That information should be contained in your promotion packet. Additionally, you may find it online using your Army Knowledge Online (AKO) account. Or, you could simply ask your unit's Operations/Training Room NCO to look at it in your 201 file for you.
Yes, Drill Sergeants can do that.
Of the some 500,000 soldiers in the US Army there are probably about 5,000 Master Sergeants currently enlisted in the US Army. Keep in mind these numbers change daily as soldiers leave the Army.
The results of your promotion board (as well as your commander's points) will be in your promotion packet.
In 1966 Army Chief of Staff Harold K. Johnson chose Sergeant Major William O. Wooldridge as the first Sergeart Major of the Army.
The Sergeants Major STP list came out last year on 18 August 2011, so it should be safe to say around the same time.
If it's on a math homework sheet the answer is THEY ALWAYS YELL TENSION
Staff Sergeants are generally placed in charge of squads, but can also act as platoon sergeants in the absence of a Sergeant First Class. In support units, Staff Sergeants ordinarily hold headquarters positions due to the amount of slots available for SSG in these units. Staff Sergeants are referred to as "Sergeant" except for in certain training environments and schools, or by the demand of the SSG him/herself. Source: answer.com
do the stripes and stars go on both sleeves of the black dinner jacket
The same as all other men, enlisted or officer; only the insignia was different.
Robert Griffin III was born in Okinawa, Japan, where his parents, both U.S. Army sergeants, were stationed.
IAW Appendix F, FM 3-21.5, the sword is worn by all platoon sergeants and first sergeants while participating in ceremonies with troops under arms, or as directed. The authorized noncommissioned officer's sword is the model 1840.
For the US military, basic pay currently is based on longevity...the length of time the servicemember has served. Additionally, in most militaries and in the branches of the US military, there are multiple rades where one is a sergeant. In the Army there are Sergeants, Staff Sergeants, Sergeants First Class, Master Sergeants, and more.To give you some range at the 2010 rates:Sergeant E-5, 3 years: $2199 per monthSergeant First Class E-7, 14 years: $3859Command Sergeant Major, 32 year: $6436You can locate military pay charts at: http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay.html