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Staff sergeant

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.

History of title

In origin, certain senior sergeants were assigned to administrative, supervisory, or other specialist duties as part of the staff of a British Army regiment. As such they held seniority over sergeants who were members of a battalion or company, and were paid correspondingly increased wages. Their seniority was indicated by a crown worn above the three sergeant's stripes on their uniform rank markings.[1][2]

National variations

Australia

In the Australian Army and Cadets, the rank of staff sergeant is being phased out.[3] It was usually held by the company quartermaster sergeant or the holders of other administrative roles. Staff sergeants are always addressed as "Staff Sergeant" or "Staff", never as "Sergeant" as it degrades their rank. "Chief" is another nickname though this is only used for the company chief clerk (in some instances the chief clerk role can be filled by another non-commissioned rank (but not warrant officer) and still be referred to as "Chief"). A staff sergeant ranks above sergeant and below warrant officer class 2.

Canada

In the pre-Unification Canadian Army, the rank of Staff Sergeant existed until 1968 when the Unification of the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force into the Canadian Armed Forces occurred. Post-unification, the Canadian Armed Forces replaced the rank with that of Warrant Officer.[4][5]

Norway

In the Norwegian Defence Forces, the tasks and responsibilities of the staff sergeant (Norwegian: Stabssersjant) are not clear; quite recently, in January 2016, Norway replaced their old rank system, and implemented a new, which is more adapted to other NATO members.[6] In 1975, all of the Norwegian military branches abolished the system of using non-commissioned officers.[7] Now, however, Norway is reintroducing the Non-Commissioned Officer Corps, allowing people to become officers without graduating from a military academy or having a university degree.

Philippines

The rank of staff sergeant is used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is a non-commissioned officer rank currently used by Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force, and the Philippine Marine Corps (under the Philippine Navy). It is a rank positioned above Sergeant and below the Technical sergeant.

Singapore

Singapore Armed Forces

A staff sergeant (SSG) in the Singapore Armed Forces ranks above first sergeant and below master sergeant. It is the second most senior specialist rank. Staff sergeants are addressed as "Staff Sergeant" or "Staff", but never "Sergeant".[8]

Staff sergeants may be appointed as company sergeant major if they are due for promotion to master sergeant.[citation needed] They are usually addressed as "CSM" in camp, although in the past they were referred to as "Encik", which is now used to address only warrant officers.

The rank insignia consists of two chevrons pointing up and three chevrons pointing down, with the Singapore coat of arms in the middle.[9]

Home Team

In the Singapore Prison Service, the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSGT) is above the rank of Sergeant, and is below the rank of Chief Warder (1). The rank insignia of SSGT is one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons below it.[10]

In the Singapore Police Force, the rank of Staff Sergeant is currently being phased out with the newly overhauled "unified police rank structure" which allows a direct-entry Sergeant to be eligible for emplacement to the rank of Inspector without a degree.

In the past, the rank of Staff Sergeant is above the rank of Sergeant, and below the rank of Senior Staff Sergeant; with the new rank structure being introduced, the rank and insignia of Staff Sergeant is being phased out, and being replaced with three grades of Sergeant, namely, Sergeant (1), Sergeant (2), and Sergeant (3), before being promoted directly to Senior Staff Sergeant. However, all three grades of Sergeants all don the same three chevrons insignia.

Uniformed Youth Organisations

In the National Cadet Corps, Staff Sergeants are cadets who have passed the 3-days 2-nights Senior Specialists Leaders Course successfully. The rank of Staff Sergeant is above First Sergeant and below Master Sergeant.[11] Staff sergeants wear a rank insignia of two pointed-up chevrons, one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons, with the letters 'NCC' located below the insignia to differentiate NCC cadets from SAF personnel.

In the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) and the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC), the rank of Staff Sergeant is above Sergeant, and below Station Inspector and Warrant Officer respectively.[12][13] The rank of Staff Sergeant generally is awarded to cadets when they are in Secondary Four, before they pass out. NPCC and NCDCC Staff Sergeants wear a rank insignia of one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons. The letters 'NPCC' and 'NCDCC' are located below the insignia so as to differentiate NPCC and NCDCC cadets from Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel respectively.

In the St John Brigade (SJB), the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG) is above Sergeant, and below Senior Staff Sergeant. Staff Sergeants in SJB wear a rank insignia of one St John coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons.

