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The single chevron above visually identifies Senior NCO status for E-7 master sergeants along with two chevrons above for E-8 senior master sergeants and three chevrons above for E-9 chief master sergeants in the Air Force NCO insignia. In 2015, the Air Force announced its promotion overhaul and newly established boards for master sergeant.
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In 1991, the Air Force changed its NCO insignia so that a maximum of five stripes, or rockers, were placed on the bottom of the chevrons. The master sergeant rank insignia was changed by removing the bottom (sixth) rocker, and relocating it above as a single chevron, on top of the five lower stripes.
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Only in the Marine Corps are master sergeants required to be addressed by their full rank. In the Marine Corps, master sergeants may be referred to by the nickname of "Top". This usage is an informal one, however, and would not be used in an official or formal setting. Use of this nickname by
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In 1920, the Army combined several regimental level "staff" NCO ranks, including four grades of sergeant major, three grades of quartermaster sergeant, regimental supply sergeant, senior ordnance sergeant, senior band sergeant, four grades of senior master sergeant, and seven additional master-level
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Per Air Force
Instruction 36–2618, master sergeants do serve in positions as squadron superintendents, flight chiefs, section chiefs, and non-commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC). Air Force first sergeants occupy the pay grades of E-7 through E-9 and are referred to officially as "first sergeant"
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When holding the position of first sergeant, while uncommon, the master sergeant is referred to as "first sergeant"; however, when not in the position of first sergeant, master sergeants are addressed as "sergeant". This is the standard address for all pay grades E-5 through E-8. Use of the term
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Most infantry master sergeants serve as the operations chief of a weapons company, in place of the gunnery sergeant found in the company headquarters of a rifle company. Infantry master sergeants also serve as the assistant operations chief in the S-3 section of the headquarters of an infantry
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of subordinate rank is at the rank holder's discretion. In the U.S. Armed Forces, all master sergeants (Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) are senior non-commissioned officers (i.e., pay grades E-7 through E-9). However, in the U.S. Marine Corps, the non-commissioned officer ranks of
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regiment and Marine
Expeditionary Unit and in the G-3 section of the headquarters of a Marine Expeditionary Brigade. The Marine division and Marine Expeditionary Force headquarters contains two infantry master sergeants, one as the training SNCO and the other as the readiness chief.
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Most non-infantry master sergeants serve as section chief/SNCOIC of their MOS type staff section in a battalion or higher level headquarters. General command leadership at this paygrade is provided by the separate rank of first sergeant.
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2252:"Space Force to Adopt 'Specialist,' Other New Ranks Feb. 1"
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2091:"עושים לכם סדר בדרגות"
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2372:(in Ukrainian).
2362:
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2333:
2327:
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2322:
2317:on 28 April 2010
2313:. Archived from
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2292:
2290:
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2267:
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2247:
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2110:
2109:
2107:
2105:
2087:
2045:
2030:
2028:Maister-serzhant
2024:
2023:
2017:
1999:
1981:
1963:
1936:U.S. Space Force
1907:Civil Air Patrol
1893:Civil Air Patrol
1857:
1842:
1830:
1747:gunnery sergeant
1732:
1725:
1721:
1718:
1712:
1681:
1673:
1587:
1580:
1576:
1573:
1567:
1536:
1528:
1518:Civil Air Patrol
1483:
1476:
1472:Gunnery sergeant
1469:
1456:
1449:
1448:(USA & USMC)
1442:
1434:Next higher rank
1429:
