Command Sergeant Major (USA)

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military rank senior enlisted rank

Command Sergeant Major (USA) is the senior enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, serving as a key advisor to commanders on enlisted matters and overseeing discipline, training, and welfare of soldiers.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Army Reserve Command Sergeants Major 1
Command Sergeant Major 1
Sergeant Major (US Army) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military rank ⓘ
senior enlisted rank ⓘ
abbreviation CSM NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
category United States Army enlisted rank ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
doctrine source Army regulations on enlisted ranks ⓘ
U.S. Army NCO professional development system NERFINISHED ⓘ
equivalent rank Chief Master Sergeant (USAF) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Master Chief Petty Officer (USCG) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Master Chief Petty Officer (USN) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Master Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sergeant Major (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sergeant Major (USMC) NERFINISHED ⓘ
focus NCO corps professionalism ⓘ
command climate ⓘ
soldier readiness ⓘ
higher rank Sergeant Major of the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
insignia three chevrons three rockers with a star and wreath ⓘ
NATO rank code OR-9 ⓘ
pay grade E-9 ⓘ
position type command-level NCO position ⓘ
promotion source Sergeant Major (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ
rank group Noncommissioned officer ⓘ
Senior noncommissioned officer ⓘ
reports to unit commander ⓘ
requires extensive NCO leadership experience ⓘ
responsibility advising on NCO development ⓘ
enforcing standards ⓘ
maintaining unit morale ⓘ
mentoring noncommissioned officers ⓘ
role advisor on enlisted matters ⓘ
oversees discipline of soldiers ⓘ
oversees training of soldiers ⓘ
oversees welfare of soldiers ⓘ
senior enlisted advisor to the commander ⓘ
typical unit level battalion GENERATED ⓘ
brigade GENERATED ⓘ
corps GENERATED ⓘ
division GENERATED ⓘ
major command GENERATED ⓘ
used in Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
active component ⓘ
works with First Sergeant (USA) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Master Chief Petty Officer (USN) → equivalentRank → Command Sergeant Major (USA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sergeant Major (US Army)
Sergeant Major (USMC) → equivalentRankInUSArmy → Command Sergeant Major (USA) ⓘ
Sergeants Major Course → preparesForRole → Command Sergeant Major (USA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: command sergeant major
Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve → rankRequirement → Command Sergeant Major (USA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Command Sergeant Major
Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve → worksWith → Command Sergeant Major (USA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Army Reserve Command Sergeants Major