Alvin York promoted to the rank of sergeant
Alvin York was raised in Tennessee and was thought how to use a rifle gun. On October 1918,York was among a patrol of 17 men set out to stop the German machine guns keeping Americans from moving straight or forward. Alone, York treated fire with Germans, for a German rifle gun. He shot accurately and then the German major said'' don't shoot anymore!''. Then he was given the medal of honer and was promoted the rank of sergeant.
Promoted to segeant through combat
Sergeant is the higher rank.
At least Sergeant. That's the minimal rank soldiers have in the special forces. According to John Rambo's Dossier in the Ultimate Edition of the Rambo Movies it states that he was promoted in the field to a Sergeant during the Vietnam War
No. Corporal is a lower rank than Sergeant.
Lieutenant is a higher rank then Sergeant. The Lieutenant is a Commissioned Officer and the Sergeant is the Non-Commissioned Officer.
It is spelled sergeant (a non-commissioned military rank, or senior policeman).
Sergeant is a higher rank than Corporal.
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.
You need to have an excellent K.D. Ratio to get to the rank PROmoted.
Gunnery Sergeant is pay grade E7, and the equivalent Army rank is Sergeant First Class.
Yes, it is possible to retire from the US Army as a sergeant (E5), but it is not common. Normally, individuals retire from the Army at a higher rank, such as Staff Sergeant (E6) or higher. To retire as a sergeant, certain criteria like time in service and years at the rank need to be met.
First Sergeant (E8).