United Kingdom

In the British Army, staff sergeant (SSgt or formerly S/Sgt) ranks above sergeant and below warrant officer class 2. The rank is given a NATO code of OR-7. The insignia is the monarch's crown above three downward pointing chevrons.

Staff sergeants can also hold other appointments, such as company quartermaster sergeant, and are usually known by that appointment if held. The equivalent rank in infantry regiments is colour sergeant, and holders are known by that title no matter what their appointment. In the Household Cavalry the equivalent rank is staff corporal.

British staff sergeants are never referred to or addressed as "Sergeant", which would be reducing their rank, but are referred to and addressed as "Staff Sergeant" or "Staff" ("Staff Jones", for instance) or by their appointment or its abbreviation. Quartermaster sergeants are often addressed as "Q". In most cavalry regiments, staff sergeants are addressed as "Sergeant Major"[citation needed], which is assumed to derive from the original rank of troop sergeant major, or as "Sir" by subordinates.

Flight sergeant and chief technician are the Royal Air Force equivalents. Chief petty officer is the equivalent in the Royal Navy and colour sergeant in the Royal Marines.

United States

Staff sergeant
     
Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force
Country  United States
Service branch  United States Army
  United States Marine Corps
  United States Air Force
AbbreviationSSG (USA)
SSgt (USMC and USAF)
Rank groupNon-commissioned officer
NATO rank codeOR-6 (USA & USMC)
OR-5 (USAF)
Pay gradeE-6 (USA & USMC)
E-5 (USAF)
Formation1920
Next higher rankSergeant first class (USA)
Gunnery sergeant (USMC)
Technical sergeant (USAF)
Next lower rankSergeant (USA & USMC)
Senior airman (USAF)
Equivalent ranksE-6
Petty officer first class (USN & USCG)
Technical sergeant (USSF)
E-5
Petty officer second class (USN & USCG)
Sergeant (USSF)

U.S. Army

Staff sergeant (SSG) is the E-6 rank in the United States Army, just above sergeant and below sergeant first class, and is a non-commissioned officer. Staff sergeants are generally placed in charge of squads, but can also act as platoon sergeants in the absence of a sergeant first class. In support units, staff sergeants ordinarily hold headquarters positions because of the number of slots available for them in these units. Staff sergeants are typically assigned as a squad leader or company operations non-commissioned officer in charge at the company level, but may also hold other positions depending on the type of unit. Staff sergeants are referred to as "Sergeant" except in certain training environments and schools. The NATO code is OR-6.

The rank of staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, along with technical sergeant (renamed sergeant first class in 1948) and master sergeant, was created by Congress after the First World War.[14] In 1920 the Army combined several company/battery/troop level "staff" NCO ranks, including color sergeant, supply sergeant, radio sergeant, eleven grades of sergeant first class, three grades of sergeant, two grades of master gunner, and assistant band leader into the new rank of staff sergeant. Staff sergeant, as did the ranks it combined/replaced, then ranked above sergeant but below technical sergeant/first sergeant (which, at the time, were both in the same pay grade). At that time, sergeants served as section leaders, platoon guides, and assistants to platoon commanders (the position of platoon sergeant, nor a separate rank for the position, did not yet exist), and included several formerly separate ranks such as mess sergeant, company supply sergeant, and stable sergeant, etc. In 1940, staff sergeant became the rank title of rifle platoon sergeants and in 1942 rifle squad leaders became staff sergeants, with platoon sergeants then being promoted to technical sergeants.[15]

U.S. Marine Corps

Staff Sergeant (SSgt) is E-6 rank (NATO code OR-6) in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), ranking above Sergeant and below Gunnery Sergeant. This grade is normally achieved after 6 years in service.

A Marine staff sergeant is a staff non-commissioned officer rank (SNCO). These SNCOs are career Marines serving as staff sergeants through Master Gunnery Sergeant/Sergeant Major/Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps in grades E-6 through E-9. Together, they are responsible to the commanding officer for the welfare, morale, discipline, and efficiency of Marines in their charge. Using their experience gained by time in service, including previous deployments, proven military skills and advanced leadership training, SNCOs are responsible for the proficiency, training and administrative issue of their Marines.

