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title="Officer cadet">Officer cadet</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Officer_cadet" title="Officer cadet">Officer cadet</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Flight_cadet" title="Flight cadet">Flight cadet</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Non-commissioned officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty 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It is also a <a href="/wiki/Police_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Police rank">police rank</a> in some police services. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_title">History of title</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History of title"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2018</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In origin, certain senior <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeants</a> were assigned to administrative, supervisory, or other specialist duties as part of the staff of a <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Regimental_system#British_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Regimental system">regiment</a>. As such they held seniority over sergeants who were members of a <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> or <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a>, and were paid correspondingly increased wages. Their seniority was indicated by a crown worn above the three sergeant's stripes on their uniform rank markings.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_variations">National variations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: National variations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Cadets" title="Australian Army Cadets">Cadets</a>, the rank of staff sergeant is being phased out.<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> It was usually held by the <a href="/wiki/Company_quartermaster_sergeant" title="Company quartermaster sergeant">company quartermaster sergeant</a> or the holders of other administrative roles. Staff sergeants are always addressed as "Staff Sergeant" or "Staff", never as "Sergeant", as it degrades their rank. "Chief" is another nickname though this is only used for the company chief clerk (in some instances the chief clerk role can be filled by another non-commissioned rank (but not warrant officer) and still be referred to as "Chief"). A staff sergeant ranks above <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeant</a> and below <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer class 2</a>. </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=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the pre-Unification <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a>, the rank of staff sergeant existed until 1968 when the <a href="/wiki/Unification_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces">Unification</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a>, Canadian Army and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_(1924-1968)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Canadian Air Force (1924-1968)">Royal Canadian Air Force</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Canadian Armed Forces">Canadian Armed Forces</a> occurred. Post-unification, the Canadian Armed Forces replaced the rank with that of <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant Officer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank is used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police<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> and other police services throughout Canada. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Norway">Norway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Norway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Norway" title="Military ranks and insignia of Norway">Military ranks and insignia of Norway</a></div> <p>In the Norwegian Defence Forces, the tasks and responsibilities of the staff sergeant (<a href="/wiki/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a>: <i lang="no">Stabssersjant</i>) are not clear; quite recently, in January 2016, Norway replaced their old rank system, and implemented a new, which is more adapted to other NATO members.<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> In 1975, all of the Norwegian military branches abolished the system of using non-commissioned officers.<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> Now, however, Norway is reintroducing the Non-Commissioned Officer Corps, allowing people to become officers without graduating from a military academy or having a university degree. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippines">Philippines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Philippines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank of <b>staff sergeant</b> is used by the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Armed Forces of the Philippines">Armed Forces of the Philippines</a>. It is a non-commissioned officer rank currently used by <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Army" title="Philippine Army">Philippine Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Philippine Air Force</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Marine_Corps" title="Philippine Marine Corps">Philippine Marine Corps</a> (under the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Navy" title="Philippine Navy">Philippine Navy</a>). It is a rank positioned above <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeant</a> and below the <a href="/wiki/Technical_sergeant" title="Technical sergeant">technical sergeant</a>. </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=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Singapore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Singapore_Armed_Forces">Singapore Armed Forces</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Singapore Armed Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <b>staff sergeant</b> (<b>SSG</b>) in the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces" title="Singapore Armed Forces">Singapore Armed Forces</a> ranks above <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">first sergeant</a> and below <a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a>. It is the second most senior <a href="/wiki/Specialist_(Singapore)" title="Specialist (Singapore)">specialist</a> rank. Staff sergeants are addressed as "Staff Sergeant" or "Staff", but never "Sergeant".<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> </p><p>Staff sergeants may be appointed as <a href="/wiki/Company_sergeant_major" title="Company sergeant major">company sergeant major</a> if they are due for promotion to master sergeant.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> They are usually addressed as "CSM" in camp, although in the past they were referred to as "Encik", which is now used to address only warrant officers. </p><p>The rank insignia consists of two chevrons pointing up and three chevrons pointing down, with the Singapore coat of arms in the middle.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Home_Team">Home Team</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Home Team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Prison_Service" title="Singapore Prison Service">Singapore Prison Service</a>, the rank of staff sergeant (SSGT) is above the rank of sergeant, and is below the rank of Chief Warder (1). The rank insignia of SSGT is one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons below it.