E8
E-8 for the actual rank. First Sergeant is also the senior NCO position within a company or troop, and sometimes might be filled by a promotable Sergeant First Class (E7), who will still be referred to as First Sergeant by those in the company.
In the United States Army, the rank of First Sergeant (abbreviated as 1SG) is above Sergeant First Class, below the ranks of Sergeants Major and shares the paygrade of E-8 with Master Sergeant. The rank of First Sergeant carries more responsibility than the rank of Master Sergeant, and the rank may be either given to the soldier upon promotion to the paygrade of E-8 or they may be "laterally promoted" (promoted in rank but not paygrade) from Master Sergeant at a later date. They are also known unofficially as Top Sergeant or just Top, due to the fact that First Sergeants are the most senior non-commissioned officers in an Army company. Right - that is Current, but what was the difference during World War II, when Master Sergeant was technically higher than First Sergeant (Although both E-7)? - Master Sergeants were higher in responsibility than FSgt's. Master Sergeants were commonly Battalion level NCO's during WWII, also more experienced members of the Armored and Air Corps. First Sergeant was the most senior NCO positions in a Company.
The E-6 paygrade in the Army is the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG). Staff Sergeants typically have 6-8 years of service and are responsible for leading a platoon-sized element of 20-40 soldiers. They receive a base pay, plus various allowances and specialty pay based on their qualifications and assignments.
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E8, both for the Army and the Marine Corps.
In 1966 Army Chief of Staff Harold K. Johnson chose Sergeant Major William O. Wooldridge as the first Sergeart Major of the Army.
Max Beilke, Master Sergeant, United States Army
A Senior Master Sergeant is ranked above a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force. It is the eighth enlisted rank in the Air Force and the Space Force, equivalent to a First Sergeant in the Army and Marine Corps or a Senior Chief Petty Officer in the Navy and Coast Guard.
Recruiter duty has little to do with rank, although most recruiters are of paygrade E-5 (Sergeant) or above. So, no, Army recruiters are not of the lowest rank. Most Army recruiters now on duty have served in the Gulf, Iraq, or Afghanistan.
The badges of the United States Army are categorized into marksmanship, combat and special skill, identification and foreign. These categories can also be divided into different groups. Some badges are Special Forces Tab or Drill Sergeant Identification Badge.
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Your question is somewhat confusing, but I will try to answer it. If you want the rank structure for the United States Army Air Corps (pre-1947) it is: Private, Private First Class, Corporal or Technician 5th Grade, Sergeant or Technician 4th Grade, Staff Sergeant or Technician 3rd Grade, Technical Sergeant, Master Sergeant or First Sergeant. The officer grades have remained the same: 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General and General. If you are looking for the ranks of the United States Army and the United States Air Force, you can use this link to get to Defenselink and see them.http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/ Hope this answers your question.