors even farther and had other colors, including black stripes, for various units. </p><p>In 1920, with the standardization of the army's enlisted pay grades, it ceased to be a title of rank or grade. However, it survived as the job title of the senior NCO of a battalion and was re-introduced as a rank in 1958 when Congress authorized the E–8 and <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">E–9</a> pay grades (P.L. 85-422, 72 Stat. 122). This new iteration of sergeant major as a discrete grade of rank saw the new rank insignia of three chevrons above three arcs with a five pointed star between the chevrons and arcs. In that law (as amended), the authorized daily average number of enlisted members on active duty in an armed force in pay grade E–9 in a fiscal year may not be more than 1.25 percent, respectively, of the number of enlisted members of that armed force, subject to certain exceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new insignia was authorized by DA Message 865848, 28 May 1968, for sergeants major assigned at the principal NCO of battalion and higher level command (viz., command sergeants major). This insignia was the same as the sergeant major insignia except the star was small and a wreath was placed around the star. </p><p>The appointment of <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">Sergeant Major of the Army</a> was created on July 4, 1966, and in 1979 received the unique grade of rank insignia of three chevrons above three arcs with two stars centered between the bottom chevron and the upper arc. In 1994 The insignia for Sergeant Major of the Army was changed to add the coat of arms of the United States between the two stars in the center of the insignia. The pin-on insignia is polished gold-plated with a black enamel background.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The U.S. Marine Corps' first sergeant major was <a href="/wiki/Archibald_Sommers" title="Archibald Sommers">Archibald Sommers</a>, appointed on January 1, 1801. This was originally a solitary post, similar to the modern Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, but by 1899 there were five sergeants major. The title was abolished in 1946, but re-introduced as a rank in 1954. The post of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was established in 1957, as the senior enlisted advisor to the <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Angola-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento-maior (Angolan Army)[17]"><img alt="Sargento-maior (Angolan Army)[17]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Angola-Army-OR-8.svg/62px-Angola-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Angola-Army-OR-8.svg/93px-Angola-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Angola-Army-OR-8.svg/124px-Angola-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="181" data-file-height="351" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Sargento-maior</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Angolan_Army" title="Angolan Army">Angolan Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Angola_Army_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Angola_Army-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Première sergent major (Kirundi: Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere) (Burundi Army)[18]"><img alt="Première sergent major (Kirundi: Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere) (Burundi Army)[18]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Première sergent major</i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Kirundi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirundi language">Kirundi</a>: <i lang="rn">Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere</i>)</span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Burundi_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Burundi Army">Burundi Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Burundi_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burundi-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento-mor (Cape Verdean National Guard)[19]"><img alt="Sargento-mor (Cape Verdean National Guard)[19]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Sargento-mor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Armed_Forces" title="Cape Verdean Armed Forces">Cape Verdean National Guard</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-CapeVerde_Army_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CapeVerde_Army-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:07.CAGF-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-major (Central African Ground Forces)"><img alt="Sergent-major (Central African Ground Forces)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/07.CAGF-SGM.svg/53px-07.CAGF-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="53" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/07.CAGF-SGM.svg/79px-07.CAGF-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/07.CAGF-SGM.svg/106px-07.CAGF-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="407" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-major</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Central_African_Armed_Forces" title="Central African Armed Forces">Central African Ground Forces</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chad-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent major (Chadian Ground Forces)"><img alt="Sergent major (Chadian Ground Forces)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Chad-Army-OR-7.svg/49px-Chad-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="49" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Chad-Army-OR-7.svg/74px-Chad-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Chad-Army-OR-7.svg/99px-Chad-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="522" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent major</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Chadian_Ground_Forces" title="Chadian Ground Forces">Chadian Ground Forces</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colombia-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento mayor (Colombian National Army)[20]"><img alt="Sargento mayor (Colombian National Army)[20]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Colombia-Army-OR-8.svg/82px-Colombia-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="82" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Colombia-Army-OR-8.svg/123px-Colombia-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Colombia-Army-OR-8.svg/165px-Colombia-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="509" data-file-height="741" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento mayor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Colombian_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Colombian National Army">Colombian National Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Colombia_Army_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Colombia_Army-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05.DRC-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent major (Land Forces of the DR Congo)"><img alt="Sergent major (Land Forces of the DR Congo)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/05.DRC-SGM.svg/53px-05.DRC-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="53" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/05.DRC-SGM.svg/80px-05.DRC-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/05.DRC-SGM.svg/107px-05.DRC-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="223" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent major</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Land_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Land Forces of the DR Congo</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SargentomayorE.N.