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US Army Sergeant First-Class InsigniaEntry/Object ID
2022.C.FIC.20Description
US Army Sergeant First-Class insignia. Three green chevron stripes and two curved at the bottom on navy fabric with green thread. Worn on the sleeve.
US Army Sergeant First-Class insignia
A Sergeant First Class (SFC) is the first senior non-commissioned officer, and is most commonly assigned the role of Platoon Sergeant to serve as chief advisor and assistant to the Platoon Leader. An SFC usually has 15-18 years of Army experience, and may be in command of as many as 40 soldiers in a rifle platoon or 18 soldiers and 4 tanks in an armor platoon.
Sergeant First Class is the 8th rank in the United States Army , ranking above Staff Sergeant and directly below Master Sergeant. A sergeant first class is a Noncommissioned Officer at DoD paygrade E-7.
A Sergeant First Class is most often promoted from Staff Sergeant (SSG), although promotion from lower paygrades may occur with sufficient display of leadership and experience. https://www.military-ranks.org/army/sergeant-first-classCollection
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2022.C.FIC.15, 2022.C.FIC.18, 2022.C.FIC.19