Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries.
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10 Facts About Staff sergeant
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The rank of Staff Sergeant exists in the Army, Air Force and the Marine Corps, and is equivalent to the Petty officer 2nd Class in the Navy.
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Staff sergeant is the E-6 rank in the United States Army, just above sergeant and below sergeant first class, and is a non-commissioned officer.
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Marine staff sergeant is a staff non-commissioned officer rank.
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When serving as a platoon Staff sergeant, they are the senior tactical advisor to the platoon commander and the second-in-command of the platoon.
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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.
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Rank of cadet staff sergeant 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, and the cadet program of Civil Air Patrol in the United States.
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Rank of staff sergeant is used in some police forces to indicate a senior supervisor.
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The rank of staff sergeant was, for example, phased out of the rank structure of St John Ambulance in the early 1990s.
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