staff sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a sergeant and below a platoon sergeant or sergeant first class, in the air force above a sergeant and below a technical sergeant, and in the marine corps above a sergeant and below a gunnery sergeant
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Yet like so many other CSTs, that staff sergeant had in fact served with Rangers on dangerous armed raids in Afghanistan.
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Megan H. MacKenzie, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2015
Storey, who at the time was a very young staff sergeant, accepted the charge.
—Allie Torgan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
William Hinton of Dacula is a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army and an instructor in the Marksmanship Unit shotgun team.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 26 July 2024
Griffin is a staff sergeant and member of the South Carolina Army National Guard and earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2023, Major Karla N. Evans, a public affairs officer with the force told USA TODAY.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Megan H. MacKenzie, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2015
Storey, who at the time was a very young staff sergeant, accepted the charge.
—Allie Torgan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
William Hinton of Dacula is a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army and an instructor in the Marksmanship Unit shotgun team.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 26 July 2024
Griffin is a staff sergeant and member of the South Carolina Army National Guard and earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2023, Major Karla N. Evans, a public affairs officer with the force told USA TODAY.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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“Staff sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staff%20sergeant. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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