Staff sergeant
Staff Sergeant is a military rank in the civil servant career of the English-speaking armed forces .
Commonwealth
British Army
The Staff Sergeant the British Army (abbreviation SSgt ) has the NATO Code rank OR 7 and is the fourth rank NCO ( "non-commissioned officer") of the British Army. The usual salutation is "Staff Sergeant" or "Staff" for short , but never "Sergeant" , as this salutation belongs to a lower rank.
Within the British Army there are additional designations for this rank:
- In the Royal Marines and in the infantry regiments of the British Army, the rank is Color Sergeant . This is also addressed with the full rank or briefly with "Color" (or "Colors" for the Royal Marines), but also never as a "Sergeant" .
- In the case of the two regiments of the Household Cavalry , the rank is "Staff Corporal", this is addressed as "Corporal-Major" by higher rank and "Sir" by subordinates .
In the Bundeswehr this rank corresponds to the main sergeant , in the Austrian Armed Forces it is roughly equivalent to the staff sergeant .
| Rank | ||
| lower: Sergeant |
Staff sergeant |
higher: Warrant Officer class 2 |
Australia
The Australian Army also knows the rank of Staff Sergeant (abbreviation SSGT ), but this is currently running out. Ranks and salutations are identical to those of the British Army.
Singapore
The Staff Sergeant of the Singapore Armed Forces (abbreviation SSG ) has the NATO rank code OR-8, but is also the fourth non-commissioned officer rank ("Specialist Ranks") of the Singapore armed forces. As in all armies of the Commonwealth, the usual salutation is "Staff Sergeant" or "Staff" for short , but never "Sergeant" as this salutation belongs to a lower rank.
In the Bundeswehr this rank corresponds to the staff sergeant , in the Austrian armed forces it is roughly equivalent to the senior staff sergeant .
| Rank | ||
| lower: First Sergeant |
Staff sergeant |
higher: Master Sergeant |
United States
US Army
The Staff Sergeant of the United States Army (abbreviation SSG ) has the NATO rank code OR-6. The usual salutation is "Sergeant".
He is the third rank of non-commissioned officer in the Army.
In the Bundeswehr share sergeant and sergeant this rank, while in the Austrian federal army the sergeant takes this position.
| Rank | ||
| lower: Sergeant |
Staff sergeant |
higher: Sergeant First Class |
US Air Force
The Staff Sergeant of the United States Air Force (abbreviation SSgt ), on the other hand, has the NATO rank code OR-5. The usual salutation is "Sergeant".
He is the first rank of non-commissioned officer in the Air Force.
In the Federal Armed Forces , NCO and staff sergeant share this rank, while in the Austrian Armed Forces the sergeant holds this position.
| Rank | ||
| lower: Senior Airman |
Staff sergeant |
higher: Technical Sergeant |
US Marine Corps
The Staff Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps (abbreviation SSgt ) in turn has the NATO rank code OR-6. The usual salutation is “Staff Sergeant”.
He is the third rank of non-commissioned officer in the Marine Corps.
Like the Army Staff Sergeant, he corresponds to the Sergeant / Oberfeldwebel or the Oberwachtmeister .
| Rank | ||
| lower: Sergeant |
Staff sergeant |
higher: Gunnery Sergeant |
Web links
- Marine Corps Ranks (Engl.)
- World War II Marine Corps enlisted rank structure (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Other Ranks of the Australian Army ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Singapore Army - Ranks