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento mayor (Dominican Army)[21]"><img alt="Sargento mayor (Dominican Army)[21]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/SargentomayorE.N.svg/66px-SargentomayorE.N.svg.png" decoding="async" width="66" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/SargentomayorE.N.svg/100px-SargentomayorE.N.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/SargentomayorE.N.svg/133px-SargentomayorE.N.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento mayor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Dominican_Army" title="Dominican Army">Dominican Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-DominicanRepublic_Army_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DominicanRepublic_Army-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:El-Salvador-Army-OR-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento mayor (Salvadoran Army)[22]"><img alt="Sargento mayor (Salvadoran Army)[22]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/El-Salvador-Army-OR-8.svg/64px-El-Salvador-Army-OR-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/El-Salvador-Army-OR-8.svg/95px-El-Salvador-Army-OR-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/El-Salvador-Army-OR-8.svg/127px-El-Salvador-Army-OR-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento mayor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Salvadoran_Army" title="Salvadoran Army">Salvadoran Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ElSalvador_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ElSalvador-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Guatemala-army-OR-9.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento mayor (Guatemalan Army)[23]"><img alt="Sargento mayor (Guatemalan Army)[23]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Guatemala-army-OR-9.svg/76px-Guatemala-army-OR-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="76" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Guatemala-army-OR-9.svg/114px-Guatemala-army-OR-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Guatemala-army-OR-9.svg/152px-Guatemala-army-OR-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="2450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento mayor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Guatemalan_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Guatemalan Army">Guatemalan Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Guatemala_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guatemala-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento mayor (Honduran Army)[24]"><img alt="Sargento mayor (Honduran Army)[24]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento mayor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Honduras" title="Armed Forces of Honduras">Honduran Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Honduras_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Honduras-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Serma_pdh_ad.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sersan mayor (Indonesian Army)[25]"><img alt="Sersan mayor (Indonesian Army)[25]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Serma_pdh_ad.png/103px-Serma_pdh_ad.png" decoding="async" width="103" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Serma_pdh_ad.png/154px-Serma_pdh_ad.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Serma_pdh_ad.png/206px-Serma_pdh_ad.png 2x" data-file-width="299" data-file-height="349" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Indonesian-language text"><i lang="id">Sersan mayor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Army" title="Indonesian Army">Indonesian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Indonesia_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indonesia-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rank_insignia_of_sergente_maggiore_of_the_Army_of_Italy_(1973).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergente Maggiore (Italian Army)[26]"><img alt="Sergente Maggiore (Italian Army)[26]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Rank_insignia_of_sergente_maggiore_of_the_Army_of_Italy_%281973%29.svg/50px-Rank_insignia_of_sergente_maggiore_of_the_Army_of_Italy_%281973%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Rank_insignia_of_sergente_maggiore_of_the_Army_of_Italy_%281973%29.svg/76px-Rank_insignia_of_sergente_maggiore_of_the_Army_of_Italy_%281973%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Rank_insignia_of_sergente_maggiore_of_the_Army_of_Italy_%281973%29.svg/101px-Rank_insignia_of_sergente_maggiore_of_the_Army_of_Italy_%281973%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="510" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it">Sergente Maggiore</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Italian_Army" title="Italian Army">Italian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Italy_Army_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Italy_Army-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:12-Lithuania_Army-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seržantas majoras (Lithuanian Land Force)[27]"><img alt="Seržantas majoras (Lithuanian Land Force)[27]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/12-Lithuania_Army-SGM.svg/63px-12-Lithuania_Army-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="63" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/12-Lithuania_Army-SGM.svg/95px-12-Lithuania_Army-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/12-Lithuania_Army-SGM.svg/127px-12-Lithuania_Army-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Lithuanian-language text"><i lang="lt">Seržantas majoras</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Land_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Lithuanian Land Force">Lithuanian Land Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Lithuania_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lithuania-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:06.Madagascar_Air_Force-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-major (Madagascar Ground Forces)[28]"><img alt="Sergent-major (Madagascar Ground Forces)[28]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/06.Madagascar_Air_Force-SGM.svg/120px-06.Madagascar_Air_Force-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/06.Madagascar_Air_Force-SGM.svg/180px-06.Madagascar_Air_Force-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/06.Madagascar_Air_Force-SGM.svg/240px-06.Madagascar_Air_Force-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="189" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-major</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Madagascar_People%27s_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Madagascar People's Armed Forces">Madagascar Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Madagascar_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Madagascar-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maldives-Army-OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ Saarjant meyjar (Maldives National Defence Force)[29]"><img alt="ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ Saarjant meyjar (Maldives National Defence Force)[29]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Maldives-Army-OR-9a.svg/102px-Maldives-Army-OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="102" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Maldives-Army-OR-9a.svg/153px-Maldives-Army-OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Maldives-Army-OR-9a.svg/205px-Maldives-Army-OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="129" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Dhivehi-language text"><span lang="dv" dir="rtl">ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ</span></span><br /><span title="Dhivehi-language text"><i lang="dv-Latn">Saarjant meyjar</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Maldives_National_Defence_Force" title="Maldives National Defence Force">Maldives