staff sergeant
noun
: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a sergeant and below a platoon sergeant or sergeant first class, in the air force above a sergeant and below a technical sergeant, and in the marine corps above a sergeant and below a gunnery sergeant
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Griffin is a staff sergeant and member of the South Carolina Army National Guard and earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2023, Major Karla N. Evans, a public affairs officer with the force told USA TODAY.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
Rivers was posthumously promoted to staff sergeant.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
The women, dressed and ready, form a line outside their dormitories, where a staff sergeant waits to inspect them.
—Aeyliya Husain, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2014
While Mike and Marcus can only watch helplessly via video feeds, Reggie, a Marine staff sergeant, saves Marcus' wife, daughter, and grandson from an army of men infiltrating their home.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 June 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
Rivers was posthumously promoted to staff sergeant.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
The women, dressed and ready, form a line outside their dormitories, where a staff sergeant waits to inspect them.
—Aeyliya Husain, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2014
While Mike and Marcus can only watch helplessly via video feeds, Reggie, a Marine staff sergeant, saves Marcus' wife, daughter, and grandson from an army of men infiltrating their home.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 June 2024
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“Staff sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staff%20sergeant. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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