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Sergeant (Sgt, etymologically: 'servant'), is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The alternative spelling, serjeant, is used in The Rifles and in other units that draw their heritage from the British light infantry. The word "sergeant" derives from the Latin serviens, 'one who serves', through the Old French term serjant.
In modern hierarchies the term sergeant refers to a non-commissioned officer positioned above the rank of a corporal, and to a police officer immediately below a lieutenant in the US, and below an inspector in the UK.[1][2] In most armies, the rank of sergeant corresponds to command of a team/section, or squad. In Commonwealth armies, it is a more senior rank, corresponding roughly to a platoon second-in-command.[3] In the United States Army, sergeant is a more junior rank corresponding to a fireteam leader or assistant squad-leader;[4] while in the United States Marine Corps the rank is typically held by squad leaders.[5]
More senior non-commissioned ranks often have titles with variations on "sergeant", for example: staff sergeant, gunnery sergeant, master sergeant, first sergeant, and sergeant major.
In many nations and services, the rank insignia for a sergeant features three chevrons.
- ^ "UK Police Rank Structure". policeuk.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "sergeant". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Ranks | The British Army". army.mod.uk. 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Team Leader". www.ncoworldwide.army.mil. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Squad Leader Development Program". www.marines.mil. Retrieved 19 May 2024.