1424:
1423:(USA & USMC)
1411:
1406:
1405:(USA & USMC)
1380:
1375:
1363:U.S. Space Force
1361:
1359:
1358:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1337:
1335:
1334:
1325:
1323:
1322:
1307:
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994:
987:
980:
930:
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923:
917:
911:
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904:
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897:
891:
885:
884:
878:
872:
871:
858:
852:
851:
845:
843:Rav samal rishon
839:
838:
832:
826:
825:
819:
817:Rav samal bakhír
813:
812:
806:
800:
799:
784:
781:
776:
775:
774:
757:
745:
733:
729:
723:
721:rav samal rishon
717:
684:
677:
670:
590:Lance bombardier
420:First lieutenant
374:Corvette captain
298:flotilla admiral
274:Air vice-marshal
163:
144:
132:
121:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
3612:
3611:
3607:
3606:
3605:
3603:
3602:
3601:
3557:
3556:
3555:
3550:
3534:first sergeants
3514:
3507:
3494:
3475:
3469:
3458:
3447:
3436:
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3403:
3392:
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3299:
3288:
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2959:
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2851:
2841:
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2571:
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2389:
2379:
2377:
2364:
2363:
2359:
2349:
2347:
2335:
2334:
2330:
2320:
2318:
2311:Philippine Army
2301:
2300:
2296:
2286:
2284:
2280:
2276:
2275:
2271:
2262:
2260:
2249:
2248:
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2225:
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2219:
2215:
2206:
2204:
2195:
2194:
2190:
2182:
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2167:
2166:
2159:
2150:
2148:
2140:
2139:
2135:
2118:
2117:
2113:
2103:
2101:
2089:
2088:
2084:
2079:
2062:
2055:
2049:
2048:Master sergeant
2046:
2037:
2031:
2025:
2022:Майстер-сержант
2018:
2009:
2003:
2002:Master sergeant
2000:
1991:
1988:Philippine Army
1985:
1984:Master sergeant
1982:
1973:
1967:
1966:Master sergeant
1964:
1955:
1938:
1895:
1867:
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1864:
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1850:
1849:
1843:
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1713:
1698:
1682:
1671:
1598:
1588:
1577:
1571:
1568:
1553:
1537:
1526:
1490:Master sergeant
1481:
1477:
1474:
1470:
1467:
1461:Next lower rank
1454:
1450:
1447:
1443:
1440:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1409:
1407:
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1378:
1376:
1373:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1332:
1330:
1329:
1320:
1318:
1302:
1300:
1292:
1278:
1273:
1259:
1254:
1253:Master sergeant
1248:
1236:
1230:
1203:Master sergeant
1188:Second sergeant
1134:
1133:
1076:
1071:
1040:Philippine Navy
1028:Philippine Army
1022:is used by the
1020:Master sergeant
1017:
960:Master sergeant
938:
925:
912:
899:
886:
873:
853:
840:
827:
814:
801:
790:
770:
712:
696:master sergeant
688:
652:
647:
632:
627:
622:
608:
593:
588:
564:
526:Warrant officer
519:
516:Warrant officer
509:
506:Warrant officer
464:
454:
435:
431:
423:
385:Squadron leader
379:
367:
348:
345:Frigate captain
325:
296:
286:
269:Counter admiral
267:
257:
233:
209:
206:colonel general
204:
159:
158:
150:
142:
141:
139:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3610:
3608:
3600:
3599:
3594:
3589:
3584:
3579:
3574:
3569:
3567:Military ranks
3559:
3558:
3552:
3551:
3547:
3546:
3545:
3544:
3541:
3519:
3518:
3505:
3473:
3462:
3451:
3440:
3429:
3418:
3407:
3396:
3385:
3373:
3372:
3349:
3336:
3325:
3314:
3303:
3292:
3281:
3270:
3259:
3248:
3236:
3235:
3204:
3171:
3147:
3123:
3112:
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3057:
3045:
3044:
3021:
2984:
2963:
2952:
2941:
2930:
2919:
2908:
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2874:
2873:
2849:
2826:
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2791:
2780:
2769:
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2747:
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2725:
2713:
2712:
2689:
2666:
2642:
2631:
2620:
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2586:
2575:
2564:
2553:
2541:
2540:
2535:
2530:
2525:
2520:
2515:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2495:
2490:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2474:
2473:
2470:enlisted ranks
2468:United States
2467:
2465:
2464:
2457:
2450:
2442:
2436:
2435:
2430:
2423:
2422:External links
2420:
2417:
2416:
2387:
2357:
2328:
2294:
2269:
2242:
2213:
2188:
2185:on 2008-06-25.
