Structure

NCO ranks

Staff Sergeant

NCO ranks · SSG · E-6

Staff Sergeant

Serving: 1
Ever held: 37
Promoted in a year: 2
Typical time to reach: 9 months
Grade: E-6

The rank

Staff Sergeant is one of the NCO ranks.

On the ladder: BelowSergeant This rankStaff Sergeant AboveSergeant First Class
Last promoted: 13 Aug; SSG Wombat
Busiest month: Mar; March 2026, 1 promoted
Active months: 30; typical ATIU of a serving Staff Sergeant
Still serving: 49%; of the 37 who have held it

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

Recently promoted

The last 6 Staff Sergeants

Every promotion

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

Each square is one member promoted to Staff Sergeant.

Who holds it

1 serving, by active months

Everyone who has held it

SSG Wombat 1 30 mo

Half have 30 mo or less

1st · 30 mo 1st

On the ladder

The ranks below and above

Every rank