Master Sergeant (U.S. Army)

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United States Army rank military rank noncommissioned officer rank

Master Sergeant (U.S. Army) is a senior noncommissioned officer rank responsible for high-level technical expertise, leadership, and staff duties within Army units.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Master Sergeant (E-8)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ noncommissioned officer rank ⓘ
abbreviation	MSG NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorityOver	platoon sergeants ⓘ squad leaders ⓘ
belongsToSystem	U.S. enlisted rank structure ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
doctrineClassification	senior NCO leader ⓘ
equivalentRank	First Sergeant (U.S. Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Master Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) NERFINISHED ⓘ Senior Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Coast Guard) NERFINISHED ⓘ Senior Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) NERFINISHED ⓘ Senior Master Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ Senior Master Sergeant (U.S. Space Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherRank	First Sergeant (U.S. Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Major (U.S. Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageCode	English designation ⓘ
lowerRank	Sergeant First Class (U.S. Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ
NATOCode	OR-8 ⓘ
payGrade	E-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ
promotionMethod	centralized promotion board ⓘ
promotionSourceRank	Sergeant First Class (U.S. Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ
rankCategory	enlisted ⓘ
rankGroup	senior noncommissioned officer ⓘ
rankInsignia	three chevrons and three rockers ⓘ
rankInsigniaColor	gold chevrons and rockers on green or blue background ⓘ
responsibility	advising commanders on enlisted matters ⓘ high-level technical expertise ⓘ leadership of NCOs and enlisted soldiers ⓘ resource management at unit level ⓘ staff planning and coordination ⓘ training management ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Army ⓘ
typicalAssignmentLevel	battalion level ⓘ brigade level ⓘ higher headquarters staff ⓘ
typicalExperienceRequirement	extensive leadership experience ⓘ significant years of service ⓘ
typicalRole	operations NCO NERFINISHED ⓘ principal NCO at battalion or higher staff ⓘ senior staff NCO ⓘ senior technical expert ⓘ
usedIn	Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ active component ⓘ
wearsOnUniform	shoulder loops or epaulets ⓘ sleeve insignia ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Senior Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) → comparableRankInUSArmy → Master Sergeant (U.S. Army) ⓘ

Marine Corps enlisted Marines → hasRank → Master Sergeant (U.S. Army) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Master Sergeant (E-8)