Any military demotion would have to be accomplished through an administrative disciplinary action or a courts martial. These are under the purview of the command the individual is attached to. The unit commanding officer or his designee could perform these actions, and as for rank, a commanding officer could be almost any officer rank, depending on the type of unit. This, of course, is only in the case of a E-5 or E-6. An E-7 or higher would require a brigade level or higher Courts Marshall.
That is the rank of Sergeant.
That is the rank of Sergeant.
The rank in military or police is spelled sergeant (from the French sergent).
Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Master Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant Captain, Major Vp, P, Overseer
At least Sergeant. That's the minimal rank soldiers have in the special forces. According to John Rambo's Dossier in the Ultimate Edition of the Rambo Movies it states that he was promoted in the field to a Sergeant during the Vietnam War
A full bird colonel
Sergeant is the higher rank.
No. Corporal is a lower rank than Sergeant.
Lieutenant is a higher rank then Sergeant. The Lieutenant is a Commissioned Officer and the Sergeant is the Non-Commissioned Officer.
Sergeant is a higher rank than Corporal.
Sergeant is the higher rank.
Second Lieutenant is the higher rank
A major is an officer that is two ranks from general. The major rank is between the captain (lower rank) and colonel (higher rank.) The major takes over if the general and colonel cannot preform their their duties. A major has control over these ranks: captain, commander, lieutenant, sergeant, corporal, and a private. They can also promote, which means to give higher rank, or demote, which means to give lower rank, to any of men or women under the rank of major.
A major is an officer that is two ranks from general. The major rank is between the captain (lower rank) and colonel (higher rank.) The major takes over if the general and colonel cannot preform their their duties. A major has control over these ranks: captain, commander, lieutenant, sergeant, corporal, and a private. They can also promote, which means to give higher rank, or demote, which means to give lower rank, to any of men or women under the rank of major.
Technically, all officers are of a higher rank than any sergeant. Sergeant Major however, is a very high enlisted rank. A sergeant major will usually only take commands from a Lieutenant Colonel or higher.
Captain
To lower in rank is to demote, to reduce someone's rank.