first sergeant
nounDefinition of first sergeant
1
: a noncommissioned officer serving as the chief assistant to the commander of a military unit (such as a company or squadron)
2
: the rank of a first sergeant
specifically
: a rank in the army above a sergeant first class and below a sergeant major and in the marine corps above a gunnery sergeant and below a master gunnery sergeant
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During his 30 years in the Corps — 20 on active duty, 10 in the reserves — Farritor rose from the rank of private to first sergeant. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "At 100, WWII and Korean War veteran honored for his place in Marine Corps history," 11 July 2019 The unnamed officer who filmed the ceremony was removed from his job as unit first sergeant and received a reprimand, Haston wrote. — Scott Berson, charlotteobserver, "She used a dinosaur puppet to re-enlist. Military leaders are appalled | Charlotte Observer," 19 Apr. 2018 Over the previous year, as a first sergeant at Anchorage's Fort Richardson Army base, Alkire had helped expand a force of paratroopers from 600 to 3,600 and ready them for deployment. — Author: Charles Wohlforth | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, "How a mountaintop in Alaska helped close the book on an atrocity in Iraq," 25 Feb. 2018 Liappes was the first female sergeant in Hartford history and, therefore, the first woman to achieve the rank of first sergeant. — Vinny Vella, Courant Community, "Hartford Police: Awards Overdue For 2 Long-Retired Officers," 14 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'first sergeant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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