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[[Image:Maco-sergeant.png|150px|thumb|right|MACO sergeant insignia patch.]]
  
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'''Sergeant''' is a military [[rank]], the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional infantry grade, sergeant is the highest [[enlisted]] rank in a fighting organization, above a [[corporal]]. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank is approximately equivalent to the naval [[chief petty officer]] grade.
  
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|imagecap = [[San Francisco]] [[Police]], [[1941]]
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|imagecap2 = [[NASA]] [[security]], [[1968]]
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|imagecap4 = [[Miri's homeworld]], [[2266]]
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'''Sergeant''' is a [[rank]], the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional [[military]] or [[police]] grade, sergeant is the highest [[enlisted]] rank, or a series of the highest enlisted ranks, used in a service organization. Sergeants rank below [[commissioned officer]]s and above [[corporal]]s. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank is approximately equivalent to the naval [[petty officer]] (second or third class).
   
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In the traditional definition, lower grade sergeants [[commanding officer|command]], or are responsible for [[squad]]s, consisting of around a dozen troops. Some rank systems use different grades of sergeant, such as "[[first sergeant]]," "[[staff sergeant]]," "[[master sergeant]]," "gunnery sergeant," "technical sergeant," "sergeant major," and "sergeant of the army."
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On 20th century Earth, sergeants command [[squad]]s, consisting of 8 to 12 troops.
  
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* A [[Klingon]] sergeant was ordered by [[Kruge]] to [[execution|execute]] one of the [[Genesis (planet)|Genesis Planet]] hostages.
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* A [[police]] sergeant was simulated in a [[holodeck]] rendition of [[Dixon Hill]] stories
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* [[Security]] Sergeant [[Lipton]] was knocked unconscious by [[Gary Seven]] at [[McKinley Rocket Base]]
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* [[N. Kemper]], was a [[MACO]] Sergeant of [[22nd century]] Earth
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* In the [[mirror universe]], {{mu|Travis Mayweather}} was a [[MACO]] sergeant.
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* A [[staff sergeant]] of the [[US Air Force]] was accidentally [[beam]]ed aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} during a [[time travel]] mission in [[1969]].
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Tom Paris]] wore the [[insignia]] of a [[United States Army|Union]] sergeant when rescuing [[Q]] and [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] from the [[Q Continuum|Continuum]].
   
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{{bginfo|Other non-[[canon]] sources suggest the [[Bajoran Militia]] has sergeants.}}
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This grade exists in some form in many rank arrangements.
 
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* [[N. Kemper]], was a [[MACO]] Sergeant of [[22nd century]] [[Earth]]
  
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* In the [[Mirror universe]], [[Travis Mayweather (mirror)|Mayweather]] was a [[MACO]] sergeant.
 
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* An [[air police sergeant]] of the [[United States armed forces|US Air Force]] was accidentally beamed aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] during a [[time travel]] mission in [[1969]]. His rank was E5, Staff Sergeant, a rank below that of the US Army and US Marine Corps Staff Sergeant, both with the pay grade of E6. The Air Force Staff Sergeant rank is equivalent to the naval rank of Petty Officer Second Class.
  
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:''Other non-[[canon]] sources suggest the [[Bajoran Militia]] and [[Klingon Defense Force]] have sergeants.''
  
   
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Some rank systems use different grades of sergeant, such as (to name a few) the more senior "[[first sergeant]]," "[[staff sergeant]]," "drill sergeant," "gunnery sergeant," "technical sergeant," "sergeant major," and "sergeant of the army."
  
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Revision as of 01:59, 17 February 2014

Sergeant is a rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional military or police grade, sergeant is the highest enlisted rank, or a series of the highest enlisted ranks, used in a service organization. Sergeants rank below commissioned officers and above corporals. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank is approximately equivalent to the naval petty officer (second or third class).

In the traditional definition, lower grade sergeants command, or are responsible for squads, consisting of around a dozen troops. Some rank systems use different grades of sergeant, such as "first sergeant," "staff sergeant," "master sergeant," "gunnery sergeant," "technical sergeant," "sergeant major," and "sergeant of the army."

Other non-canon sources suggest the Bajoran Militia has sergeants.

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