![]() A first sergeant is generally senior to a master sergeant in leadership matters, though a master sergeant may have more general military authority such as when in charge of a military police (MP) section. Both ranks are identical as indicated by three chevrons (standard sergeant insignia) above three inverted arcs ("rockers"), an arrangement commonly referred to as "three up and three down", though the first sergeant has the lozenge "diamond" in the middle. While first sergeant is equal in paygrade to master sergeant (MSG), the two ranks have different responsibilities. In the United States Army, since 1958, the rank of first sergeant (abbreviated 1SG) is considered a temporary rank in E-8 paygrade, ranking above sergeant first class (SFC), and below sergeant major (SGM) or command sergeant major (CSM). In 1851, first sergeant was combined with the separate rank of orderly sergeant. In 1833, first sergeant and orderly sergeant became separate pay grades, ranking below sergeants major and quartermaster sergeants, but above sergeants. After the 1781 Battle of Green Spring, Ebenezer Denny called the company first sergeant "the most important officer." ![]() The sergeants were numbered in order of seniority, and the "first sergeant" was simply the senior sergeant in the company, but not a separate rank. Previously, under the tables of organization approved by the Continental Congress in 17, there were four and three sergeants, respectively, authorized in each company. The rank of "first sergeant" has existed in the American Army since 1781, when a fifth sergeant was added to the table of organization for Continental Army infantry regiments. United States Army World War I First sergeant rank insignia Not to be confused with Sergeant first class.
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