Senior sergeant

A Senior sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is usually placed above sergeant.

Countries

Denmark

In the Danish Defence, there are two senior sergeant ranks, Oversergent (lit. 'Upper/Senior sergeant') and Seniorsergent (lit. 'Senior sergeant'). However, the Danish Defence officially translates the rank with the equivalents in the British Armed Forces, as such the ranks have different official translations depending on the branch.

NATO Code OR-8 OR-7
Danish Seniorsergent Oversergent
Royal Danish Army
English Warrant officer class II Sergeant first class
Royal Danish Navy
English Senior chief petty officer Chief petty officer
Royal Danish Air Force
English Warrant officer Flight sergeant

Russia

Senior sergeant (Russian: Ста́рший сержант, romanized: Stárshiy serzhant) is the designation to the second highest rank in the non-commissioned officer's career group in the Army, Airborne troops, and Air Force of the Russian Federation. The rank is equivalent to Glavny starshina in Navy.

The rank was introduced in the Red Army in 1940.

Insignia of senior sergeants

Army

See also