United States Marine Corps Ranks - Private, Sergeant, List of United States Marine Corps Four-Star Generals, Corporal (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: Private, Sergeant, List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals, Corporal, General officers in the United States, Warrant Officer, Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Colonel, Lieutenant general, United States Marine Corps rank insignia, Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant colonel, Captain, First Lieutenant, Staff Sergeant, Major general, Lance Corporal, Brigadier general, First Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Gunnery Sergeant, Infantry Weapons Officer, Private First Class, Master Gunnery Sergeant. Excerpt: Sergeant (normally abbreviated to Sgt) is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves," through the French term Sergent. In most armies the rank of sergeant corresponds to command of a squad (or section). In Commonwealth armies it is a more senior rank, corresponding roughly to a platoon second-in-command. In the United States Army sergeant is a more junior rank, corresponding to a squad second-in-command. More senior non-commissioned ranks are often variations on sergeant, for instance staff sergeant, sergeant first class, master sergeant, first sergeant and sergeant major. The spelling serjeant is used in a few regiments of the British Army. In most non-naval military or paramilitary organizations, the various grades of Sergeant are non-commissioned officers (NCOs) ranking above privates and corporals, and below Warrant Officers and commissioned officers. The responsibilities of a sergeant differ from army to army. There are usually several ranks of sergeant, each corresponding to greater experience and responsibility for the daily lives of the soldiers of larger units. In medieval European usage, a sergeant was simply any attendant or officer with a protective duty. The etymolog...