Structure
NCO ranks
Staff Sergeant
NCO ranks · SSG · E-6
Staff Sergeant
Statistics How often it is reached, how long it takes, and who has held it.
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Held it
- 37
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Typical time to reach
- 9 months
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Promoted in a year
- 2
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Still serving
- 49%
Over time
Promoted to Staff Sergeant each year
- 5 2019, 5 promoted
- 11 2020, 11 promoted
- 12 2021, 12 promoted
- 4 2022, 4 promoted
- 2 2023, 2 promoted
- 7 2024, 7 promoted
- 1 2025, 1 promoted
- 2 2026, 2 promoted
Time to reach it
Months from joining to Staff Sergeant
Half have 10 mo or less
Who they are
Everyone who has held it, three ways
- 14% Private First Class 5 members
- 14% Master Specialist 5 members
- 14% Specialist 5 members
- 11% Sergeant First Class 4 members
- 49% Other ranks
- 38% Regular 14 members
- 38% Retired 14 members
- 11% Reserves 4 members
- 11% Discharged 4 members
- 3% Other statuses
- 49% United Kingdom 18 members
- 14% United States 5 members
- 5% Netherlands 2 members
- 3% Sweden 1 member
- 30% Other nations