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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Early life post-war During World War II, while working as a civilian at Maxwell Army Air Corp Field in Montgomery, Farrior fell in love with a young staff sergeant named Donald David Slesnick.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
Sergeant Rivers was posthumously promoted to staff sergeant, and Specialists Sanders and Moffett were posthumously promoted to sergeant.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
Sergeant Rivers was posthumously promoted to staff sergeant, and Specialists Sanders and Moffett were posthumously promoted to sergeant.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Staff sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staff%20sergeant. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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