sergeant first class
noun
: a noncommissioned officer in the army ranking above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant
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Bonnell: Two deployments, 20 years of service An Army spokesperson, Lt. Col. Ruth Castro, told the Fayetteville Observer that Bonnell served in the Special Forces, achieving the rank of sergeant first class and serving from September 2004 to December 2024.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
The sergeant first class seized on Worley’s participation in MassResistance, an anti-LBGT group, and filed a complaint.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Goudreau spent 15 years in the Army, earning three gold stars and the rank of sergeant first class while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024
Serving in the North Carolina Army National Guard, Eyer climbed to sergeant first class during his 12-year tenure, Morris said.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
The sergeant first class seized on Worley’s participation in MassResistance, an anti-LBGT group, and filed a complaint.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Goudreau spent 15 years in the Army, earning three gold stars and the rank of sergeant first class while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024
Serving in the North Carolina Army National Guard, Eyer climbed to sergeant first class during his 12-year tenure, Morris said.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
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“Sergeant first class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sergeant%20first%20class. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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