If the SMA is on your post, you will know it. Either the entourage surrounding him or someone within sight is going to give that away. Otherwise, the rank insignia.
Command Sergeant Major is the highest enlisted rank in the US Army
For the US Army, sergeant major basic pay currently is based on longevity...the length of time they have served. Using 26 years of service as an example, a sergeant major in 2010 made $6130. Counter that with what the first Sergeant Major of the Army made when he was selected to that position with 26 years, $657.30.
There is no US Army Sergeant Major badge. There is a rank insignia, but it is not an awarded badge. There are three different insignia for the rank of Sergeant Major (E-9). Sergeant Major - Three stripes on top and three stripes on bottom with one star in the middle. Command Sergeant Major - Three stripes on top and three stripes on bottom with one star and wreath and in the middle. Sergeant Major of the Army - Three stripes on top and three stripes on bottom with two stars and eagle in the middle. See related links for pictures of US Enlisted rank insignia.
The latest figures I can find online are for 2005. See the following link, page 32. See related link below for official Army document. There is more than one level of sergeant in the US Army, so I'll give a total, as well as the number by rank. I assume you mean active-duty US Army, and not US Army National Guard, and possibly not the US Army Reserve, but the document does not indicate whether the latter two organisations are included or not. In the US Army, ranks E-5 (NATO OR-5) to E-9 (OR-9) are all variants of a sergeant. It should be noted, for comparison to other armies, that this is not true of all armies. In the British Army, by example, only OR-6 and OR-7 are sergeants (Sergeant and Colour/Staff-sergeant, respectively). OR-8 and OR-9 in the British Army are Warrant Officers. While addressed as Sergeants-Major, they are not considered Non-Commissioned Officers, or Sergeants. Also, the role of fire-team leader, performed in the US Army by an OR-5 Sergeant is actually performed in the British Army by an OR-3 Lance-Corporal. The role of squad/section-commander, performed in the US Army by an OR-6 Staff-Sergeant, is performed in the British Army by an OR-4 Corporal. The British Army has no OR-5 grade. The role of second-in-command of a rifle platoon, which is performed in the British Army by a Sergeant, is performed in the US Army by a Sergeant First Class. The roles assigned to different ranks, and the number of NCOs to privates, will be different in non-infantry units. The total shown for ranks E-5 to E-9 is: 189,134 The totals by grades are below E-9 (Sergeant Major of the Army; Command Sergeant Major; Sergeant Major): 3,409 E-8 (First Sergeant; Master Sergeant): 10,692 E-7 (Sergeant First Class): 37,810 E-6 (Staff Sergeant): 59,885 E-5 (Sergeant): 77,338
Where a sergeant fits in the chain of command depends on his rank, since there are several levels of sergeants. Sergeant (SGT) - probably team leader Staff Sergeant (SSG) - probably squad leader Sergeant First Class (SFC) - probably platoon leader First Sergeant (1SG) - probably company First Sergeant Command Sergeant Major (CSM) - probably battalion CSM Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) - The top enlisted person in the US Army
The first US Army Sergeant Major of hte Army was William O. Wooldridge.
Command Sergeant Major is the highest enlisted rank in the US Army
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.
There is a Command Sergeant Major rank in the US Army and US Marine Corps. There is no "Command Sergeant Major Leader" rank, however.
Sergeant Major of the Army is the highest rank NCO.
Currently, it's SMA Kenneth Preston.
For the US Army, sergeant major basic pay currently is based on longevity...the length of time they have served. Using 26 years of service as an example, a sergeant major in 2010 made $6130. Counter that with what the first Sergeant Major of the Army made when he was selected to that position with 26 years, $657.30.
Currently this is Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston.
Anyone in the US Army can lose their rank - in the late 1990s, the Sergeant Major of the Army was demoted. It's not as easy for an SFC to lose their rank as, say, a Specialist or Sergeant, but it can happen.
There is no US Army Sergeant Major badge. There is a rank insignia, but it is not an awarded badge. There are three different insignia for the rank of Sergeant Major (E-9). Sergeant Major - Three stripes on top and three stripes on bottom with one star in the middle. Command Sergeant Major - Three stripes on top and three stripes on bottom with one star and wreath and in the middle. Sergeant Major of the Army - Three stripes on top and three stripes on bottom with two stars and eagle in the middle. See related links for pictures of US Enlisted rank insignia.
Duke - Major, US Army Ripcord - Master Sergeant, US Army
Answer: The U.S. military ranks in 1945 from lowest in command to highest in command are: Private Private 1st class Corporal Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant 1st class Master Sergeant First Sergeant Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Sergeant Major of the Army 2nd Lieuteneant 1st Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colenol Colenol Briggader General Major General Liutenant General General (full General/ Four Star General) Generam of the Army Field Marshal(head of the army)