National Defence Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Maldives_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maldives-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:05-Moldovan_Army-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-major (Moldovan Ground Forces)[30]"><img alt="Sergent-major (Moldovan Ground Forces)[30]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/05-Moldovan_Army-SGM.svg/48px-05-Moldovan_Army-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/05-Moldovan_Army-SGM.svg/71px-05-Moldovan_Army-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/05-Moldovan_Army-SGM.svg/95px-05-Moldovan_Army-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="189" data-file-height="474" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Romanian-language text"><i lang="ro">Sergent-major</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Moldovan_Ground_Forces" title="Moldovan Ground Forces">Moldovan Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Moldova_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moldova-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:07-Moroccan_Army-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-major (Royal Moroccan Army)[31]"><img alt="Sergent-major (Royal Moroccan Army)[31]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/07-Moroccan_Army-SGM.svg/54px-07-Moroccan_Army-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="54" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/07-Moroccan_Army-SGM.svg/81px-07-Moroccan_Army-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/07-Moroccan_Army-SGM.svg/107px-07-Moroccan_Army-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="189" data-file-height="421" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Sergent-major</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Army" title="Royal Moroccan Army">Royal Moroccan Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Morocco_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morocco-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergeant-majoor (Royal Netherlands Army)[32]"><img alt="Sergeant-majoor (Royal Netherlands Army)[32]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg/68px-Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg.png" decoding="async" width="68" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg/102px-Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg/136px-Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="105" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">Sergeant-majoor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Army" title="Royal Netherlands Army">Royal Netherlands Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Netherlands_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Netherlands-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Norway-Army-OR-9a.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sersjantmajor (Norwegian Army)[33]"><img alt="Sersjantmajor (Norwegian Army)[33]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Norway-Army-OR-9a.svg/60px-Norway-Army-OR-9a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Norway-Army-OR-9a.svg/90px-Norway-Army-OR-9a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Norway-Army-OR-9a.svg/120px-Norway-Army-OR-9a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Norwegian-language text"><i lang="no">Sersjantmajor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Army" title="Norwegian Army">Norwegian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Norway_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norway-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-POR-OR-09.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento-mor (Portuguese Army)[34]"><img alt="Sargento-mor (Portuguese Army)[34]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Army-POR-OR-09.svg/90px-Army-POR-OR-09.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Army-POR-OR-09.svg/135px-Army-POR-OR-09.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Army-POR-OR-09.svg/180px-Army-POR-OR-09.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="567" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Sargento-mor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Army" title="Portuguese Army">Portuguese Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Portugal_Army_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Portugal_Army-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RO_ARMY_OR-6.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergent-major (Romanian Land Forces)[35]"><img alt="Sergent-major (Romanian Land Forces)[35]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/RO_ARMY_OR-6.png/61px-RO_ARMY_OR-6.png" decoding="async" width="61" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/RO_ARMY_OR-6.png 1.5x" data-file-width="90" data-file-height="176" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Romanian-language text"><i lang="ro">Sergent-major</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Romanian_Land_Forces" title="Romanian Land Forces">Romanian Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Romania_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Romania-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:04-Rwanda_Army-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergeant major (Rwandan Land Forces)[36]"><img alt="Sergeant major (Rwandan Land Forces)[36]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/04-Rwanda_Army-SGM.svg/57px-04-Rwanda_Army-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="57" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/04-Rwanda_Army-SGM.svg/86px-04-Rwanda_Army-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/04-Rwanda_Army-SGM.svg/115px-04-Rwanda_Army-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="408" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sergeant major<br />(<a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Defence_Force" title="Rwanda Defence Force">Rwandan Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Rwanda_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rwanda-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sargento-mor (Army of São Tomé and Príncipe)"><img alt="Sargento-mor (Army of São Tomé and Príncipe)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/120px-Blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/180px-Blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Blank.svg/240px-Blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Sargento-mor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe">Army of São Tomé and Príncipe</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergeant-majoor (Suriname Army)[37]"><img alt="Sergeant-majoor (Suriname Army)[37]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg/68px-Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg.png" decoding="async" width="68" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg/102px-Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg/136px-Nl-landmacht-sergeant_majoor-opperwachtmeester.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="105" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">Sergeant-majoor</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Suriname_National_Army" title="Suriname National Army">Suriname Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Dyer_1979_-_Surinam_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dyer_1979_-_Surinam-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09c_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sergeant major (United States Army)[38]"><img alt="Sergeant major (United States Army)[38]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/64px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/96px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/129px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="175" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sergeant major<br />(<a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparative military ranks">Comparative military ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_I" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I">United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II">United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_(France)" title="Major (France)">Major (France)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergeant_major&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ncohistory.com/files/SGMhistory.pdf">History of the Sergeant Major (US)</a> by CSM (Ret.) Daniel K. 