<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>In the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Police_Force" title="Singapore Police Force">Singapore Police Force</a>, the rank of staff sergeant is currently being phased out with the newly overhauled "unified police rank structure" which allows a direct-entry sergeant to be eligible for emplacement to the rank of Inspector without a degree. </p><p>In the past, the rank of staff sergeant is above the rank of sergeant, and below the rank of senior staff sergeant; with the new rank structure being introduced, the rank and insignia of staff sergeant is being phased out, and being replaced with three grades of sergeant, namely, sergeant (1), sergeant (2), and sergeant (3), before being promoted directly to senior staff sergeant. However, all three grades of sergeants don the same three-chevrons insignia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Uniformed_Youth_Organisations">Uniformed Youth Organisations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Uniformed Youth Organisations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_(Singapore)" title="National Cadet Corps (Singapore)">National Cadet Corps</a>, staff sergeants are <a href="/wiki/Cadet" title="Cadet">cadets</a> who have passed the 3-days 2-nights Senior Specialists Leaders Course successfully. The rank of staff sergeant is above first sergeant and below master sergeant.<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> Staff sergeants wear a rank insignia of two pointed-up chevrons, one <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Singapore" title="Coat of arms of Singapore">Singapore coat of arms</a> and three pointed-down chevrons, with the letters 'NCC' located below the insignia to differentiate NCC <a href="/wiki/Cadet" title="Cadet">cadets</a> from SAF personnel. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/National_Police_Cadet_Corps" title="National Police Cadet Corps">National Police Cadet Corps</a> (NPCC) and the <a href="/wiki/National_Civil_Defence_Cadet_Corps" title="National Civil Defence Cadet Corps">National Civil Defence Cadet Corps</a> (NCDCC), the rank of staff sergeant is above sergeant, and below Station Inspector and Warrant Officer respectively.<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><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> The rank of staff sergeant generally is awarded to cadets when they are in Secondary Four, before they pass out. NPCC and NCDCC staff sergeants wear a rank insignia of one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons. The letters 'NPCC' and 'NCDCC' are located below the insignia so as to differentiate NPCC and NCDCC cadets from <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Police_Force" title="Singapore Police Force">Singapore Police Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Civil_Defence_Force" title="Singapore Civil Defence Force">Singapore Civil Defence Force</a> personnel respectively. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/St_John_Singapore" title="St John Singapore">St John Brigade</a> (SJB), the rank of staff sergeant (SSG) is above sergeant, and below senior staff sergeant. Staff sergeants in SJB wear a rank insignia of one St John coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons. </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=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, <b>staff sergeant</b> (<b>SSgt</b> or formerly <b>S/Sgt</b>) ranks above <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeant</a> and below <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">warrant officer class 2</a>. The rank is given a NATO code of OR-7. The insignia is the monarch's crown above three downward pointing chevrons. </p><p>Staff sergeants can also hold other appointments, such as <a href="/wiki/Company_quartermaster_sergeant" title="Company quartermaster sergeant">company quartermaster sergeant</a>, and are usually known by that appointment if held. The equivalent rank in <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> regiments is <a href="/wiki/Colour_sergeant" title="Colour sergeant">colour sergeant</a>, and holders are known by that title no matter what their appointment. In the <a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a> the equivalent rank is <a href="/wiki/Staff_corporal" title="Staff corporal">staff corporal</a>. </p><p>British staff sergeants are never referred to or addressed as "Sergeant", which would be reducing their rank, but are referred to and addressed as "Staff Sergeant" or "Staff" ("Staff Jones", for instance) or by their appointment or its abbreviation. Quartermaster sergeants are often addressed as "Q". In most cavalry regiments, staff sergeants are addressed as "Sergeant Major"<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, which is assumed to derive from the original rank of <a href="/wiki/Troop_sergeant_major" title="Troop sergeant major">troop sergeant major</a>, or as "Sir" by subordinates. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Flight_sergeant" title="Flight sergeant">Flight sergeant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_technician" title="Chief technician">chief technician</a> are the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> equivalents. <a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">Chief petty officer</a> is the equivalent in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> and colour sergeant in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a>. </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid 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href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/35px-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/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="5940" data-file-height="4680" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/29px-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/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">SSG <span style="font-size:85%;">(USA)</span><br />SSgt <span style="font-size:85%;">(USMC and USAF)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank group</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Non-commissioned officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">rank code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">OR-6 <span style="font-size:85%;">(USA & USMC)</span><br />OR-5 <span style="font-size:85%;">(USAF)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pay grade</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">E-6</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USA & USMC)</span><br />E-5 <span style="font-size:85%;">(USAF)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1920</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next higher rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_first_class#United_States" title="Sergeant first class">Sergeant first class</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USA)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Gunnery_sergeant" title="Gunnery sergeant">Gunnery sergeant</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USMC)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Technical_sergeant#United_States" title="Technical sergeant">Technical sergeant</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USAF)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_States" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USA & USMC)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Senior_airman" title="Senior airman">Senior airman</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USAF)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Equivalent ranks</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>E-6</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_first_class" title="Petty officer first class">Petty officer first class</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USN & USCG)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Technical_sergeant#United_States" title="Technical sergeant">Technical sergeant</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USSF)</span><br /><b>E-5</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Petty_officer_second_class" title="Petty officer second class">Petty officer second class</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USN & USCG)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_States" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(USSF)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="U.S._Army">U.S. Army</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: U.S. Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Staff sergeant</b> (<b>SSG</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Pay_grade" title="Pay grade">E-6</a> rank in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, just above <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeant</a> and below <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_first_class" title="Sergeant first class">sergeant first class</a>, and is a <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> (NCO). Unlike the Marine Corps, U.S. Army staff sergeants are not considered senior NCOs (senior NCOs of the Army begin with sergeant first class, equivalent to the Marines' gunnery sergeant). Staff sergeants are generally placed in charge of <a href="/wiki/Squad" title="Squad">squads</a>, but can also act as <a href="/wiki/Platoon_sergeant" title="Platoon sergeant">platoon sergeants</a> in the absence of a sergeant first class. In support units, staff sergeants ordinarily hold headquarters positions because of the number of slots available for them in these units. Staff sergeants are typically assigned as a squad leader or company operations non-commissioned officer in charge at the company level, but may also hold other positions depending on the type of unit. Staff sergeants are referred to as "Sergeant" except in certain training environments and schools. The NATO code is OR-6. </p><p>In the early days of World War II <i>flying sergeants</i> with the rank of staff sergeant<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><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> were qualified enlisted pilots before the rank of <a href="/wiki/Flight_officer" title="Flight officer">flight officer</a> was introduced in September 1942. </p><p>The rank of staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, along with <a href="/wiki/Technical_sergeant" title="Technical sergeant">technical sergeant</a> (renamed sergeant first class in 1948) and <a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a>, was created by Congress after the First World War.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1920 the Army combined several company/battery/troop level "staff" NCO ranks, including color sergeant, supply sergeant, radio sergeant, eleven grades of sergeant first class, three grades of sergeant, two grades of master gunner, and assistant band leader into the new rank of staff sergeant. Staff sergeant, as did the ranks it combined/replaced, then ranked above sergeant but below technical sergeant/first sergeant (which, at the time, were both in the same pay grade). At that time, sergeants served as squad or section leaders, <a href="/wiki/Platoon_guide" title="Platoon guide">platoon guides</a>, and assistants to platoon commanders (the position of platoon sergeant, nor a separate rank for the position, did not yet exist), and included several formerly separate ranks such as mess sergeant, company supply sergeant, and stable sergeant, etc. In 1940, staff sergeant became the rank title of rifle platoon sergeants and in 1942 rifle squad leaders became staff sergeants, with platoon sergeants then being promoted to technical sergeants.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="U.S._Marine_Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: U.S. Marine Corps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="SSgt"></span><b>Staff sergeant</b> (<b>SSgt</b>) is <a href="/wiki/Pay_grade" title="Pay grade">E-6</a> rank (NATO code OR-6) in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> (USMC), ranking above <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergeant (United States)">sergeant</a> and below <a href="/wiki/Gunnery_sergeant" title="Gunnery sergeant">gunnery sergeant</a>. This grade is normally achieved after 6 years in service. </p><p>The rank of staff sergeant in the USMC was created in 1923 to coincide with the U.S. Army's ranks.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until the end of World War II, the insignia of <a href="/wiki/Platoon_sergeant" title="Platoon sergeant">platoon sergeant</a> was three chevrons and a rocker (worn by "line" NCO grades), with staff sergeant having a horizontal stripe (worn by "staff" NCO grades) instead of a rocker below the chevrons. After the separate rank of platoon sergeant was eliminated, the staff sergeant rank switched over to the rocker insignia and staff sergeants held the platoon sergeant's billet. </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="United_States_enlisted_ranks" style="display:table;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:lightsteelblue"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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1ex;text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">Pay grade</a></div><div style="margin:0 9ex 0 1ex;text-align:left;">Branch of service</div> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-1</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-2</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-3</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-4</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-5</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-6</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-7</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-8</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">E-9</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">Special</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a><br /><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/30px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.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="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:Army-USA-OR-02_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Private 2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-02_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="91" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)#United_States" title="Private (rank)">PV2</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-03_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Private first class" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-03_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="111" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Private_first_class#United_States" title="Private first class">PFC</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-04b_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Specialist" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Army-USA-OR-04b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-04b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Army-USA-OR-04b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-04b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Army-USA-OR-04b_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-04b_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="109" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-04a_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Corporal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-04a_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="108" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Specialist_(rank)" title="Specialist (rank)">SPC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Corporal#United_States_Army" title="Corporal">CPL</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-05_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sergeant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg/30px-Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg/45px-Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg/60px-Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="124" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_States" title="Sergeant">SGT</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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 class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#United_States">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 href="/wiki/Sergeant_major#United_States" title="Sergeant major">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 class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#United_States">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 href="/wiki/Sergeant_major#United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant major">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 class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#United_States">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/30px-SEAC_USSF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/SEAC_USSF.svg/45px-SEAC_USSF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/SEAC_USSF.svg/60px-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" data-file-height="345" /></a></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard">MCPOCG</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" align="left"> <ol><li>For the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_sergeant" title="First sergeant">first sergeants</a> are temporary and lateral ranks and are senior to their non-diamond counterparts, while <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a> first sergeants have no lateral movement within paygrade and is a permanent rank.</li> <li>The rank insignia is used by other Coast Guard senior enlisted leaders.</li></ol> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <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=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=15" 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:British_Army_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Antigua and Barbuda Regiment)[20]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Antigua and Barbuda Regiment)[20]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/47px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/70px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/94px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_Regiment" title="Antigua and Barbuda Regiment">Antigua and Barbuda Regiment</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Antigua&Barbuda_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antigua&Barbuda-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:BDF_OR-7_(2021).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Barbados Regiment)[21]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Barbados Regiment)[21]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/BDF_OR-7_%282021%29.svg/104px-BDF_OR-7_%282021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="104" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/BDF_OR-7_%282021%29.svg/155px-BDF_OR-7_%282021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/BDF_OR-7_%282021%29.svg/207px-BDF_OR-7_%282021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1769" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Barbados_Regiment" title="Barbados Regiment">Barbados Regiment</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Medals_Parade_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Medals_Parade-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:Botswana-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Botswana Ground Force)[22]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Botswana Ground Force)[22]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Botswana-Army-OR-7.svg/120px-Botswana-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Botswana-Army-OR-7.svg/180px-Botswana-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Botswana-Army-OR-7.svg/240px-Botswana-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="251" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Botswana_Ground_Force" title="Botswana Ground Force">Botswana Ground Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Botswana_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Botswana-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:04.RBrLF-SSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staf sarjan (Royal Brunei Land Force)[23]"><img alt="Staf sarjan (Royal Brunei Land Force)[23]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/04.RBrLF-SSG.svg/120px-04.RBrLF-SSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/04.RBrLF-SSG.svg/180px-04.RBrLF-SSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/04.RBrLF-SSG.svg/240px-04.RBrLF-SSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="195" data-file-height="164" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Staf sarjan</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Land_Force" title="Royal Brunei Land Force">Royal Brunei Land Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Brunei_Army_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunei_Army-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:04.Gambian_Army-SSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Gambian National Army)"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Gambian National Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/04.Gambian_Army-SSG.svg/120px-04.Gambian_Army-SSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/04.Gambian_Army-SSG.svg/180px-04.Gambian_Army-SSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/04.Gambian_Army-SSG.svg/240px-04.Gambian_Army-SSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="238" data-file-height="234" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Gambian_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Gambian National Army">Gambian National Army</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:Ghana-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Ghana Army)"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Ghana Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ghana-Army-OR-7.svg/96px-Ghana-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ghana-Army-OR-7.svg/144px-Ghana-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ghana-Army-OR-7.svg/192px-Ghana-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="166" data-file-height="207" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Ghana_Army" title="Ghana Army">Ghana Army</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:Guyana_Defence_Force_(GDF)_Staff_Sergeant_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Guyana Army)[24]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Guyana Army)[24]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Guyana_Defence_Force_%28GDF%29_Staff_Sergeant_insignia.svg/120px-Guyana_Defence_Force_%28GDF%29_Staff_Sergeant_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Guyana_Defence_Force_%28GDF%29_Staff_Sergeant_insignia.svg/180px-Guyana_Defence_Force_%28GDF%29_Staff_Sergeant_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Guyana_Defence_Force_%28GDF%29_Staff_Sergeant_insignia.svg/240px-Guyana_Defence_Force_%28GDF%29_Staff_Sergeant_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="509" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Guyana_Defence_Force" title="Guyana