For the butterfly known as the staff sergeant, see Athyma selenophora.
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Comparative military ranks
Armies, air forces (non-Commonwealth)
Navies, coast guards
Air forces (Commonwealth system)
Flag commissioned officers
Field marshal or Marshal
Admiral of the fleet
Marshal of the air force
General or colonel general or army general
Admiral
Air chief marshal
Lieutenant general or army corps general
Vice admiral
Air marshal
Major general or divisional general
Rear admiral or Counter admiral
Air vice-marshal
Brigadier or brigadier general
Commodore or flotilla admiral
Air commodore
Senior commissioned officers
Colonel
(Ship-of-the-line) Captain
Group captain
Lieutenant colonel
Frigate captain or Commander
Wing commander
Major or commandant
Corvette captain or Lieutenant commander
Squadron leader
Junior commissioned officers
Captain
Lieutenant
Flight lieutenant
First lieutenant or lieutenant
Lieutenant junior grade or sub-lieutenant
Flying officer
Second lieutenant or junior lieutenant
Ensign or midshipman
Pilot officer
Officer cadet
Officer cadet
Flight cadet
Non-commissioned officers
Warrant officer or sergeant major
Warrant officer or chief petty officer
Warrant officer
Sergeant
Petty officer
Sergeant
Enlisted ranks
Corporal or bombardier
Leading seaman
Corporal
Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist
Able seaman
Leading aircraftman
Private or gunner or trooper or sapper
Seaman
Aircraftman or airman or aviator
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Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services.
Staffsergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. In origin...
ranks. Master sergeant is one of the new classification for non-commissioned officer rank. The rank stands above the Police Staffsergeant and below the...
Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staffsergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and...
structure; he also acted as a sort of chief of staff to the army's commander. In the 17th century, sergeant majors appeared in individual regiments. These...
StaffSergeant Reckless (c. 1948 – May 13, 1968), a decorated warhorse who held official rank in the United States military, was a mare of Mongolian horse...
rank (E-7) in the U.S. Army, ranking above staffsergeant (E-6) and below master sergeant and first sergeant (E-8), and is the first non-commissioned officer...
Senior staffsergeant (abbreviation: SSS or SSSGT) is a non-commissioned rank in the Singapore Police Force and St. John Brigade Singapore. The rank of...
staffsergeant but junior to sergeant major. StaffSergeant Major is an Israel Police and Israel Border Police (Magav) rank junior to Advanced Staff Sergeant...
Armed Forces. First sergeants are the most senior of the junior specialists, ranking above second sergeants, and below StaffSergeants. The rank insignia...
three Afghan civilians in return for testimony against other soldiers. StaffSergeant Calvin Gibbs, the highest-ranking soldier and the ringleader, was also...
stands above the rank of staffsergeant and below master sergeant. Technical sergeant insignia Philippine Army Technical sergeant insignia Philippine Air...
Chiefs of StaffSergeant Major of the Marine Corps Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Chief Master Sergeant of the...
Cadet staffsergeants are to be referred to as "Sergeant" by cadets, and "Cadet" or "Sergeant" by Senior Members. The grade of Cadet Technical Sergeant (C/TSgt)...
are: "Sergeant Major" and "First Sergeant" for those holding those ranks, and "Sergeant" for master sergeants, sergeants first class, staffsergeants, and...
individual as "Sergeant Major". In the Singapore Armed Forces, the CSM appointment is usually held by a staffsergeant, master sergeant (the usual rank...
E-9); the term junior NCO is sometimes used to refer to staffsergeants and technical sergeants (E-5 and E-6). The Air Force and Space Force are the only...
the rank of colour sergeant has only existed in the Corps of Staff Cadets at the Royal Military College, Duntroon. Colour sergeant is a rank in the Foot...
of platoon sergeant was eliminated in 1946, with all NCOs at this grade converting to staffsergeant. As in the past, the platoon sergeant is in charge...
appointment of platoon sergeant major, troop sergeant major, or section sergeant major. Colour sergeant: gave way to staffsergeant over the years before...
noncommissioned rank in its pay grade (T/5 as corporal; T/4 as sergeant; T/3 as sergeant or staffsergeant). Initially, technicians held the same authority as noncommissioned...
engaged StaffSergeant Bellavia. StaffSergeant Bellavia, entering further into the darkened room, returned fire and eliminated both insurgents. Staff Sergeant...
Captain Eddie "Reaper" Grimm, a US Air Force drone pilot, supported by StaffSergeant Nia Branson, provides air support from a Reaper to a US Army Delta Force...
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