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href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-06_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Staff Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="147" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant#United_States" title="Staff sergeant">SSG</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-07_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-07_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="161" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_first_class" title="Sergeant first class">SFC</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-08b_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Army-USA-OR-08b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-08b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Army-USA-OR-08b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-08b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Army-USA-OR-08b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-08b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-08a_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="First Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-08a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="175" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">MSG</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Army" title="First sergeant">1SG</a>¹ </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09c_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant Major" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-09c_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="175" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09b_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Sergeant Major" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-09b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span></span><br /><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#United_States">SGM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Command_sergeant_major" title="Command sergeant major">CSM</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/30px-USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/45px-USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/60px-USA-Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chief_of_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09a_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant Major of the Army" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-09a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-09-SEAC_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="175" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau">SEANGB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">SMA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="5940" data-file-height="4680" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank_50px.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Private" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/30px-Blank_50px.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/45px-Blank_50px.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Blank_50px.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)#United_States" title="Private (rank)">Pvt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Private first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/USMC-E2.svg/30px-USMC-E2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/USMC-E2.svg/45px-USMC-E2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/USMC-E2.svg/60px-USMC-E2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="109" data-file-height="91" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Private_first_class#United_States" title="Private first class">PFC</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Lance Corporal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/USMC-E3.svg/30px-USMC-E3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/USMC-E3.svg/45px-USMC-E3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/USMC-E3.svg/60px-USMC-E3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="342" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal#Marine_Corps" title="Lance corporal">LCpl</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Corporal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/USMC-E4.svg/30px-USMC-E4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/USMC-E4.svg/45px-USMC-E4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/USMC-E4.svg/60px-USMC-E4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="396" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Corporal#United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Corporal">Cpl</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E5.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USMC-E5.svg/30px-USMC-E5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USMC-E5.svg/45px-USMC-E5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USMC-E5.svg/60px-USMC-E5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="464" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant">Sgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E6.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Staff Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/USMC-E6.svg/30px-USMC-E6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/USMC-E6.svg/45px-USMC-E6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/USMC-E6.svg/60px-USMC-E6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="515" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant#United_States" title="Staff sergeant">SSgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E7.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Gunnery Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/USMC-E7.svg/30px-USMC-E7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/USMC-E7.svg/45px-USMC-E7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/USMC-E7.svg/60px-USMC-E7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="556" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Gunnery_sergeant" title="Gunnery sergeant">GySgt</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E8-MSG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/USMC-E8-MSG.svg/30px-USMC-E8-MSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/USMC-E8-MSG.svg/45px-USMC-E8-MSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/USMC-E8-MSG.svg/60px-USMC-E8-MSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="598" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E8-1SG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="First sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/USMC-E8-1SG.svg/30px-USMC-E8-1SG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/USMC-E8-1SG.svg/45px-USMC-E8-1SG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/USMC-E8-1SG.svg/60px-USMC-E8-1SG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="597" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">MSgt</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Marine_Corps" title="First sergeant">1stSgt</a>¹ </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E9-MGyS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Gunnery Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/USMC-E9-MGyS.svg/30px-USMC-E9-MGyS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/USMC-E9-MGyS.svg/45px-USMC-E9-MGyS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/USMC-E9-MGyS.svg/60px-USMC-E9-MGyS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="638" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E9-SGM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant Major" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/USMC-E9-SGM.svg/30px-USMC-E9-SGM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/USMC-E9-SGM.svg/45px-USMC-E9-SGM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/USMC-E9-SGM.svg/60px-USMC-E9-SGM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="642" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_gunnery_sergeant" title="Master gunnery sergeant">MGySgt</a> – <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#United_States_Marine_Corps">SgtMaj</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg/30px-USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg/45px-USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg/60px-USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="638" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC-E9-SEAC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/USMC-E9-SEAC.svg/30px-USMC-E9-SEAC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/USMC-E9-SEAC.svg/45px-USMC-E9-SEAC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/USMC-E9-SEAC.svg/60px-USMC-E9-SEAC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="638" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps">SMMC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="520" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank_50px.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seaman recruit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/30px-Blank_50px.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/45px-Blank_50px.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Blank_50px.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_recruit" title="Seaman recruit">SR</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E2_SM_USN.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seaman apprentice" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/E2_SM_USN.svg/30px-E2_SM_USN.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/E2_SM_USN.svg/45px-E2_SM_USN.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/E2_SM_USN.svg/60px-E2_SM_USN.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_apprentice" title="Seaman apprentice">SA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E3_SM_USN.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seaman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/E3_SM_USN.svg/30px-E3_SM_USN.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/E3_SM_USN.svg/45px-E3_SM_USN.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/E3_SM_USN.svg/60px-E3_SM_USN.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_(rank)#United_States" title="Seaman (rank)">SN</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BM3_NOGC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer Third Class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BM3_NOGC.svg/30px-BM3_NOGC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BM3_NOGC.svg/45px-BM3_NOGC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BM3_NOGC.svg/60px-BM3_NOGC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="220" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_third_class" title="Petty officer third class">PO3</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BM2_NOGC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer Second Class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BM2_NOGC.svg/30px-BM2_NOGC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BM2_NOGC.svg/45px-BM2_NOGC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/BM2_NOGC.svg/60px-BM2_NOGC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="260" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_second_class" title="Petty officer second class">PO2</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BM1_NOGC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BM1_NOGC.svg/30px-BM1_NOGC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BM1_NOGC.svg/45px-BM1_NOGC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/BM1_NOGC.svg/60px-BM1_NOGC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_first_class" title="Petty officer first class">PO1</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMC_GC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/BMC_GC.svg/30px-BMC_GC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/BMC_GC.svg/45px-BMC_GC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/BMC_GC.svg/60px-BMC_GC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer_(United_States)" title="Chief petty officer (United States)">CPO</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMCS_GC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BMCS_GC.svg/30px-BMCS_GC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BMCS_GC.svg/45px-BMCS_GC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/BMCS_GC.svg/60px-BMCS_GC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CMDCS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Senior Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/CMDCS.svg/30px-CMDCS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/CMDCS.svg/45px-CMDCS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/CMDCS.svg/60px-CMDCS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_chief_petty_officer" title="Senior chief petty officer">SCPO</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_chief_petty_officer#Command_Senior_Chief_Petty_Officer" title="Senior chief petty officer">CMDCS</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMCM_GC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BMCM_GC.svg/30px-BMCM_GC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BMCM_GC.svg/45px-BMCM_GC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BMCM_GC.svg/60px-BMCM_GC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CMCPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/CMCPO.svg/30px-CMCPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/CMCPO.svg/45px-CMCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/CMCPO.svg/60px-CMCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FMCPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer / Force Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FMCPO.svg/30px-FMCPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FMCPO.svg/45px-FMCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/FMCPO.svg/60px-FMCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">MCPO</a> – <a href="/wiki/Command_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Command master chief petty officer">CMDCM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer#Fleet_and_force_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">FORCM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer#Fleet_and_force_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">FLTCM</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MCPON.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/30px-MCPON.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/45px-MCPON.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/MCPON.svg/60px-MCPON.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USN-E9-SEAC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USN-E9-SEAC.svg/30px-USN-E9-SEAC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USN-E9-SEAC.svg/45px-USN-E9-SEAC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/USN-E9-SEAC.svg/60px-USN-E9-SEAC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">MCPON</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank_50px.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Airman basic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/30px-Blank_50px.