Defence Force">Guyana Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Guyana_Army_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guyana_Army-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:Jamaica-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Jamaican Army)[25]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Jamaican Army)[25]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Jamaica-Army-OR-7.svg/120px-Jamaica-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Jamaica-Army-OR-7.svg/180px-Jamaica-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Jamaica-Army-OR-7.svg/240px-Jamaica-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="339" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Defence_Force" title="Jamaica Defence Force">Jamaican Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Jamaica_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jamaica-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:Kenya-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Kenya Army)"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Kenya Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Kenya-Army-OR-7.svg/107px-Kenya-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="107" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Kenya-Army-OR-7.svg/160px-Kenya-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Kenya-Army-OR-7.svg/214px-Kenya-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="74" data-file-height="83" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Kenya_Army" title="Kenya Army">Kenya Army</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:Lesotho_Defence_Force_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Lesotho Army)[26]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Lesotho Army)[26]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lesotho_Defence_Force_OR-7.svg/120px-Lesotho_Defence_Force_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lesotho_Defence_Force_OR-7.svg/180px-Lesotho_Defence_Force_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Lesotho_Defence_Force_OR-7.svg/240px-Lesotho_Defence_Force_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="520" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Lesotho_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Lesotho Army">Lesotho Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Lesotho_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lesotho-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:Army-USA-OR-06.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Liberian Ground Forces)[27]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Liberian Ground Forces)[27]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Army-USA-OR-06.svg/77px-Army-USA-OR-06.svg.png" decoding="async" width="77" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Army-USA-OR-06.svg/115px-Army-USA-OR-06.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Army-USA-OR-06.svg/153px-Army-USA-OR-06.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="147" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Liberia" title="Armed Forces of Liberia">Liberian Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Liberia_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Liberia-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:Malaysia-army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staf sarjan (Malaysian Army)[28]"><img alt="Staf sarjan (Malaysian Army)[28]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Malaysia-army-OR-7.svg/94px-Malaysia-army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Malaysia-army-OR-7.svg/141px-Malaysia-army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Malaysia-army-OR-7.svg/188px-Malaysia-army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="79" data-file-height="101" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">Staf sarjan</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Army" title="Malaysian Army">Malaysian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Malaysia_Army_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Malaysia_Army-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-6.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް Staaf saarjant (Maldives National Defence Force)[29]"><img alt="ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް Staaf saarjant (Maldives National Defence Force)[29]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Maldives-Army-OR-6.svg/120px-Maldives-Army-OR-6.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Maldives-Army-OR-6.svg/180px-Maldives-Army-OR-6.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Maldives-Army-OR-6.svg/240px-Maldives-Army-OR-6.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="97" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Dhivehi-language text"><span lang="dv" dir="rtl">ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް</span></span><br /><span title="Dhivehi-language text"><i lang="dv-Latn">Staaf saarjant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Maldives_National_Defence_Force" title="Maldives National Defence Force">Maldives National Defence Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-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:04.Malta_Army-SSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Army of Malta)[30]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Army of Malta)[30]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/04.Malta_Army-SSG.svg/74px-04.Malta_Army-SSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="74" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/04.Malta_Army-SSG.svg/111px-04.Malta_Army-SSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/04.Malta_Army-SSG.svg/149px-04.Malta_Army-SSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="121" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Armed Forces of Malta">Army of Malta</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Malta_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Malta-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:04-Namibia_Army-SSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Namibian Army)[31]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Namibian Army)[31]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/04-Namibia_Army-SSG.svg/119px-04-Namibia_Army-SSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="119" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/04-Namibia_Army-SSG.svg/179px-04-Namibia_Army-SSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/04-Namibia_Army-SSG.svg/239px-04-Namibia_Army-SSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="167" data-file-height="168" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Namibian_Army" title="Namibian Army">Namibian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Namibia_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Namibia-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:New_Zealand-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (New Zealand Army)[32]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (New Zealand Army)[32]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/New_Zealand-Army-OR-7.svg/93px-New_Zealand-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="93" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/New_Zealand-Army-OR-7.svg/140px-New_Zealand-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/New_Zealand-Army-OR-7.svg/186px-New_Zealand-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="166" data-file-height="214" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Army" title="New Zealand Army">New Zealand Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-NewZealand_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewZealand-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:Nigerian_Army_OR-7.