Staff Sergeant: Military rank in various military forces
Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.
The originated when they were part of the staff of a British Army regiment. They were paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company.
United States
Staff Sergeant insignia
U.S. Army
Staff Sergeant insignia
U.S. Marine Corps
Staff Sergeant insignia
U.S. Air Force
Staff Sergeant (SSG) is the title of the E-6 rank in the U.S. Army and United States Marine Corps. It is just above Sergeant. It is just below Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army or Gunnery Sergeant for the Marine Corps. It is a non-commissioned officer.
In the United States Air Force a Staff Sergeant (SSgt) is the title of an E-5. It ranks just above Senior Airman (SrA) and below Technical Sergeant (TSgt). It is the Air Force's first non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank.
References
Other websites
This article uses material from the Wikipedia Simple English article Staff sergeant, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki Simple English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.