Staff sergeants in infantry, and light armored reconnaissance units typically serve in the billet of platoon sergeant of a 42-member rifle platoon, an 18-member scout sniper platoon (infantry battalion H&S company S-2 section) or a 24-member light armored reconnaissance platoon. In reconnaissance battalions, staff sergeants usually serve as squad/team leaders of a 6-member reconnaissance team. When serving as a platoon sergeant, they are the senior tactical advisor to the platoon commander (an officer) and the second-in-command of the platoon.

Staff sergeants also serve as a section leaders in weapons platoons (the platoon sergeant being a gunnery sergeant in weapons platoons) leading from 8–27 Marines in a crew-served weapons section (i.e., machine guns, mortars, assault weapons/rockets, and anti-tank missiles). In artillery batteries staff sergeants serve as either the local security chief/platoon sergeant of a firing battery's 94-member firing platoon or as section chief of a 10-member artillery section (viz., gun crew). In tank and assault amphibian units, they serve as section leaders in charge of 8 Marines manning two tanks or 9 Marines manning three AAVs, respectively, under a gunnery sergeant serving as platoon sergeant. When there is a shortage of gunnery sergeants, they may be assigned to a billet of platoon sergeant or company/battery gunnery sergeant, and in the event of a shortage of officers may be temporarily billeted as a platoon commander.

Staff sergeants also serve as staff non-commissioned officers in military staff sections and headquarters and service companies/headquarters batteries at battalion/squadron, regiment/group, division/wing level. Typical staff sergeant billets found in combat support companies and battalion, regiment, and division headquarters are: Personnel Chief, Senior Administration Clerk, Career Planner, Human Affairs NCO, Education/Personal Affairs Assistant, Senior Combat Photographer, Substance Abuse Counselor, Reports NCO, MAGTF Plans Chief, NBC Defense NCO/Training NCO, Intelligence Chief, Senior Intelligence Analyst, Special Security Office Chief, Operations Chief, Operations Assistant, Logistics Chief, Maintenance Management Chief, Ammunition Chief, Senior Ammunition Technician, Local Security Chief, Senior Radio Technician, Wire Chief/Supervisor, Radio Supervisor, Senior Field Radio Operator, Supply Chief, Senior General Warehouseman, Senior Small Arms Repair Technician, Senior Electro-Optical Ordnance Repairman, Motor Vehicle Maintenance Chief, Motor Operations Chief, Assistant Mess Manager, Cook Specialist, and Senior Chief Cook.

In Command Element, Combat Logistics Element, and Aviation Combat Element organizations, staff sergeants serve in basically similar positions of responsibility, authority, and accountability as their Ground Combat Element counterparts, with perhaps slightly different titles, such as Branch/Section Chief/NCOIC (Non-Commissioned Officer-In-Charge) in various work centers (e.g. mechanical, avionics, electrical, and ordnance divisions) within the aircraft maintenance department of a Marine aircraft squadron. Non Fleet Marine Force (or other operating forces) assignments may include supervisory or staff positions in recruiting, drill instructor, Marine Security Guard, Naval ROTC instructor or service school instructor, and major/joint/combined headquarters commands.

Staff sergeants, as are all Marine Corps SNCOs, addressed and referred to by their complete rank title (i.e. "Staff Sergeant Jones" or simply "Staff Sergeant," with the abbreviation "SSgt").

The rank of staff sergeant in the USMC was created in 1923 to coincide with the U.S. Army's ranks.[16] Until the end of WW2, the insignia of platoon sergeant was three chevrons and a rocker, with Staff Sergeant having a horizontal stripe instead of a rocker below the chevrons. After the separate rank of Platoon Sergeant was eliminated, the Staff Sergeant rank switched over to the rocker insignia and Staff Sergeants held the platoon sergeant's billet.

U.S. Air Force

Staff sergeant (SSgt) is E-5 in the United States Air Force. It ranks above senior airman and below technical sergeant. It is the Air Force's first non-commissioned officer rank, as well as the first Air Force rank to which promotion is attained on a competitive basis. Sergeants, also known in Air Force jargon as "buck sergeant", no longer exist, having been eliminated in the 1990s after sharing the same pay grade with that of the rank of senior airman (E-4). Staff sergeants are expected to be technically proficient and function as first-line supervisors within a 'work center'. After being selected for promotion, senior airmen must attend Airman Leadership School, which teaches them basic leadership skills and how to write performance reports to become staff sergeant. The term of address is "Staff Sergeant" or "Sergeant". High year of tenure is 20 years as of 2018.

