sergeants
Rank below lieutenant
Sergeants is the plural of sergeant, a noncommissioned military rank above corporal, typically responsible for training and supervising small units of enlisted personnel.
The rank also exists in police forces, usually denoting a supervisor of patrol officers.
Three sergeants led the training exercise.
The spelling is often confused with sergent, which is incorrect in English.
Position in hierarchy
- noncommissionedLacking official officer appointment
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- enlistedSigned up formally
- armyOrganized land-based military
infantry · platoon · squad · corporal · private · drill · command · stripes
Developing abilities through practice
- recruitsNewly joined members
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- marchingRhythmic group walking
discipline · shouting · inspection · pushups · exercise · formation · orders · yelling
Upholding legal codes
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- patrolRegular surveillance route
investigation · homicide · department · lieutenant · captain · desk · station · beat
Upper body limbs
- maceBludgeon with flanged head
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
procession · regalia · tradition · British · House of Commons · doorkeeper · security · protocol
rank
Position in hierarchy
- noncommissionedLacking official officer appointment
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- enlistedSigned up formally
army · infantry · platoon · squad · corporal · private · drill · command · stripes · chevrons
training
Developing abilities through practice
- recruitsNewly joined members
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
marching · discipline · shouting · inspection · pushups · exercise · formation · orders · yelling · intimidation
law enforcement
Upholding legal codes
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
patrol · investigation · homicide · department · lieutenant · captain · desk · station · beat · uniform
arms
Upper body limbs
- maceBludgeon with flanged head
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- WestminsterLondon's political center
ceremonial · procession · regalia · tradition · British · House of Commons · doorkeeper · security · protocol · formal
- armyinfantry, cavalry, soldiers, artillery, officers
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- military historybattles, soldiers, campaigns, officers, battlefields
- enlisted personnelprivates, corporals, specialists, recruits, lance corporals
- French Infantry WWIIfoot soldiers, riflemen, infantry units, platoons, battalions
- Historical Policingconstables, sheriffs, watchmen, night watch, bobbies
sergeantscommissioned officers
Formally appointed military leaders
generals · officers · lieutenants · colonels · captains
sergeantsprivates
Lowest enlisted rank
enlisted men · recruits · grunts · raw recruits · foot soldiers
sergeantsrecruits
Newly joined members
privates · raw recruits · cadets · trainees · greenhorns
- drill sergeantTrains raw recruits harshly
- master sergeantSenior enlisted military rank
- desk sergeantOfficer handling station arrivals
- sergeant majorSenior enlisted military position
- staff sergeantNon-commissioned officer rank
- first sergeantSenior NCO in company
sergeant, drill sergeant, sergeant major, sergeant's, staff sergeant