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Blank_50px.png/45px-Blank_50px.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Blank_50px.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Airman_basic" title="Airman basic">AB</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E2_USAF_AM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Airman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/E2_USAF_AM.svg/30px-E2_USAF_AM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/E2_USAF_AM.svg/45px-E2_USAF_AM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/E2_USAF_AM.svg/60px-E2_USAF_AM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="354" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Airman#United_States_Air_Force" title="Airman">Amn</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E3_USAF_AM1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Airman first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/E3_USAF_AM1.svg/30px-E3_USAF_AM1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/E3_USAF_AM1.svg/45px-E3_USAF_AM1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/E3_USAF_AM1.svg/60px-E3_USAF_AM1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="447" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Airman_first_class" title="Airman first class">A1C</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E4_USAF_SAM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Airman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/E4_USAF_SAM.svg/30px-E4_USAF_SAM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/E4_USAF_SAM.svg/45px-E4_USAF_SAM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/E4_USAF_SAM.svg/60px-E4_USAF_SAM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="540" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_airman" title="Senior airman">SrA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E5_USAF_SSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Staff Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/E5_USAF_SSGT.svg/30px-E5_USAF_SSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/E5_USAF_SSGT.svg/45px-E5_USAF_SSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/E5_USAF_SSGT.svg/60px-E5_USAF_SSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="773" data-file-height="634" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant#United_States" title="Staff sergeant">SSgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E6_USAF_TSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Technical sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/E6_USAF_TSGT.svg/30px-E6_USAF_TSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/E6_USAF_TSGT.svg/45px-E6_USAF_TSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/E6_USAF_TSGT.svg/60px-E6_USAF_TSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="726" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Technical_sergeant" title="Technical sergeant">TSgt</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg/30px-E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg/45px-E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg/60px-E7a_USAF_MSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1051" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg/30px-E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg/45px-E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg/60px-E7b_USAF_1STSGT1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1051" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">MSgt</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Air_Force" title="First sergeant">1st Sgt</a>¹ </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg/30px-E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg/45px-E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg/60px-E8a_USAF_SMSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1169" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg/30px-E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg/45px-E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg/60px-E8b_USAF_1STSGT2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1169" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_master_sergeant" title="Senior master sergeant">SMSgt</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Air_Force" title="First sergeant">1st Sgt</a>¹ </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Chief Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg/30px-E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg/45px-E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg/60px-E9a_USAF_CMSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Chief Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg/30px-E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg/45px-E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg/60px-E9b_USAF_1STSGT3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Chief Master Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg/30px-E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg/45px-E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg/60px-E9c_USAF_CCMS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_master_sergeant" title="Chief master sergeant">CMSgt</a> – <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant#United_States_Air_Force" title="First sergeant">1st Sgt</a>¹ – <a href="/wiki/Command_chief_master_sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Command chief master sergeant">CCM</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/30px-USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/45px-USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg/60px-USAF_Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg/30px-E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg/45px-E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg/60px-E9d_USAF_CMSAF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_SEAC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USAF_SEAC.svg/30px-USAF_SEAC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USAF_SEAC.svg/45px-USAF_SEAC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/USAF_SEAC.svg/60px-USAF_SEAC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="1292" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_for_the_National_Guard_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau">SEANGB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Air_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force">CMSAF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="708" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Specialist 1" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_Specialist_1_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="548" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)#United_States_Space_Force" title="Specialist (rank)">Spc1</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Specialist 2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_Specialist_2_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="548" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)#United_States_Space_Force" title="Specialist (rank)">Spc2</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Specialist 3" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_Specialist_3_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="548" /></a></span><br /> <a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)#United_States_Space_Force" title="Specialist (rank)">Spc3</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Specialist_4.