Think about it for a minute: Who writes the NCOER for E-5 Sergeant "Bob" in third platoon? Obviously SSgt. "Bill" the platoon Section Chief or SFC "Tom" the Platoon Sergeant. Who writes the NCOER for the unit First Sergeant? The unit commander or XO, or a Sergeant Major at Battalion or Brigade (more approriately the unit CO or XO). The SMOA has a chain of command just as every other soldier in the US Army. He answers to someone. The next link up the chain for the SMOA is Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and he is currently General Peter W. Chiarelli.
No, you're not required to have an NCOER started until you're wearing hard stripes.
There are three ranks within the pay grade of E9 - Sergeant Major, Command Sergeant Major, and Sergeant Major of the Army. There is only one Sergeant Major of the Army.
There is no such rank as Medic Sergeant Major of the Army. There is a Sergeant Major of the Army and regardless of his specialty, it is just SMA.
The first Sergeant Major of the US Army was appointed on July 1, 1966.
No, there is no rank of "Major Sergeant" in the Army Rangers. The ranks in the U.S. Army Rangers follow the same structure as the rest of the Army, including ranks such as Private, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, and Colonel.
FORSCOM does not have it's own Sergeant Major of the Army - there is only one SMA in the entire Army. The Command Sergeant Major of FORSCOM holds the rank of Command Sergeant Major, and this post is currently filled by CSM Ronald T. Riling. The current Sergeant Major of the Army is SMA Kenneth O. Preston.
It's Sergeant Major of the Army (there is no "Command" in the title), and the post is currently held by SMA Raymond F. Chandler.
The United States army consists of twelve ranks. They are, in order of rank, Private, Private First Class, Specialist, Corporal, Sergeant. Staff Sergeant, Sergeant First Class, Master Sergeant, First Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Command Sergeant Major, and Sergeant Major of the Army.
Command Sergeant Major is the highest enlisted rank in the US Army
Edgar Allan Poe held the rank of Sergeant Major in the Army.
Sergeant Major of the Army
Because he is the SGM of the Army. The only one in the Army.