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F.C. Robinson in his letter of Nov. 4 (”Counting stripes”) is wrong in his attempt to correct the sergeant`s insignia of rank. The rank of a U.S. Army 1st sergeant was elevated from technical ...
Robinson`s presumed correction states, ”A U.S. Army 1st sergeant has three stripes above, two `rockers` below and a lozenge in the middle. Five stripes.” No U.S. Army enlisted rank has this ...
Air Force officials have selected 6,914 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant out of 35,328 eligible for a selection rate of 19.57% in the 24E6 promotion cycle, which includes ...
Courtney Hill of the 81st Security Forces Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base has his new stripes tacked on in ... airmen selected for promotion to technical sergeant. The Air Force Personnel ...
An airman poses for a photograph holding a technical sergeant stripe at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., March 1, 2024. (Mark Herlihy/Air Force) This story was updated at 4:30 p.m. Eastern on June ...
The Space Force is considering adding additional technical sergeant ranks -- similar to its junior enlisted specialist ranks -- so future Guardians have more promotion opportunities while ...