Militär rang sergeant

Basic pay for an entry-level Staff Sergeant with 2 or less years of experience is $3,135.60 per month. A full table of the Army's current paygrades are available at the Army Pay Chart. Over time it, all servants of the law were identified by the noun “servientium.” The two phrases combined over time to refer to servants who were enforcers or protectors of law, these being members of the military, specifically the leaders of groups of soldiers.

With the mediaeval languages of langue d’oc and langue d’oil, used across territory that became modern day France, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, gave way to the modern day language of French, the word of sergant found widespread usage, referring to a military servant of a lord.

England adopted the meaning of the word and much of the same spelling during the time of Norman rule when the official language of England was French, using the word sarjeant to refer to men who traded military service for land ownership or the patronage of feudal lords.

With the advent of states, the rule of law, single recognized rulers, and standing militaries, England officially adopted “sarjeant” as the military rank of sergeant, a soldier in charge of squad of soldiers.

With the formation of the United States following the Revolutionary War, the United States kept the rank of Sergeant in the same capacity.

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How do you become a Sergeant?

A Sergeant is most often promoted from Corporal (CPL), although promotion from lower paygrades may occur with sufficient display of leadership and experience. Basic pay is only a small percentage of a Sergeant's final compensation package.

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History of the Army Sergeant Rank

A Sergeant is a Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Army at DoD paygrade E-5.

The history of the title of sergeant as a military rank derives, as with the rank of corporal, from Latin and use in the Roman Army.

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How do you become a Staff Sergeant?

A Staff Sergeant is most often promoted from Sergeant (SGT), although promotion from lower paygrades may occur with sufficient display of leadership and experience. Almost 250 years have passed, but the organizational structure and naming is largely the same.

For more details, see this Army rank to GS grade conversion table . A staff sergeant is a Noncommissioned Officer at DoD paygrade E-6, with a starting monthly pay of $3,136. A full table of the Army's current paygrades are available at the Army Pay Chart.

E-6 Noncommissioned Officer, U.S. Army

(Next)E-7 SFC
Sergeant First Class

Army Ranks » Staff Sergeant Rank • SSG Pay • SSG Rank History • Promotion Information

E-6 Staff Sergeant - Noncommissioned Officer - U.S.

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Army Staff Sergeant

Staff Sergeant Army Military Ranks

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Class	Noncommissioned Officer
Abbr.	SSG
Title	Sergeant (last name)
Paygrade	E-6 (DoD Paygrade) OR-6 (NATO Code)
Basic Pay	$3,136/mo

A Staff Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) in the United States Army usually placed in command of a squad of 9-10 soldiers.

The Government civilian-employee equivalent of a Staff Sergeant is paid under the General Schedule payscale. The Army's heritage is traced back to the Revolutionary War, when each State of the Union had its own Army, lended to the command of General George Washington.

In a leadership position, Staff Sergeants will regularly have one or more Sergeants serving under them. Read about the Army's Sergeant rank on Military-Ranks.org.