sarges
Barracks bosses, informally
Sarges is the informal plural of sarge, itself a clipped form of sergeant.
It appears most often in military contexts or in depictions of them, referring to noncommissioned officers who hold that rank.
The sarges ran drills while the officers watched from the shade.
The term carries a casual, familiar tone—something enlisted soldiers might say among themselves rather than in formal address.
Enlisted supervisory ranks
- noncomsEnlisted personnel with rank
- corporalsLow-ranking military NCOs
- squad leadersThose heading small units
- noncommissioned officersEnlisted personnel with command authority
stripes · chevrons · promotions · demotions · enlisted · ranks
Small infantry formation
- squadSmall working group
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- drillHole-boring device
- infantryGround combat troops
troops · recruits · privates · cadets · battalion · company · regiment · fatigues
Harsh in manner
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- demandingRequiring great effort
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- toughDurable and strong
no-nonsense · disciplinarian · barking · commanding · intimidating · seasoned · hardened · veteran
Instructions to obey
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- pushupsBodyweight chest exercise
fall in · attention · at ease · dismissed · double-time · sound off · about-face · forward march
NCOs
Enlisted supervisory ranks
- noncomsEnlisted personnel with rank
- corporalsLow-ranking military NCOs
- squad leadersThose heading small units
noncommissioned officers · stripes · chevrons · promotions · demotions · enlisted · ranks
platoon
Small infantry formation
infantry · troops · recruits · privates · cadets · battalion · company · regiment · fatigues · uniform
gruff
Harsh in manner
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- demandingRequiring great effort
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
tough · no-nonsense · disciplinarian · barking · commanding · intimidating · seasoned · hardened · veteran · weathered
orders
Instructions to obey
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- drillsRepetitive training routines
pushups · fall in · attention · at ease · dismissed · double-time · sound off · about-face · forward march · halt
sargescommissioned officers
Formally appointed military leaders
officers · lieutenants · captains · brass · generals
sargesprivates
Lowest enlisted rank
recruits · grunts · enlisted men · raw recruits · boots