CSgt

Military abbreviation · British Military Rank

CSgt
Stands forColour Sergeant
CategoriesMilitary

CSgt stands for Colour Sergeant, a british military rank abbreviation.

Senior non-commissioned rank in British infantry regiments and the Royal Marines, NATO grade OR-7, equivalent to staff sergeant in other corps. Colour sergeants often serve as company quartermaster sergeants or as platoon sergeants and instructors.

Example: CSgt Fraser, the company quartermaster sergeant, issued the cold-weather kit.

Usage notes

The title recalls the colour party, the sergeants who guarded the regimental colours (flags) in battle. Royal Marines colour sergeants hold the rank throughout the Corps. Colour sergeant instructors at Sandhurst are famous for training officer cadets and addressing them as "Sir."

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