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A command sergeant major (CSM) is a non-commissioned rank and position of office in the United States Army. The holder of this rank and position is the most senior enlisted member of a color-bearing Army unit ( battalion or higher).
The sergeant major of the Army (SMA) is a unique noncommissioned rank and position of office in the United States Army.The holder of this rank and position is the most senior enlisted soldier in the Army, unless an enlisted soldier is serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman.
Command Sergeant Major Gary Camper, May 1999 – February 2001; Command Sergeant Major Rickey J. Talley, April 2001 – September 2006; Command Sergeant Major Stanley O. Richards, September 2007 – October 2011; Command Sergeant Major Terry E. Moten, October 2011 – May 2013; Command Sergeant Major Robert E. Townes, June 2013 – June 2015
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.
Sergeant major is now generally an appointment rather than a rank. The appointment is normally held by the senior warrant officer of an army or marine unit. These appointments are made at several levels: for example, the senior warrant officer of a company, battery or squadron, or the senior warrant officer of a battalion or regiment.
Daniel A. Dailey (born January 11, 1969) is a former United States Army soldier who served as the 15th Sergeant Major of the Army from January 30, 2015, to August 9, 2019. Prior to his tenure as the Sergeant Major of the Army, [1] he served as the Command Sergeant Major for the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.
U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command Sgt. Maj. Craig Hood, center, talks with Brig. Gen. Rhett R. Cox, left, the commanding general of Army Counterintelligence ...
11 Service stripes.; Since military retirement, Kidd continues to serve the military community and has received numerous awards including the Outstanding Civilian Service Award, the 2005 Sergeant Major of the Army William G. Bainbridge Medal and in 2006 he received the Doughboy Award for his outstanding contributions to the United States Army Infantry.