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Sergeant (Grade E5) was a career soldier rank and its former three-chevron insignia was abolished and replaced with the three chevrons and an arc of the rank of staff sergeant. The rank of staff sergeant was discontinued and the rank of technical sergeant (Grade E6) was renamed sergeant first class.
Enlisted Ranks E-5 and above are referred to as NCOs, short for noncommissioned officers. Corporals are also considered to be noncommissioned officers , and serve as the base of the noncommissioned officer ( NCO ) ranks .
The table below lists all the standard ranks in the U.S. Army and their respective pay grades, insignias, abbreviations, and classifications. Click any rank to view detailed information about that rank's duties, pay, promotions, and more.
Military rank is a badge of leadership. Responsibility for personnel, equipment and mission grows with each advancement. Do not confuse rank with paygrades, such as E-1, W-2 and O-5....
Sergeant is the 6th rank in the United States Army, ranking above Corporal and directly below Staff Sergeant. A sergeant is a Noncommissioned Officer at DoD paygrade E-5, with a starting monthly pay of $2,872 .
Above the pay grade of E-4 (E-5 through E-9) all ranks fall into the category of NCO and are further subdivided into NCOs (E-5 and E-6) and senior NCOs (E-7 through E-9); the term junior NCO is sometimes used to refer to staff sergeants and technical sergeants (E-5 and E-6).
A Sergeant is a Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Army at DoD paygrade E-5. This page describes how the Army determines who is eligible for the promotion list to Sergeant. Soldiers are promoted to the rank of Sergeant from either the rank of Specialist or Corporal, both ranks of the E-4 grade.