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Specialist 4" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USSF_Specialist_4.svg/30px-USSF_Specialist_4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USSF_Specialist_4.svg/45px-USSF_Specialist_4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USSF_Specialist_4.svg/60px-USSF_Specialist_4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="548" /></a></span><br /> <a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)#United_States_Space_Force" title="Specialist (rank)">Spc4</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_Sgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="574" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#Space_Force" title="Sergeant">Sgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Technical sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_TSgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="633" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Technical_sergeant" title="Technical sergeant">TSgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_MSgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="734" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">MSgt</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior master sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_SMSgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="734" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_master_sergeant" title="Senior master sergeant">SMSgt</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Chief master sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_CMSgt_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="758" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_master_sergeant" title="Chief master sergeant">CMSgt</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Space Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg/30px-USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg/45px-USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg/60px-USSF_CMSSF_Flat.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="758" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SEAC_USSF.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/SEAC_USSF.svg/35px-SEAC_USSF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/SEAC_USSF.svg/53px-SEAC_USSF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/SEAC_USSF.svg/70px-SEAC_USSF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="758" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_Master_Sergeant_of_the_Space_Force" title="Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force">CMSSF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">SEAC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="803" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_SR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seaman Recruit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/USCG_SR.svg/30px-USCG_SR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/USCG_SR.svg/45px-USCG_SR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/USCG_SR.svg/60px-USCG_SR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_recruit" title="Seaman recruit">SR</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_SA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seaman Apprentice"><img alt="border" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/USCG_SA.svg/30px-USCG_SA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/USCG_SA.svg/45px-USCG_SA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/USCG_SA.svg/60px-USCG_SA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_apprentice" title="Seaman apprentice">SA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_SM.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seaman"><img alt="border" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USCG_SM.svg/30px-USCG_SM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USCG_SM.svg/45px-USCG_SM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/USCG_SM.svg/60px-USCG_SM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="196" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Seaman_(rank)#United_States" title="Seaman (rank)">SN</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_PO3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer Third Class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/USCG_PO3.svg/30px-USCG_PO3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/USCG_PO3.svg/45px-USCG_PO3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/USCG_PO3.svg/60px-USCG_PO3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="220" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_third_class" title="Petty officer third class">PO3</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_PO2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer Second Class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/USCG_PO2.svg/30px-USCG_PO2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/USCG_PO2.svg/45px-USCG_PO2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/USCG_PO2.svg/60px-USCG_PO2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="260" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_second_class" title="Petty officer second class">PO2</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_PO1.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Petty Officer first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/USCG_PO1.svg/30px-USCG_PO1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/USCG_PO1.svg/45px-USCG_PO1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/USCG_PO1.svg/60px-USCG_PO1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_first_class" title="Petty officer first class">PO1</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_CPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/USCG_CPO.svg/30px-USCG_CPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/USCG_CPO.svg/45px-USCG_CPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/USCG_CPO.svg/60px-USCG_CPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer_(United_States)" title="Chief petty officer (United States)">CPO</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_SCPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Senior Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/USCG_SCPO.svg/30px-USCG_SCPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/USCG_SCPO.svg/45px-USCG_SCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/USCG_SCPO.svg/60px-USCG_SCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_chief_petty_officer" title="Senior chief petty officer">SCPO</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_MCPO.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/USCG_MCPO.svg/30px-USCG_MCPO.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/USCG_MCPO.svg/45px-USCG_MCPO.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/USCG_MCPO.svg/60px-USCG_MCPO.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_CMC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Command Master Chief Petty Officer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/USCG_CMC.svg/30px-USCG_CMC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/USCG_CMC.svg/45px-USCG_CMC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/USCG_CMC.svg/60px-USCG_CMC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_MCPOCG_(reserve).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Area Command Master Chief Petty Officer, CMC Reserve" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg/30px-USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg/45px-USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg/60px-USCG_MCPOCG_%28reserve%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="345" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_chief_petty_officer" title="Master chief petty officer">MCPO</a> – <a href="/wiki/Command_master_chief_petty_officer" title="Command master chief petty officer">CMC</a> – DMCPOCG<small><sup>2</sup></small> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_MCPOCG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/USCG_MCPOCG.svg/30px-USCG_MCPOCG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/USCG_MCPOCG.svg/45px-USCG_MCPOCG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/USCG_MCPOCG.svg/60px-USCG_MCPOCG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" 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