sergeant major

English

Noun

sergeant major (plural sergeants major)

1. (Canada) A senior non-commissioned appointment in the Army of a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for their soliders' performance, standards, discipline, morale, welfare, et al, that can be held by a Warrant Officer or above.
2. (US) The most senior rank of non-commissioned officer in the United States Army and United States Marine Corps, ranking above a first sergeant.
3. (UK) An appointment (not a rank) in the British Army and Royal Marines, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment or company.

Translations

sergeant major

• Manx: ard-harjant (gv) m
• Russian: старшина (ru) (staršiná) m (highest non-commissioned rank), старший сержант (ru) (stáršij seržánt) m

• Serbo-Croatian: stožerni narednik (sh) m, stožerna narednica (sh) f

Derived terms

• sergeant-majorly

References

• US Army Rank Insignia
• Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps, US Marine Corps Legacy Museum
• British and US Military Ranks

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