• Platoon sergeant major (PSM) was an appointment in the British Army in the short-lived rank of warrant officer class III (WOIII), created in 1938 by Army...
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  • In many militaries, a platoon sergeant is the senior enlisted member of a platoon, who advises and supports the platoon's commanding officer in leading...
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    "platoon commander", while a warrant officer in the same position was called a platoon sergeant major. Within the Colombian Army, a training platoon (in...
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  • Pioneer sergeant pipe sergeant Platoon sergeant Platoon sergeant major Provost sergeant Quartermaster sergeant instructor Recruiting sergeant Regimental...
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    only appointments held by this rank were platoon sergeant major, troop sergeant major and section sergeant major. The WOIII wore a crown on his lower sleeve...
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    assisted by a platoon sergeant. Some special units, such as specific aviation platoons and special forces, require a captain as platoon leader, due to...
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  • officer class III (WOIII). The new troop sergeant major, and his infantry counterpart, the platoon sergeant major, were part of an experiment in giving experienced...
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    The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA) was established on 1 July 1972 at Fort Bliss, Texas, and began instruction in January, 1973. Its...
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  • serving in Vietnam while his Platoon Sergeant and his Squad Leader (Berenger and Dafoe) argue over the morality in the platoon and of the war itself. Stone...
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    only appointments held by this rank were platoon sergeant major, troop sergeant major, and section sergeant major. The WOIII wore a crown on his lower sleeve...
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  • drill, parades and ceremonies. He supervises the company sergeants major and platoon sergeants in the instruction of drill, and is in charge of the organization...
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    early twentieth century, the term sergeant piper was used instead. The pipe major is often assisted by a pipe sergeant, who has similar duties in the band...
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  • company operations chief, Gunnery Sergeant Rich Barret, is played by Eric Kocher, a team leader in Bravo's third platoon during the invasion; Kocher is played...
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    The company sergeant major (CSM) is the senior non-commissioned soldier of a company in the armies of many Commonwealth countries, responsible for administration...
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  • "company gunnery sergeant" or as the platoon sergeant of 23–69 Marines in a reconnaissance platoon or a crew-served weapons platoon (i.e., machine guns...
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  • as mess sergeant, company supply sergeant, and stable sergeant, etc. In 1940, staff sergeant became the rank title of rifle platoon sergeants and in 1942...
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  • items such as disposable cutlery, broader meaning than Plastarch Platoon Sergeant Major, a short-lived rank in the British Army of Warrant Officer Class...
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    He demoted to private and transferred to other companies the two platoon sergeants who were considered to be the ringleaders: Terrence "Salty" Harris...
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  • 100–250 soldiers and usually commanded by a major or a captain. Most companies are made up of three to seven platoons, although the exact number may vary by...
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  • sergeant (or colour sergeant). From 1938 to 1940 there was a WOIII platoon sergeant major rank. In March 2015, the new appointment of Army Sergeant Major...
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    Troy E. Black (category Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps)
    successive capacities of gunner, team leader, section leader, platoon sergeant, and platoon commander.[citation needed] In December 1990, Black deployed...
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  • Officer Class III (Platoon Sergeant-Major) Arthur James Cassford, Grenadier Guards. Warrant Officer Class III (Platoon Sergeant-Major) Samuel James, The...
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  • Major Malcolm Powers assigns him to the Reconnaissance Platoon (part of his assault battalion) which by coincidence includes Jones. The platoon's previous...
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    knowledge and drill. Each recruit platoon is commanded by recruit instructors, usually consisting of a lieutenant, a sergeant, and up to four instructors of...
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    for his portrayal of the Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in Platoon (1986). He is also known for playing Jake Taylor in the Major League films and Thomas Beckett...
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    Sergeant Major Cleary joined Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines for duty as a section leader, and later, platoon sergeant in...
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    Assistant Officer-in-Charge. The remaining five Sergeant IIs are Field Supervisors of the platoon. The platoon has three Police Officer III+1 Assistant Trainers...
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  • James Caan as Sergeant First Class Clell Hazard, platoon sergeant Anjelica Huston as Samantha Davis James Earl Jones as Sergeant Major "Goody" Nelson...
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    William O. Wooldridge (category Sergeants Major of the Army)
    1922 – March 5, 2012) was a United States Army soldier and the first Sergeant Major of the Army. Wooldridge served on active duty from 1940 to 1972. His...
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  • where he meets his platoon, a group of tough-witted veterans of the war. Platoon Sergeant McNamara explains to Knight that the platoon does not need a leader...
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