Structure

SNCO ranks

Sergeant First Class

SNCO ranks · SFC · E-7

Sergeant First Class

Serving: 3
Ever held: 19
Promoted in a year: 3
Typical time to reach: 1 year 4 months
Grade: E-7

The rank

Sergeant First Class is one of the SNCO ranks.

On the ladder: BelowStaff Sergeant This rankSergeant First Class AboveMaster Sergeant
Last promoted: 27 Jun; 2Lt Mr.47
Busiest month: Dec; December 2025, 1 promoted
Active months: 55; typical ATIU of a serving Sergeant First Class
Still serving: 68%; of the 19 who have held it

Promoted by hand How to reach Sergeant First Class From Staff Sergeant, one rank at a time See how →

Recently promoted

The last 6 Sergeant First Classes

Every promotion

Nov November 2025, 0 promoted
1 Dec December 2025, 1 promoted
Jan January 2026, 0 promoted
Feb February 2026, 0 promoted
Mar March 2026, 0 promoted
Apr April 2026, 0 promoted
1 May May 2026, 1 promoted
1 Jun June 2026, 1 promoted
Jul July 2026, 0 promoted
Aug August 2026, 0 promoted
Sep September 2026, 0 promoted
Oct October 2026, 0 promoted

Each square is one member promoted to Sergeant First Class.

Who holds it

3 serving, by active months

Everyone who has held it

SFC Johnson 2 55 mo
SFC Jenkins 1 60 mo
SFC Kerry 3 54 mo

Half have 55 mo or less

1st · 60 mo 3rd

On the ladder

The ranks below and above

Every rank