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Cadet staff sergeant

The rank of cadet staff sergeant (CSSG or C/SSgt) is used by many cadet organisations around the world, including the Army Cadet Force and the Army Section of the Combined Cadet Force in the United Kingdom.

Police rank

The rank of staff sergeant is used in some police forces to indicate a senior supervisor. The rank is used, for example, in most Canadian police services. Other national police services (for example, Cyprus) have a corresponding rank of senior sergeant. In the United Kingdom, a few police forces formerly used the rank of station sergeant, with the same rank insignia as an army staff sergeant. The Hong Kong Police Force still uses this rank.

In the Philippines, as of 8 February 2019, the rank of staff sergeant is currently being used by the Philippine National Police as they adopt a new ranking classification, eliminating confusion of old ranks. The rank stands above the Police Corporal and below the Police Master sergeant.

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Other uses

A number of other organisations, basing their structure on military ranks, have historically used, or still use, the rank of staff sergeant. The rank of staff sergeant was, for example, phased out of the rank structure of St John Ambulance in the early 1990s.

See also

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above sergeant and below warrant officer class 2 Canada Edit In the pre Unification Canadian Army the rank of Staff Sergeant existed until 1968 when the Unification of the Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force into the Canadian Armed Forces occurred Post unification the Canadian Armed Forces replaced the rank with that of Warrant Officer 4 5 Norway Edit Further information Military ranks and insignia of Norway In the Norwegian Defence Forces the tasks and responsibilities of the staff sergeant Norwegian Stabssersjant are not clear quite recently in January 2016 Norway replaced their old rank system and implemented a new which is more adapted to other NATO members 6 In 1975 all of the Norwegian military branches abolished the system of using non commissioned officers 7 Now however Norway is reintroducing the Non Commissioned Officer Corps allowing people to become officers without graduating from a military academy or having a university degree Philippines Edit The rank of staff sergeant is used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines It is a non commissioned officer rank currently used by Philippine Army Philippine Air Force and the Philippine Marine Corps under the Philippine Navy It is a rank positioned above Sergeant and below the Technical sergeant Singapore Edit Singapore Armed Forces Edit A staff sergeant SSG in the Singapore Armed Forces ranks above first sergeant and below master sergeant It is the second most senior specialist rank Staff sergeants are addressed as Staff Sergeant or Staff but never Sergeant 8 Staff sergeants may be appointed as company sergeant major if they are due for promotion to master sergeant citation needed They are usually addressed as CSM in camp although in the past they were referred to as Encik which is now used to address only warrant officers The rank insignia consists of two chevrons pointing up and three chevrons pointing down with the Singapore coat of arms in the middle 9 Home Team Edit In the Singapore Prison Service the rank of Staff Sergeant SSGT is above the rank of Sergeant and is below the rank of Chief Warder 1 The rank insignia of SSGT is one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed down chevrons below it 10 In the Singapore Police Force the rank of Staff Sergeant is currently being phased out with the newly overhauled unified police rank structure which allows a direct entry Sergeant to be eligible for emplacement to the rank of Inspector without a degree In the past the rank of Staff Sergeant is above the rank of Sergeant and below the rank of Senior Staff Sergeant with the new rank structure being introduced the rank and insignia of Staff Sergeant is being phased out and being replaced with three grades of Sergeant namely Sergeant 1 Sergeant 2 and Sergeant 3 before being promoted directly to Senior Staff Sergeant However all three grades of Sergeants all don the same three chevrons insignia Uniformed Youth Organisations Edit In the National Cadet Corps Staff Sergeants are cadets who have passed the 3 days 2 nights Senior Specialists Leaders Course successfully The rank of Staff Sergeant is above First Sergeant and below Master Sergeant 11 Staff sergeants wear a rank insignia of two pointed up chevrons one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed down chevrons with the letters NCC located below the insignia to differentiate NCC cadets from SAF personnel