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Nigerian Army)[33]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Nigerian Army)[33]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Nigerian_Army_OR-7.png/100px-Nigerian_Army_OR-7.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Nigerian_Army_OR-7.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="180" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Army" title="Nigerian Army">Nigerian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Nigeria_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nigeria-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:Norway-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stabssersjant (Norwegian Army)[34]"><img alt="Stabssersjant (Norwegian Army)[34]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Norway-Army-OR-7.svg/60px-Norway-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Norway-Army-OR-7.svg/90px-Norway-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Norway-Army-OR-7.svg/120px-Norway-Army-OR-7.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">Stabssersjant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Army" title="Norwegian Army">Norwegian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Norway_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norway-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:03-Rwanda_Army-SSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Rwandan Land Forces)[35]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Rwandan Land Forces)[35]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/03-Rwanda_Army-SSG.svg/57px-03-Rwanda_Army-SSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="57" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/03-Rwanda_Army-SSG.svg/86px-03-Rwanda_Army-SSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/03-Rwanda_Army-SSG.svg/115px-03-Rwanda_Army-SSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="408" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Defence_Force" title="Rwanda Defence Force">Rwandan Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Rwanda_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rwanda-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:Seychelles_Army_OR-07_(2018).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Seychelles Infantry Unit)[36]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Seychelles Infantry Unit)[36]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Seychelles_Army_OR-07_%282018%29.svg/57px-Seychelles_Army_OR-07_%282018%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="57" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Seychelles_Army_OR-07_%282018%29.svg/85px-Seychelles_Army_OR-07_%282018%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Seychelles_Army_OR-07_%282018%29.svg/114px-Seychelles_Army_OR-07_%282018%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="210" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Seychelles_People%27s_Defence_Force" title="Seychelles People's Defence Force">Seychelles Infantry Unit</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Seychelles_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seychelles-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:Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Singapore Army)[37]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Singapore Army)[37]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg/81px-Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg.png" decoding="async" width="81" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg/122px-Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg/163px-Army-SGP-OR-6a.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="59" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Singapore_Army" title="Singapore Army">Singapore Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Singapore2_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Singapore2-37"><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:SAA-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (South African Army)[38]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (South African Army)[38]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/SAA-OR-7.svg/111px-SAA-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="111" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/SAA-OR-7.svg/166px-SAA-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/SAA-OR-7.svg/222px-SAA-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="195" data-file-height="211" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/South_African_Army" title="South African Army">South African Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SouthAfrica_Army_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SouthAfrica_Army-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<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._SLA-SSG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Sri Lanka Army)[39][40]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Sri Lanka Army)[39][40]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/04._SLA-SSG.svg/120px-04._SLA-SSG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/04._SLA-SSG.svg/180px-04._SLA-SSG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/04._SLA-SSG.svg/240px-04._SLA-SSG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="398" data-file-height="327" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army" title="Sri Lanka Army">Sri Lanka Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-SriLanka_Army_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SriLanka_Army-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<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:Tonga-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Tongan Land Component)[41]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Tongan Land Component)[41]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Tonga-Army-OR-7.svg/105px-Tonga-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="105" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Tonga-Army-OR-7.svg/157px-Tonga-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Tonga-Army-OR-7.svg/209px-Tonga-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="86" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Armed_Forces_(Tonga)" title="His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)">Tongan Land Component</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Tonga_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tonga-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<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:Uganda-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Ugandan Land Forces)[42]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Ugandan Land Forces)[42]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Uganda-Army-OR-7.svg/75px-Uganda-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Uganda-Army-OR-7.svg/113px-Uganda-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Uganda-Army-OR-7.svg/151px-Uganda-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="70" data-file-height="111" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force" title="Uganda People's Defence Force">Ugandan Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Uganda_Army_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uganda_Army-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<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:UA_shoulder_mark_07.