sergeants-major
Top enlisted Army ranks
Sergeants-major is the plural of sergeant-major, a senior noncommissioned officer rank in military forces.
The unusual plural follows the pattern of compounds where the first element carries the main meaning—like attorneys-general or courts-martial.
Some speakers use sergeant-majors instead: The sergeants-major assembled for inspection.
Organized distribution of resources
- infantryGround combat troops
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- missionPurpose-driven task
warfare · valor · combat · strategy · field · troops · leadership · command
Signed up formally
- noncommissionedLacking official officer appointment
- warrant officerNon-commissioned technical expert
- corporalOf the flesh
- promotionRank increase or publicity
advancement · chevrons · insignia · stripes · battalion · regiment · brigade · platoon
Soldiers' residential building
- mess hallMilitary dining facility
- uniformIdentical throughout
- medalsAwards for achievement
- ribbonsNarrow fabric strips
traditions · customs · esprit de corps · camaraderie · veteran · service · duty · honor
Military trainer of recruits
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- formationCreation or arrangement
parade · ceremony · orders · supervision · enforcement · standards · accountability · readiness
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
- infantryGround combat troops
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
mission · warfare · valor · combat · strategy · field · troops · leadership · command · soldiers
enlisted
Signed up formally
- noncommissionedLacking official officer appointment
- warrant officerNon-commissioned technical expert
- corporalOf the flesh
promotion · advancement · chevrons · insignia · stripes · battalion · regiment · brigade · platoon · career
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
ribbons · traditions · customs · esprit de corps · camaraderie · veteran · service · duty · honor · respect
drill instructor
Military trainer of recruits
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
formation · parade · ceremony · orders · supervision · enforcement · standards · accountability · readiness · logistics
sergeants-majorprivates
Lowest enlisted rank
recruits · raw recruits · grunts · enlisted personnel · enlisted men
sergeants-majorcommissioned officers
Formally appointed military leaders
officers · lieutenants · captains · second lieutenants · generals
sergeant, major, sergeants, majors, serjeant, majority, majoring, majored