2 British Army

Staff Sergeant (SSgt or S/Sgt) is also used in the British Army and ranks above Sergeant and below Warrant Officer Class 2. The rank is given a NATO code of OR-7, making it equivalent to an E-7 rank in the US forces such as a Sergeant First Class in the US Army. The insignia is the monarch's crown above three downward pointing chevrons.

In the Royal Marines the rank of Colour Sergeant is used instead. Flight Sergeant or Chief Technician are the Royal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF is the air force of the United Kingdom. History Formation and Early History The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on May 13, 1912 superseding the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Na equivalents. In the Household CavalryThe Household Cavalry is part of the British Army and is made up of two regiments, The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st The Royal Dragoons). They are amongst the oldest and most senior regiments in the British Army with tra, the equivalent rank is Staff CorporalStaff Corporal (SCpl or S/Cpl) is the equivalent rank to Staff Sergeant in the Household Cavalry, ranking between Corporal of Horse and Warrant Officer Class 2. He may hold an appointment such as Squadron Quartermaster Corporal. A Staff Corporal wears fou. Staff sergeants can also hold other appointments, such as Company Quartermaster SergeantThe Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) in the British Army and Royal Marines is the non-commissioned officer in a Company who is in charge of supplies. He also serves as deputy to the Company Sergeant Major. These days the CQMS holds the rank of Staff, and are usually known by that appointment. An infantry staff sergeant is always known as Colour Sergeant, no matter what his appointment.

British staff sergeants are never referred to as Sergeant, which would be reducing their rank, but are referred to and addressed as Staff Sergeant or Staff (Staff Jones, for instance) or by their appointment or its abbreviation.

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• Military rank
• Sergeant
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• U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia
• U.S. Marine Corps enlisted rank insignia

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