16th Century Europe, but in the U.S. the first official U.S. use of the term was in 1776, when a sergeant major was appointed to the headquarters of each infantry battalion of the Continental Army.
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There is a Command Sergeant Major rank in the US Army and US Marine Corps. There is no "Command Sergeant Major Leader" rank, however.
Command Sergeant Major.
Edgar Allan Poe held the rank of Sergeant Major in the Army.
Command Sergeant Major.
Command Sergeant Major is the highest enlisted rank in the US Army
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.
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.
Probably Gunnery Sergeant major, given that "sm" for Sergeant major is a very common abbreviation.
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.
The Marine Gunnery Sergeant rank was adopted in 1898, according to http://www20.brinkster.com/gunnyg/gyhistory.htmlSome consider it to have been Archibald Sommers who was the first Sergeant Major in the Marine Corp and received that rank on 1 January 1801. The first to hold the billet of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was Wilbur Bestwick from 23 May 1957 until 31 August 1959.
The lozenge is simply a device to differentiate a First Sergeant from a Master Sergeant, Sergeant Major, etc.
Sergeant Major of the Army is the highest rank NCO.