In the National Police Cadet Corps NPCC and the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps NCDCC the rank of Staff Sergeant is above Sergeant and below Station Inspector and Warrant Officer respectively 12 13 The rank of Staff Sergeant generally is awarded to cadets when they are in Secondary Four before they pass out NPCC and NCDCC Staff Sergeants wear a rank insignia of one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed down chevrons The letters NPCC and NCDCC are located below the insignia so as to differentiate NPCC and NCDCC cadets from Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel respectively In the St John Brigade SJB the rank of Staff Sergeant SSG is above Sergeant and below Senior Staff Sergeant Staff Sergeants in SJB wear a rank insignia of one St John coat of arms and three pointed down chevrons United Kingdom Edit In the British Army staff sergeant SSgt or formerly S Sgt ranks above sergeant and below warrant officer class 2 The rank is given a NATO code of OR 7 The insignia is the monarch s crown above three downward pointing chevrons Staff sergeants can also hold other appointments such as company quartermaster sergeant and are usually known by that appointment if held The equivalent rank in infantry regiments is colour sergeant and holders are known by that title no matter what their appointment In the Household Cavalry the equivalent rank is staff corporal British staff sergeants are never referred to or addressed as Sergeant which would be reducing their rank but are referred to and addressed as Staff Sergeant or Staff Staff Jones for instance or by their appointment or its abbreviation Quartermaster sergeants are often addressed as Q In most cavalry regiments staff sergeants are addressed as Sergeant Major citation needed which is assumed to derive from the original rank of troop sergeant major or as Sir by subordinates Flight sergeant and chief technician are the Royal Air Force equivalents Chief petty officer is the equivalent in the Royal Navy and colour sergeant in the Royal Marines United States Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Staff sergeant news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Staff sergeant Army Marine Corps and Air ForceCountry United StatesService branch United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Air ForceAbbreviationSSG USA SSgt USMC and USAF Rank groupNon commissioned officerNATO rank codeOR 6 USA amp USMC OR 5 USAF Pay gradeE 6 USA amp USMC E 5 USAF Formation1920Next higher rankSergeant first class USA Gunnery sergeant USMC Technical sergeant USAF Next lower rankSergeant USA amp USMC Senior airman USAF Equivalent ranksE 6Petty officer first class USN amp USCG Technical sergeant USSF E 5Petty officer second class USN amp USCG Sergeant USSF U S Army Edit Staff sergeant SSG is the E 6 rank in the United States Army just above sergeant and below sergeant first class and is a non commissioned officer Staff sergeants are generally placed in charge of squads but can also act as platoon sergeants in the absence of a sergeant first class In support units staff sergeants ordinarily hold headquarters positions because of the number of slots available for them in these units Staff sergeants are typically assigned as a squad leader or company operations non commissioned officer in charge at the company level but may also hold other positions depending on the type of unit Staff sergeants are referred to as Sergeant except in certain training environments and schools The NATO code is OR 6 The rank of staff sergeant in the U S Army along with technical sergeant renamed sergeant first class in 1948 and master sergeant was created by Congress after the First World War 14 In 1920 the Army combined several company battery troop level staff NCO ranks including color sergeant supply sergeant radio sergeant eleven grades of sergeant first class three grades of sergeant two grades of master gunner and assistant band leader into the new rank of staff sergeant Staff sergeant as did the ranks it combined replaced then ranked above sergeant but below technical sergeant first sergeant which at the time were both in the same pay grade At that time sergeants served as section leaders platoon guides and assistants to platoon commanders the position of platoon sergeant nor a separate rank for the position did not yet exist and included several formerly separate ranks such as mess sergeant company supply sergeant and stable sergeant etc In 1940 staff sergeant became the rank title of rifle platoon sergeants and in 1942 rifle squad leaders became staff sergeants with platoon sergeants then being promoted to technical sergeants 15 U S Marine Corps Edit Staff Sergeant SSgt is E 6 rank NATO code OR 6 in the United States Marine Corps USMC ranking above Sergeant and below Gunnery Sergeant