Sergeant Major of the Army

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Sergeant Major of the Army ( SMA ) is the highest non-commissioned officer rank in the US Army . There is only one NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer) of this rank and at the same time this official position holds. He is the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Army .

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The SMA serves as the superior of the corps of the US Army and belongs to the staff of the Chief of Staff of the Army. He is an advisor in all service matters that affect the Army NCOs, especially in the areas of soldier training and quality of life.

For much of his time, he travels across the US Army, overseeing training and speaking to soldiers and their families.

The SMA is a non-commissioned officer, but in the protocol the SMA is ranked higher than the Army Lieutenant General.

List of Sergeants Major of the Army

No.	Surname	image	Beginning of the appointment	End of appointment
15th	Daniel A. Dailey		2015	(in office)
14th	Raymond F. Chandler III.		2011	2015
13	Kenneth O. Preston		2004	2011
12	Jack L. Tilley		2000	2004
11	Robert E. Hall		1997	2000
10	Gene C. McKinney		1995	1997
9	Richard A. Kidd		1991	1995
8th	Julius W. Gates		1987	1991
7th	Glen E. Morrell		1983	1987
6th	William A. Connelly		1979	1983
5	William G. Bainbridge		1975	1979
4th	Leon L. Van Autreve		1973	1975
3	Silas L. Copeland		1970	1973
2	George W. Dunaway		1968	1970
1	William O. Wooldridge		1966	1968

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SMA from 1966-79	SMA from 1979-94	SMA since 1994

See also

• Sergeant Major
• sergeant

Web links

• https://www.army.mil/article/223000/csm_michael_grinston_selected_as_16th_sergeant_major_of_the_army
• Official website of the US Army (Engl.)
• Side of the SMA (Engl.)