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Штаб-сержант Shtab-serzhant (Ukrainian Ground Forces)[43]"><img alt="Штаб-сержант Shtab-serzhant (Ukrainian Ground Forces)[43]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/UA_shoulder_mark_07.svg/44px-UA_shoulder_mark_07.svg.png" decoding="async" width="44" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/UA_shoulder_mark_07.svg/66px-UA_shoulder_mark_07.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/UA_shoulder_mark_07.svg/89px-UA_shoulder_mark_07.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="478" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Ukrainian-language text"><span lang="uk">Штаб-сержант</span></span><br /><span title="Ukrainian-language text"><i lang="uk-Latn">Shtab-serzhant</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces" title="Ukrainian Ground Forces">Ukrainian Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Ukraine_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ukraine-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<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:British_Army_OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (British Army)[44]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (British Army)[44]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/47px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/70px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/British_Army_OR-7.svg/94px-British_Army_OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="191" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-UK_Army_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UK_Army-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<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-06_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (United States Army)[45]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (United States Army)[45]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg/77px-Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="77" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg/115px-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/153px-Army-USA-OR-06_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="147" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<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:Zambia-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Zambian Army)"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Zambian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Zambia-Army-OR-7.svg/120px-Zambia-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Zambia-Army-OR-7.svg/180px-Zambia-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Zambia-Army-OR-7.svg/240px-Zambia-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="165" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Zambian_Army" title="Zambian Army">Zambian Army</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:Zimbabwe-Army-OR-7.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Zimbabwe National Army)"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Zimbabwe National Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Zimbabwe-Army-OR-7.svg/120px-Zimbabwe-Army-OR-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Zimbabwe-Army-OR-7.svg/180px-Zimbabwe-Army-OR-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Zimbabwe-Army-OR-7.svg/240px-Zimbabwe-Army-OR-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="195" data-file-height="165" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_National_Army" title="Zimbabwe National Army">Zimbabwe National Army</a>)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cadet_staff_sergeant">Cadet staff sergeant</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Cadet staff sergeant"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank of <b>cadet staff sergeant</b> (<b>CSSG</b> or <b>C/SSgt</b>) is used by many cadet organisations around the world, including the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a> in the United States, and the <a href="/wiki/Army_Cadet_Force" title="Army Cadet Force">Army Cadet Force</a> and the Army Section of the <a href="/wiki/Combined_Cadet_Force" title="Combined Cadet Force">Combined Cadet Force</a> in the United Kingdom. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Police_rank">Police rank</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Police rank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank of staff sergeant is used in some police forces to indicate a senior supervisor. The rank is used, for example, in most <a href="/wiki/Canadian_police" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian police">Canadian police</a> services. Other national police services (for example, Cyprus) have a corresponding rank of senior sergeant. In the United Kingdom, a few police forces formerly used the rank of <a href="/wiki/Station_sergeant" title="Station sergeant">station sergeant</a>, with the same rank insignia as an army staff sergeant. The <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police_Force" title="Hong Kong Police Force">Hong Kong Police Force</a> still uses this rank. </p><p>In the Philippines, as of 8 February 2019, the rank of staff sergeant is currently being used by the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_National_Police" title="Philippine National Police">Philippine National Police</a> as they adopt a new ranking classification, eliminating confusion of old ranks. The rank stands above the Police <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> and below the Police <a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">Master sergeant</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery_2">Gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=18" 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:RBPF_OR-7_-_SSG_(since_2004).gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Royal Brunei Police Force)[46]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Royal Brunei Police Force)[46]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/RBPF_OR-7_-_SSG_%28since_2004%29.gif/120px-RBPF_OR-7_-_SSG_%28since_2004%29.gif" decoding="async" width="120" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/RBPF_OR-7_-_SSG_%28since_2004%29.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="135" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Police_Force" title="Royal Brunei Police Force">Royal Brunei Police Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Brunei_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brunei-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<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:Canada-Mounted_Police-Staff_Sergeant.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)[47]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)[47]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Canada-Mounted_Police-Staff_Sergeant.svg/120px-Canada-Mounted_Police-Staff_Sergeant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Canada-Mounted_Police-Staff_Sergeant.svg/180px-Canada-Mounted_Police-Staff_Sergeant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Canada-Mounted_Police-Staff_Sergeant.svg/240px-Canada-Mounted_Police-Staff_Sergeant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="73" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police" title="Royal Canadian Mounted Police">Royal Canadian Mounted Police</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Canada_RCMP_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canada_RCMP-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<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:Staff_Sergeant_(MPS_OR-07).