This grade is normally achieved after 6 years in service A Marine staff sergeant is a staff non commissioned officer rank SNCO These SNCOs are career Marines serving as staff sergeants through Master Gunnery Sergeant Sergeant Major Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps in grades E 6 through E 9 Together they are responsible to the commanding officer for the welfare morale discipline and efficiency of Marines in their charge Using their experience gained by time in service including previous deployments proven military skills and advanced leadership training SNCOs are responsible for the proficiency training and administrative issue of their Marines Staff sergeants in infantry and light armored reconnaissance units typically serve in the billet of platoon sergeant of a 42 member rifle platoon an 18 member scout sniper platoon infantry battalion H amp S company S 2 section or a 24 member light armored reconnaissance platoon In reconnaissance battalions staff sergeants usually serve as squad team leaders of a 6 member reconnaissance team When serving as a platoon sergeant they are the senior tactical advisor to the platoon commander an officer and the second in command of the platoon Staff sergeants also serve as a section leaders in weapons platoons the platoon sergeant being a gunnery sergeant in weapons platoons leading from 8 27 Marines in a crew served weapons section i e machine guns mortars assault weapons rockets and anti tank missiles In artillery batteries staff sergeants serve as either the local security chief platoon sergeant of a firing battery s 94 member firing platoon or as section chief of a 10 member artillery section viz gun crew In tank and assault amphibian units they serve as section leaders in charge of 8 Marines manning two tanks or 9 Marines manning three AAVs respectively under a gunnery sergeant serving as platoon sergeant When there is a shortage of gunnery sergeants they may be assigned to a billet of platoon sergeant or company battery gunnery sergeant and in the event of a shortage of officers may be temporarily billeted as a platoon commander Staff sergeants also serve as staff non commissioned officers in military staff sections and headquarters and service companies headquarters batteries at battalion squadron regiment group division wing level Typical staff sergeant billets found in combat support companies and battalion regiment and division headquarters are Personnel Chief Senior Administration Clerk Career Planner Human Affairs NCO Education Personal Affairs Assistant Senior Combat Photographer Substance Abuse Counselor Reports NCO MAGTF Plans Chief NBC Defense NCO Training NCO Intelligence Chief Senior Intelligence Analyst Special Security Office Chief Operations Chief Operations Assistant Logistics Chief Maintenance Management Chief Ammunition Chief Senior Ammunition Technician Local Security Chief Senior Radio Technician Wire Chief Supervisor Radio Supervisor Senior Field Radio Operator Supply Chief Senior General Warehouseman Senior Small Arms Repair Technician Senior Electro Optical Ordnance Repairman Motor Vehicle Maintenance Chief Motor Operations Chief Assistant Mess Manager Cook Specialist and Senior Chief Cook In Command Element Combat Logistics Element and Aviation Combat Element organizations staff sergeants serve in basically similar positions of responsibility authority and accountability as their Ground Combat Element counterparts with perhaps slightly different titles such as Branch Section Chief NCOIC Non Commissioned Officer In Charge in various work centers e g mechanical avionics electrical and ordnance divisions within the aircraft maintenance department of a Marine aircraft squadron Non Fleet Marine Force or other operating forces assignments may include supervisory or staff positions in recruiting drill instructor Marine Security Guard Naval ROTC instructor or service school instructor and major joint combined headquarters commands Staff sergeants as are all Marine Corps SNCOs addressed and referred to by their complete rank title i e Staff Sergeant Jones or simply Staff Sergeant with the abbreviation SSgt The rank of staff sergeant in the USMC was created in 1923 to coincide with the U S Army s ranks 16 Until the end of WW2 the insignia of platoon sergeant was three chevrons and a rocker with Staff Sergeant having a horizontal stripe instead of a rocker below the chevrons After the separate rank of Platoon Sergeant was eliminated the Staff Sergeant rank switched over to the rocker insignia and Staff Sergeants held the platoon sergeant s billet U S Air Force Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Staff sergeant SSgt is E 5 in the United States Air Force It ranks above senior airman and below technical sergeant It is the Air Force s first non commissioned officer rank as