sergeant first class
4
5.5
- noun
- /ˈsɑrdʒənt fɜrst klæs/
- Specialized
:
sargento de primera clase
- Sergeant First Class Ruth Anderson graduated from the Army Bandsman course on June 19, 1952.
He was a Sergeant first class and funny as shit.
- He was a Sergeant first class and funny as shit.
- We got we got recycled and when we got recycled, there was a Sergeant first class, Villa Rosa, Paul Villa Rosa.
Examples
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Gabriel Villanueva, United States Army, Sergeant First Class.
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Sergeant First Class Aaron Hallam.
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He's a retired sergeant first class from the United States Army.
Blog text (30) -
He's a retired sergeant first class from the U.S. Army.
Blog text (30) -
Sergeant First Class James D. Doster.
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A sergeant first class and a contractor approached an ANA checkpoint and struck up a conversation with the officer in charge of the outpost.
Blog text (28) -
Sergeant First Class Brent Koegler, the American platoon leader, told me the ANA would practice moving together as a unit, working on basic infantry skills.
Academic text (2010) -
According to Sergeant First Class Ester Valido from the U.S. Army Bands 2nd Recruiting Brigade, deployed soldiers are responsible for two missions when deployed to a FOB: performing music in support of troops as well as performing secondary support roles.
Academic text (2015) -
After years of dedicated service, Sergeant First Class Michael Johnson was honored with a medal for his bravery.
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The training exercise was led by Sergeant First Class Linda Ramirez, who ensured all her troops were prepared.
How Senior
- Specialized
7
6.1
- Specialized
7
6.0
- Specialized
4
5.5
422
3.9
- Specialized
14
3.5
- Specialized
450
4.3
76
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'sergeant' (an NCO) plus 'first'+'class' (suggesting a high-grade category) allow a learner to infer this is a specific, senior type of sergeant, so the general sense of a higher-ranking NCO is recoverable. However, the expression is a fixed military rank with a precise place in the hierarchy that a B1 learner would not be able to determine from the words alone, so full meaning and exact status require prior exposure or background knowledge.
Etymology
Sergeant first class comes from the idea of a senior sergeant: sergeant is a leader among soldiers and first class shows someone 'first' or top in their group. So it means a higher-level sergeant who leads and advises other soldiers.