Senior sergeant explained
A Senior sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is usually placed above sergeant.
Countries
Denmark
In the Danish Defence, there are two senior sergeant ranks, Danish: Oversergent and Danish: Seniorsergent . However, the Danish Defence officially translates the rank with the equivalents in the British Armed Forces,[1] as such the ranks have different official translations depending on the branch.
| NATO Code | OR-8 | OR-7 |
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| Danish | Danish: Seniorsergent | Danish: Oversergent |
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| English[2] | Warrant officer class II | Sergeant first class |
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| [3] | | |
| English[4] | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer |
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| [5] | | |
| English[6] | Warrant officer | Flight sergeant | |
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Russia
Senior sergeant (Russian: Ста́рший сержант|Stárshiy serzhant) is the designation to the second highest rank in the non-commissioned officer's career group in the Army, Airborne troops, and Air Force of the Russian Federation. The rank is equivalent to Russian: [[Glavny starshina]] in Navy.
The rank was introduced in the Red Army in 1940.
Insignia of senior sergeants
Army
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Marrup . Karsten . Stop galskaben med midlertidige tillagte grader! . OLFI . 13 September 2018 . da . 1 May 2017.
- Web site: Badges and Insignia of the Royal Danish Army . . 25 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180814165949/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/generelt/gradstegn/Documents/Army%202018.pdf . 14 August 2018 . 2018.
- Web site: Søværnets Gradstegn . forsvaret.dk . Danish Defence . 26 May 2021 . da . 2018.
- Web site: Badges and Insignia of the Royal Danish Navy . forsvaret.dk . 25 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232541/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/generelt/gradstegn/Documents/The%20Royal%20Danish%20Navy.pdf . 14 August 2018 . 2016.
- Web site: Flyvevåbnets Gradstegn . forsvaret.dk . Danish Defence . 26 May 2021 . da . 2021.
- Web site: Badges and Insignia of the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF). forsvaret.dk . 25 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180814165915/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/generelt/gradstegn/Documents/Air%20Force%202018.pdf . 14 August 2018 . 2018.
