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"Top" is commonly used as an informal address to first sergeants or anyone serving as a company first sergeant. In field artillery units a platoon sergeant (usually an E-7) is informally referred to as "Smoke" (from "chief of smoke", a reference to when units fired as whole batteries of between four and six guns, and the senior NCO position was ...
In the United States Army, a platoon sergeant is usually a sergeant first class (E-7) and is the senior enlisted member of the platoon.From 1929 until 1942 (replaced by technical sergeant) and again from 1958 until 1988 (merged with sergeant first class), the separate rank title of platoon sergeant existed (abbreviated PSGT or PSgt.).
Air Force EPME is created and provided through the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, part of the Air University system, named after the service's fourth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Thomas N. Barnes, the first African-American to attain the highest enlisted position in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
2x Team Sergeant, Sergeant (E5) Base unit of EOD Response Section (10x Soldiers) - 3x 2-soldier EOD teams -1x Section Sergeant, Sergeant First Class (E7) Provides EOD response for Operational Support and CONUS Support Companies EOD Platoon (11x Soldiers) -3x 3-Soldier EOD Teams -1x Platoon Leader, Lieutenant (O1/O2)
In a combat arms role, a sergeant first class is typically second in charge (under an officer, typically a second lieutenant, serving as the platoon leader) of from 14 soldiers and four tanks in an armor platoon to 36 soldiers and four squads in a rifle platoon. A sergeant first class's primary responsibilities are tactical logistics, tactical ...
Sergeant (Sgt, lit. 'Servant') is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The alternative spelling, serjeant, is used in The Rifles and other units that draw their heritage from the British light infantry.
Among the letters, Z is reserved for "senior sergeant" (E-8), such that 11Z is "senior infantry sergeant". The fourth character of the MOSC represents skill level (commensurate with rank and grade): "0" is used to identify personnel undergoing training for award of a primary MOS (PMOS).
When his platoon came under attack. Sergeant Leonard organized the defense and encouraged his men. Despite suffering several wounds, he continued to command and eventually charged an enemy machine gun. He was wounded once more during the charge, and died soon after. For his actions on that day, Sergeant Leonard received the Medal of Honor.