sergeant major
Senior enlisted rank
Sergeant major is a senior enlisted rank in military organizations, typically the highest non-commissioned officer rank.
In the U.S.
Army and Marine Corps, a sergeant major serves as a principal advisor to commanders and oversees enlisted personnel within a unit.
The rank carries significant responsibility for discipline, training, and welfare of troops.
The sergeant major addressed the battalion at morning formation.
In some contexts, sergeant major also refers to a large, striped fish found in tropical Atlantic waters.
Lacking official officer appointment
- enlistedSigned up formally
- armyOrganized land-based military
- infantryGround combat troops
- platoonSmall infantry formation
battalion · regiment · promotion · drill instructor · squad leader · brigade · division · corps
Small vibrant reef-dwelling species
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
aquarium · territorial · striped · Indo-Pacific · Caribbean · schooling · omnivore · algae
Hole-boring device
- regimentationStrict systematic control
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- conductManner of behaving
obedience · enforcement · correction · strictness · rigor · regulations · standards · compliance
noncommissioned
Lacking official officer appointment
platoon · battalion · regiment · promotion · drill instructor · squad leader · brigade · division · corps · warrant officer
damselfish
Small vibrant reef-dwelling species
saltwater · aquarium · territorial · striped · Indo-Pacific · Caribbean · schooling · omnivore · algae · subtropical
drill
Hole-boring device
- regimentationStrict systematic control
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
conduct · obedience · enforcement · correction · strictness · rigor · regulations · standards · compliance · rules
- British militaryBritish Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, RAF, brigade
- Military Paradesmarch music, marching, marchers, formation, formations
- military ranksgeneral, captain, private, officer, colonel
- officerspolice officer, military officer, naval officer, army officer, commanding officer
- titlesMr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Miss
- Army Enlistedprivate, corporal, specialist, PFC, private first class
sergeant majorprivate
Restricted to certain parties
general · recruit · four-star general · buck private · field marshal
sergeant majorcommissioned officer
Formally appointed military leader
second lieutenant · ensign · officer · general · colonel
major, majority, sergeant, majors, sergeants, majorette, majorly, major-league, majordomo