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  2. Sergeant first class - Wikipedia

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    Sergeant first class is the first enlisted rank in the U.S. Army to be selected by the centralized promotion system. As such, it is considerably more difficult to achieve than the previous ranks. A sergeant first class is the first enlisted rank to be considered a senior non-commissioned officer, and a soldier achieving the rank gains not only ...

  3. United States Army enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The rank of staff sergeant was discontinued and the rank of technical sergeant (Grade E6) was renamed sergeant first class. The ranks of first sergeant and master sergeant were placed in (Grade E7). In 1948, the old olive on blue insignia was abolished.

  4. United States Army enlisted rank insignia 1851–1901 - Wikipedia

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    On July 5, 1862, [10] enlisted men of ordnance were given the ranks of sergeant, corporal, private first class and private second class. On July 29, 1862, [6] Veterinary sergeants and principal musicians were eliminated from the cavalry. Chief buglers were changed to chief trumpeters, chief farriers and blacksmiths and teamsters were added.

  5. First sergeant - Wikipedia

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    A promotable sergeant first class, or a master sergeant, may be selected for promotion to, or appointment as, a first sergeant, but will continue to wear the initial rank until successful completion of first sergeant leadership school, when the 1SG insignia of rank is authorized ("getting one's diamond").

  6. Ranks of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps - Wikipedia

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    Members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps are assigned various ranks, the titles and insignia of which are based on those used by the United States Armed Forces (and its various ROTCs), specifically the United States Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S Space Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard.

  7. Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks

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    In the USMC the OR-8 ranks are equivalent but on separate career tracks as are the OR-9 ranks, i.e. a gunnery sergeant (OR-7) is promoted to either first sergeant or master sergeant depending on his indicated preference for a command/senior enlisted advisor billet or a technical specialty.

  8. Technical sergeant - Wikipedia

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    The rank of technical sergeant existed from after World War I until 1948 when the rank was renamed sergeant first class.In 1920 the army combined several battalion/squadron level "staff" NCO ranks, including battalion quartermaster sergeant, battalion supply sergeant, ordnance sergeant, hospital sergeant, three grades of master sergeant (junior grade), and six additional senior-level technical ...

  9. Platoon sergeant - Wikipedia

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    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.).