well as the first Air Force rank to which promotion is attained on a competitive basis Sergeants also known in Air Force jargon as buck sergeant no longer exist having been eliminated in the 1990s after sharing the same pay grade with that of the rank of senior airman E 4 Staff sergeants are expected to be technically proficient and function as first line supervisors within a work center After being selected for promotion senior airmen must attend Airman Leadership School which teaches them basic leadership skills and how to write performance reports to become staff sergeant The term of address is Staff Sergeant or Sergeant High year of tenure is 20 years as of 2018 Gallery Edit Staff sergeant Antigua and Barbuda Regiment 17 Staff sergeant Barbados Regiment 18 Staff sergeant Botswana Ground Force 19 Staf sarjan Royal Brunei Land Forces 20 Staff sergeant Gambian National Army Staff sergeant Ghana Army Staff sergeant Guyana Army 21 Staff sergeant Jamaican Army 22 Staff sergeant Kenya Army Staff sergeant Lesotho Army 23 Staff sergeant Liberian Ground Forces 24 Staf sarjan Malaysian Army 25 ސ ޓ ފ ސ ރޖ ނ ޓ Staaf saarjant Maldives National Defence Force 26 Staff sergeant Army of Malta 27 Staff sergeant Namibian Army 28 Staff sergeant New Zealand Army 29 Staff sergeant Nigerian Army 30 Stabssersjant Norwegian Army 31 Staff sergeant Rwandan Land Forces 32 Staff sergeant Seychelles Infantry Unit 33 Staff sergeant Singapore Army 34 Staff sergeant South African Army 35 Staff sergeant Sri Lanka Army 36 37 Staff sergeant Tongan Land Component 38 Staff sergeant Ugandan Land Forces 39 Shtab serzhant Shtab serzhant Ukrainian Ground Forces 40 Staff sergeant British Army 41 Staff sergeant United States Army 42 Staff sergeant Zambian Army Staff sergeant Zimbabwe National Army Cadet staff sergeant EditThe rank of cadet staff sergeant CSSG or C SSgt is used by many cadet organisations around the world including the Army Cadet Force and the Army Section of the Combined Cadet Force in the United Kingdom Police rank EditThe rank of staff sergeant is used in some police forces to indicate a senior supervisor The rank is used for example in most Canadian police services Other national police services for example Cyprus have a corresponding rank of senior sergeant In the United Kingdom a few police forces formerly used the rank of station sergeant with the same rank insignia as an army staff sergeant The Hong Kong Police Force still uses this rank In the Philippines as of 8 February 2019 the rank of staff sergeant is currently being used by the Philippine National Police as they adopt a new ranking classification eliminating confusion of old ranks The rank stands above the Police Corporal and below the Police Master sergeant Gallery Edit Staff sergeant Royal Brunei Police Force 43 Staff Sergeant Royal Canadian Mounted Police 44 Police staff sergeant Maldives Police Service 45 Police Staff Sergeant Philippine National Police 46 Sierzant sztabowy Policja 47 Senior Staff Sergeant Singapore Police Force 48 Staff Sergeant Singapore Police Force 48 Staff sergeant Vancouver Police Department 49 Other uses EditA number of other organisations basing their structure on military ranks have historically used or still use the rank of staff sergeant The rank of staff sergeant was for example phased out of the rank structure of St John Ambulance in the early 1990s See also EditPolice rank Comparative military ranks Colour Sergeant British Army other ranks rank insignia Former ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces Australian Army enlisted rank insignia New Zealand military ranks United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II U S Air Force enlisted rank insignia U S Army enlisted rank insignia U S Marine Corps enlisted rank insignia U S Navy enlisted rate insignia United States military payReferences Edit British Army ranks United Kingdom National Army Museum Retrieved 17 April 2018 Staff Sergeant A history of the rank and some examples of the badge Digger History Retrieved 17 April 2018 Other Ranks Australian Army Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 7 October 2015 Staff Sergeant canadiansoldiers com Retrieved 2 March 2022 Warrant Officers canadiansoldiers com Retrieved 2 March 2022 Prop 111 LS 2014 2015 PDF The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence Retrieved 1 May 2017 Forsvaret innforer ny personellordning The Norwegian Government 12 June 2015 Retrieved 2 May 2017 SAF Military Ranks Specialists Mindef gov sg Singapore Armed Forces ranks Singapore Prison Service 新加坡监狱部门 Perkhidmatan Penjara Singapura uniforminsignia org Retrieved 26 November 2018 NCC Ranks and Badges Anglo Chinese School Independent Retrieved 20 November 2018 National Civil Defence Cadet Corps NCDCC National Civil Defence Cadet Corps NCDCC uniforminsignia org Retrieved 