SGM

Military abbreviation · US Army Rank

SGM
Stands forSergeant Major
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SGM stands for Sergeant Major, a US Army rank abbreviation.

Army enlisted rank at pay grade E-9, insignia three chevrons above three rockers with a star in the center. Sergeants major serve as principal NCOs on battalion and higher staffs or as senior subject-matter experts, while those leading units hold the command sergeant major title.

Example: The operations SGM briefed the division's training calendar for the next quarter.

Usage notes

Promotion to SGM requires selection by a Department of the Army board and completion of the Sergeants Major Course at the Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas. Sergeants major are addressed as "Sergeant Major." The Marine Corps writes SgtMaj and splits its E-9s between sergeant major and master gunnery sergeant.

More US Army rank abbreviations

  • MG – Major General (US Army)
  • MSG – Master Sergeant
  • PFC – Private First Class (US Army)
  • PV2 – Private (E-2)
  • PVT – Private (US Army)
  • SFC – Sergeant First Class
  • SGT – Sergeant (US Army)
  • SMA – Sergeant Major of the Army
  • SP4 – Specialist 4
  • SP5 – Specialist 5
  • SPC – Specialist
  • SSG – Staff Sergeant (US Army)

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