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The sergeant major of the Army, like counterparts in the other branches, wears a unique rank insignia, including a unique collar insignia ("brass"). The collar insignia of the SMA is the shield portion of the collar insignia of an aide-de-camp to the Army Chief of Staff (less the surmounting eagle), placed upon an enlisted collar disk of gold ...
Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) Command Sergeant Major Jebin R. Heyse [72] U.S. Army: U.S. Army Europe and Africa: Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Command Sergeant Major Jeremiah E. Inman [73] U.S. Army: U.S. Army Pacific: Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Command ...
Gene C. McKinney (born November 3, 1950) is a retired United States Army soldier who served as the 10th Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA), serving from July 1995 to October 1997. [1] He was the first African American to reach that rank in the United States Army. [ 2 ]
Considered a higher grade than sergeant major (or than command sergeant major from 1968), the Sergeant Major of the Army didn't receive its unique rank insignia until 1979. In 1968, the rank of command sergeant major was established as an assistant to the commanding officer at battalion, brigade, division, and corps levels.
Van Autreve saw increasing the standards of the army's non-commissioned officer (NCO) corps as his highest priority. As part of the rejuvenation of the NCO Corps, Van Autreve gave NCOs more voice in command decisions, reduced the army's reliance on soldiers' councils, increased professional standards for NCOs, developed the Noncommissioned Officer Education System, and encouraged NCOs to have ...
William A. Connelly (June 2, 1931 – November 24, 2019) was a United States Army soldier who served as the sixth Sergeant Major of the Army.He was sworn in on July 2, 1979, and served until June 1983.
Army Commendation Medal (2) Richard A. Kidd (born June 24, 1943) is a retired United States Army soldier who served as the ninth Sergeant Major of the Army . He was sworn in on July 2, 1991, and served until his term expired in June 1995.
William G. Bainbridge (April 17, 1925 – November 29, 2008) was a United States Army soldier who served as the fifth Sergeant Major of the Army. [1] He was sworn in on July 1, 1975, and served until June 1979. He was the last World War II veteran to hold the position of Sergeant Major of the Army.