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Police staff sergeant (Maldives Police Service)[48]"><img alt="Police staff sergeant (Maldives Police Service)[48]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Staff_Sergeant_%28MPS_OR-07%29.png/62px-Staff_Sergeant_%28MPS_OR-07%29.png" decoding="async" width="62" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Staff_Sergeant_%28MPS_OR-07%29.png 1.5x" data-file-width="90" data-file-height="174" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Police staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Maldives_Police_Service" title="Maldives Police Service">Maldives Police Service</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<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:Philippines-Police-E-3.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Police staff sergeant (Philippine National Police)[49]"><img alt="Police staff sergeant (Philippine National Police)[49]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Philippines-Police-E-3.png/112px-Philippines-Police-E-3.png" decoding="async" width="112" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Philippines-Police-E-3.png/168px-Philippines-Police-E-3.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Philippines-Police-E-3.png/225px-Philippines-Police-E-3.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="342" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Police staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Philippine_National_Police" title="Philippine National Police">Philippine National Police</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-modifiedpnp_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-modifiedpnp-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<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:POL_policja_sier%C5%BCant_sztabowy.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sierżant sztabowy (Policja)[50]"><img alt="Sierżant sztabowy (Policja)[50]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/POL_policja_sier%C5%BCant_sztabowy.svg/66px-POL_policja_sier%C5%BCant_sztabowy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="66" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/POL_policja_sier%C5%BCant_sztabowy.svg/99px-POL_policja_sier%C5%BCant_sztabowy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/POL_policja_sier%C5%BCant_sztabowy.svg/132px-POL_policja_sier%C5%BCant_sztabowy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="290" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Polish-language text"><i lang="pl">Sierżant sztabowy</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Policja" class="mw-redirect" title="Policja">Policja</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Poland_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poland-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<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:SPF-PO-SSSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Senior staff sergeant (Singapore Police Force)[51]"><img alt="Senior staff sergeant (Singapore Police Force)[51]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/SPF-PO-SSSGT.svg/72px-SPF-PO-SSSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="72" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/SPF-PO-SSSGT.svg/108px-SPF-PO-SSSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/SPF-PO-SSSGT.svg/144px-SPF-PO-SSSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Senior staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Singapore_Police_Force" title="Singapore Police Force">Singapore Police Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Singapore1_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Singapore1-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<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:SPF-PO-SSGT.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Singapore Police Force)[51]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Singapore Police Force)[51]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/SPF-PO-SSGT.svg/72px-SPF-PO-SSGT.svg.png" decoding="async" width="72" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/SPF-PO-SSGT.svg/108px-SPF-PO-SSGT.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/SPF-PO-SSGT.svg/144px-SPF-PO-SSGT.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="441" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Singapore_Police_Force" title="Singapore Police Force">Singapore Police Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Singapore1_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Singapore1-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<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:Vancouver_Police_-_Staff_Sergeant.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Staff sergeant (Vancouver Police Department)[52]"><img alt="Staff sergeant (Vancouver Police Department)[52]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Vancouver_Police_-_Staff_Sergeant.png/84px-Vancouver_Police_-_Staff_Sergeant.png" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Vancouver_Police_-_Staff_Sergeant.png/126px-Vancouver_Police_-_Staff_Sergeant.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Vancouver_Police_-_Staff_Sergeant.png/168px-Vancouver_Police_-_Staff_Sergeant.png 2x" data-file-width="344" data-file-height="492" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Staff sergeant<br />(<a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Police_Department" title="Vancouver Police Department">Vancouver Police Department</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Vancouver_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vancouver-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_uses">Other uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Other uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A number of other organisations, basing their structure on military ranks, have historically used, or still use, the rank of staff sergeant. The rank of staff sergeant was, for example, phased out of the rank structure of <a href="/wiki/St_John_Ambulance_(England)" title="St John Ambulance (England)">St John Ambulance</a> in the early 1990s. </p> <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=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Police_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Police rank">Police rank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparative military ranks">Comparative military ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colour_sergeant" title="Colour sergeant">Colour sergeant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia" title="British Army other ranks rank insignia">British Army other ranks rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Former_ranks_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Former ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces">Former ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="Australian Army enlisted rank insignia">Australian Army enlisted rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_military_ranks" title="New Zealand military ranks">New Zealand 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/U.S._Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Air Force enlisted rank insignia">U.S. Air Force enlisted rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia">U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps_enlisted_rank_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps enlisted rank insignia">U.S. Marine Corps enlisted rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Navy_enlisted_rate_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Navy enlisted rate insignia">U.S. Navy enlisted rate insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_pay" title="United States military pay">United States military pay</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=Staff_sergeant&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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