2157:
2133:
2130:on 2014-10-16.
2111:
2081:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2074:
2073:
2068:
2061:
2058:
2057:
2056:
2047:
2040:
2038:
2019:
2012:
2010:
2006:Singapore Army
2001:
1994:
1992:
1983:
1976:
1974:
1965:
1958:
1954:
1951:
1937:
1934:
1894:
1891:
1859:
1852:
1851:
1847:first sergeant
1844:
1837:
1836:
1832:
1825:
1824:
1823:
1822:
1821:
1813:
1812:U.S. Air Force
1810:
1806:staff sergeant
1763:first sergeant
1755:sergeant major
1735:
1734:
1685:
1683:
1676:
1670:
1667:
1618:first sergeant
1606:sergeant major
1590:
1589:
1540:
1538:
1531:
1525:
1522:
1485:
1484:
1462:
1458:
1457:
1445:Sergeant major
1435:
1431:
1430:
1417:
1413:
1412:
1401:
1392:
1391:
1386:
1382:
1381:
1370:
1366:
1365:
1351:U.S. Air Force
1316:
1315:Service branch
1312:
1311:
1298:
1294:
1293:
1290:
1275:
1274:
1271:
1256:
1255:
1247:
1244:
1235:
1232:
1226:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1213:
1210:
1206:
1205:
1200:
1198:Staff sergeant
1195:
1193:First sergeant
1190:
1185:
1183:Third sergeant
1180:
1176:
1175:
1168:
1161:
1154:
1147:
1140:
1132:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1109:
1102:
1096:Singapore Army
1088:staff sergeant
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1059:Staff sergeant
1016:
1013:
1010:
1009:
1002:
995:
988:
981:
974:
968:
967:
962:
957:
955:Sergeant major
952:
947:
942:
932:
931:
918:
905:
892:
879:
866:
860:
859:
846:
833:
820:
807:
794:
724:(abbreviated "
711:
708:
690:
689:
687:
686:
679:
672:
664:
661:
660:
657:
656:
641:
636:
616:
613:
612:
610:Air specialist
602:
597:
585:Lance corporal
582:
579:
578:
573:
571:Leading seaman
568:
558:
555:
554:
552:Enlisted ranks
548:
547:
542:
537:
532:
529:
528:
523:
513:
511:sergeant major
503:
500:
499:
493:
492:
487:
482:
477:
474:
473:
468:
458:
448:
445:
444:
442:Flying officer
439:
437:sub-lieutenant
427:
417:
414:
413:
408:
403:
398:
395:
394:
388:
387:
382:
371:
361:
358:
357:
355:Wing commander
352:
342:
337:
334:
333:
328:
321:
316:
313:
312:
306:
305:
300:
290:
280:
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276:
271:
261:
251:
248:
247:
242:
237:
227:
224:
223:
218:
213:
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195:
194:
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184:
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171:
165:
164:
153:
146:
135:
128:
127:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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3598:
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3315:
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3209:
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3141:
3135:
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3111:
3106:
3102:
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3073:
3069:
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3027:
3022:
3020:
3016:
3012:
3008:
3002:
2996:
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2979:
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2968:
2964:
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2192:
2189:
2181:
2174:
2170:
2164:
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2158:
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2137:
2134:
2129:
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2121:
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1933:
1931:
1927:
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1541:This section
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1463:
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1439:
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1418:
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1387:
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1243:
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1223:
1220:
1217:
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1209:Abbreviation
1208:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1177:
1173:
1169:
1166:
1162:
1159:
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1141:
1138:
1137:
1130:
1125:
1123:
1118:
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1110:
1108:
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