ASenior sergeant is a rankofnon-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is usually placed above sergeant.
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,[1] as such the ranks have different official translations depending on the branch.
NATO Code | OR-8 | OR-7 |
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Danish | Seniorsergent | Oversergent |
Royal Danish Army[2] | ||
English[3] | Warrant officer class II | Sergeant first class |
Royal Danish Navy[4] | ||
English[5] | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer |
Royal Danish Air Force[6] | ||
English[7] | Warrant officer | Flight sergeant |
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.[8] The rank is equivalent to Glavny starshina in Navy.
The rank was introduced in the Red Army in 1940.
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