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Military rank in several countries
First sergeant is typically a senior non-commissioned officer rank, used in many countries. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: First sergeantA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Q&A with First Sergeant Thomas Ochoa: Growing into Leadership—Part 1: The Early YearsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: An Act to Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 150 South Union Street in Canton, Mississippi, as the "First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building"The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: First-Line Supervision: The Role of the Sergeant Part TwoCited 0 times
- Go sideways: Sergeant majorA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Master sergeantA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun In the United States Army, a non-commissioned officer ranking above sergeant first class and below sergeant major; equal in rank to a master sergeant but with greater command authority.
Noun In the United States Marine Corps, a non-commissioned officer ranking above gunnery sergeant and below sergeant major or master gunnery sergeant; equal in rank to a master sergeant, but with command rather than technical responsibilities.
Noun In the United States Air Force, an appointment (not a rank) for the senior member of enlisted personnel in a squadron or other unit. The appointment is usually held by a master sergeant.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
First-Line Supervision: The Role of the Sergeant Part Two
First-Line Supervision: The Role of the Sergeant Part One
🆕 Influential since 2022
Q&A with First Sergeant Thomas Ochoa: Growing into Leadership—Part 1: The Early Years
Memories from a POW Camp: A scrapbook by Sergeant first class Mirko J. Mihailovic, a Moosburg inmate
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) prides herself on her ability to create leaders. This first part of a two-part series on leadership asks First Sergeant Thomas Ochoa for insight into his leadership philosophy that he has developed throughout his twenty years of active-duty service in the USMC, which includes nine deployments, to multiple combat zones. This Q&A asks First Sergeant Ochoa on his leadership lessons during the early part of his career.
Ursula A. Kelly. The Foresters’ Scribe: Remembering the Newfoundland Forestry Companies through the First World War Letters of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant John A. Barrett. St. John’s: ISER Books, 2020. ISBN 978-1-89472-573-6
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕An Act to Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 150 South Union Street in Canton, Mississippi, as the "First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building"United States · 2012
- 📕An Act to Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the "Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building."United States · 2012
- 📕An Act to Designate the Facility of the United States Postal Service Located at 8200 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building"United States · 2005
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