staff sergeants
Military middle managers
Staff sergeants is the plural of staff sergeant, a noncommissioned officer rank in military forces.
In the U.S.
Army and Marine Corps, staff sergeant falls in the middle of the enlisted ranks—senior enough to supervise soldiers but still hands-on with troops.
Three staff sergeants led the training exercise.
- squadsSmall organized groups
- squad leaderHead of small military unit
- platoonsSoldier groups under lieutenants
- armyOrganized land-based military
- rankPosition in hierarchy
chain of command · esprit de corps · leadership · unit cohesion · muster · parade rest · military · barracks · chow hall · non-commissioned officer · battalions · rank insignia · dress blues · corporal · drill instructor · knife hand · responsibility · military discipline
- enlisted personnelprivates, corporals, specialists, recruits, lance corporals
staff sergeantscommissioned officers
Formally appointed military leaders
generals · colonels · lieutenants · admirals · captains
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