20 November 2018 National Police Cadet Corps npcc org sg Retrieved 20 November 2018 A Short History of the NCO Archived from the original on 14 April 2008 Retrieved 1 April 2008 Perrenot P United States Army Grade Insignia Since 1776 2009 World War II era Marine Corps enlisted ranks Ww2gyrene org Archived from the original on 13 October 2016 Retrieved 1 April 2008 Antigua amp Barbuda Defence Force Paratus PDF Regional Publications Ltd pp 12 13 Retrieved 2 March 2020 Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony YouTube Barbados Defence Force 18 July 2019 Retrieved 29 October 2022 Ranks Government of Botswana Archived from the original on 26 August 2016 Retrieved 22 September 2016 Akta angkatan bersenjata diraja Brunei Penggal 149 PDF agc gov bn in Malay 16 December 2013 pp 1999 2000 Retrieved 14 July 2021 Merrill Tim 1993 Guyana and Belize country studies Library of Congress p 138 LCCN 93010956 Retrieved 3 June 2021 BADGES OF RANK Official Jamaica Defence Force Website 2019 Archived from the original on 20 August 2020 Retrieved 16 November 2019 Ranks in the Army Lesotho Defence Force Retrieved 5 May 2021 Defense Act of 2008 PDF 3 September 2008 p 8 Retrieved 20 November 2017 Kategori Pangkat army mod gov my in Malagasy Malaysian Army Retrieved 10 July 2021 ރ ނ ކ ސ ޓ ރ ކ ޗ ރ mndf gov mv in Divehi Maldives National Defence Force Archived from the original on 29 February 2020 Retrieved 2 June 2021 Rank Insignia afm gov mt Armed Forces of Malta Retrieved 26 May 2021 Government Notice PDF Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia Vol 4547 20 August 2010 pp 99 102 Retrieved 20 December 2021 Badges of Rank PDF nzdf mil nz New Zealand Defence Force Retrieved 28 July 2022 Smaldone Joseph P 1992 National Security In Metz Helen Chapin ed Nigeria a country study Area Handbook 5th ed Washington D C Library of Congress pp 296 297 LCCN 92009026 Retrieved 21 October 2021 Militaere grader forsvaret no in Norwegian Norwegian Armed Forces 4 February 2021 Retrieved 26 May 2021 RDF Insignia mod gov rw Government of the Republic of Rwanda Retrieved 12 June 2021 Rank structure spdf sc Seychelles People s Defence Forces Retrieved 4 June 2021 SAF Rank Insignias mindef gov sg Ministry of Defence Singapore Retrieved 7 June 2021 Uniform Rank insignia army mil za Department of Defence South Africa Archived from the original on 20 October 2020 Retrieved 29 May 2021 Dress Regulation PDF Part I PDF army lk Sri Lanka Army January 2019 pp 10 4 10 11 Retrieved 20 May 2021 Other Ranks army lk Sri Lanka Army Retrieved 24 September 2021 Tonga Defence Services Amendment Regulations 2009 PDF Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary 5 151 153 10 May 2010 Retrieved 26 September 2021 Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Act PDF The Uganda Gazette Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation CXII 46 1851 1854 18 September 2019 Retrieved 29 May 2021 NAKAZ 20 11 2017 606 zakon rada gov ua in Ukrainian Ministry of Justice of Ukraine 13 December 2017 Retrieved 2 June 2021 Rank structure army mod uk British Army Retrieved 27 May 2021 U S Army Ranks army mil United States Army Retrieved 27 May 2021 Royal Brunei Police Force International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia Retrieved 20 March 2020 Ranks of the Force rcmp grc gc ca Royal Canadian Mounted Police 21 May 2015 Retrieved 25 January 2021 Rank Insignias Maldives Police Official Website Retrieved 15 February 2021 Sadongdong Martin 26 March 2019 Modified PNP rank classification takes effect Manila Bulletin Archived from the original on 28 March 2019 Retrieved 28 March 2019 Rozporzadzenie Rady Ministrow z dnia 21 czerwca 2019 r w sprawie stopni policyjnych Agencji Bezpieczenstwa Wewnetrznego Agencji Wywiadu Biura Ochrony Rzadu Sluzby Ochrony Panstwa Panstwowej Strazy Pozarnej Sluzby Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego Sluzby Wywiadu Wojskowego Sluzby Wieziennej lub Strazy Granicznej odpowiadajacych poszczegolnym stopniom wojskowym Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 21 June 2019 on the ranks of the Police Internal Security Agency Foreign Intelligence Agency Government Protection Bureau State Protection Service State Fire Service Military Counterintelligence Service Military Intelligence Service Prison Service or Border Guard corresponding to individual ranks military PDF Internetowy System Aktow Prawnych in Polish Retrieved 23 April 2020 a b Ranks and drill commands cmpb gov sg Ministry of Defence Retrieved 4 February 2021 The Job Vancouver Police Department Vancouver ca Retrieved 3 May 2017 External links EditUnited States Army Staff Sergeant duties U S Army Enlisted Rank Insignia Criteria Background and Images http www Army mil Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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