first sergeants
Top enlisted leaders
First sergeants is the plural of first sergeant, the senior noncommissioned officer in a military company or similar unit.
The first sergeant serves as principal advisor to the commanding officer and handles administrative and disciplinary matters for enlisted personnel.
In the U.S.
Army, it's a rank (E-8); in the Marines, a billet that any senior NCO may hold: The first sergeants met with the battalion commander.
Advice for decisions
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
leadership · example · instruction · professionalism · career advice · readiness · morale · esprit de corps
Authoritative instruction given
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
accountability · standards · regulations · compliance · formation · inspection · duty roster · morning report
Signed up formally
- non-commissioned officerEnlisted leader rank
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
regiment · brigade · squad leader · drill instructor · warrant officer · army · marines · promotion
Creation or arrangement
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- personnelWorkers at an organization
- readinessState of being prepared
deployment · mission · field · garrison · training schedule · duty assignment · sick call · PT
guidance
Advice for decisions
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- coachingGuiding others to improve
counseling · leadership · example · instruction · professionalism · career advice · readiness · morale · esprit de corps · unit cohesion
command
Authoritative instruction given
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
oversight · accountability · standards · regulations · compliance · formation · inspection · duty roster · morning report · corrective action
enlisted
Signed up formally
- non-commissioned officerEnlisted leader rank
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- battalionMid-sized military unit
infantry · regiment · brigade · squad leader · drill instructor · warrant officer · army · marines · promotion · chevron
formation
Creation or arrangement
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- personnelWorkers at an organization
readiness · deployment · mission · field · garrison · training schedule · duty assignment · sick call · PT · reveille
- enlisted personnelprivates, corporals, specialists, recruits, lance corporals
first sergeantscommissioned officers
Formally appointed military leaders
generals · officers · lieutenants · captains · colonels
first sergeantsprivates
Lowest enlisted rank
recruits · raw recruits · buck privates · greenhorns · rookies