United States Army Staff Sergeant Class Rank Insignia Patch E6

United States Army

Staff Sergeant Rank Insignia Patch

A Rank of Staff Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer, or NCO, soldier, with the grade of E-6 in the US Army.

      A Staff Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) in the United States Army usually placed in command of a squad of 9-10 soldiers. In rare situations, a Staff Sergeant may be placed in command of a larger unit such as a platoon comprising of two to four squads containing anywhere from 16 to 50 soldiers.

In a leadership position, Staff Sergeants will regularly have one or more Sergeants serving under them.

Alongside field NCOs, soldiers may also be promoted to Staff Sergeant in order to serve in headquarters support positions - these positions are generally referred to as "Staff NCOs".

Staff Sergeant is the 7th rank in the United States Army , ranking above Sergeant and directly below Sergeant First Class.