Thread: OT: Promotion
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Old 06-27-2014, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by rcaf_777 View Post
I got promoted this morning

Master Corporal now (E-5) which is a same a US Army Sgt?
Congregations yes, it is the same rank. The real question that I have is what about position? A Sergeant in the US Army is normally a fire team leader (for infantry type) or a gunner (for tank type) but other branches have different positions with same rank. For example I have seen USMC troops who lead a fire team as a Lance Corporal (E-3) and a Squad at E-5. I have worked with USAF troops who were in charge of a group (not sure what it was called) about squad size at Master Sergeant (E-7).

I would say that best rank IMO is SSG (E-6) you are in charge of a squad/tank but not in charge of the paperwork.

Last edited by CDAT; 07-01-2014 at 02:50 PM. Reason: Fixing AF rank
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