master sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a sergeant first class and below a staff sergeant major, in the air force above a technical sergeant and below a senior master sergeant, and in the marine corps above a gunnery sergeant and below a master gunnery sergeant
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The younger Waddell retired as a master sergeant in 2011 and worked for the Army Corps of Engineers until shortly before his death in Jacksonville, North Carolina, according to his father, but struggled with PTSD, which eventually impacted his personality and relationships.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The agreement, reached with Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration, covers about 880 troopers, sergeants and master sergeants who are in the troopers’ union.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
Logan is an active-duty master sergeant who has completed multiple overseas tours in Afghanistan, Qatar, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Elliot Page Laments 'Overwhelming Tactics' of Anti-Trans Attacks: 'Just Pushing People Out of Life'
But the sense of whiplash is real, says Logan Ireland, a transgender Air Force master sergeant who first shared his story with PEOPLE in 2017.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The agreement, reached with Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration, covers about 880 troopers, sergeants and master sergeants who are in the troopers’ union.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
Logan is an active-duty master sergeant who has completed multiple overseas tours in Afghanistan, Qatar, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Elliot Page Laments 'Overwhelming Tactics' of Anti-Trans Attacks: 'Just Pushing People Out of Life'
But the sense of whiplash is real, says Logan Ireland, a transgender Air Force master sergeant who first shared his story with PEOPLE in 2017.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Master sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20sergeant. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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