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Non-commissioned officer military rank

Not to be confused withFirst sergeant.

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Sergeant First Class (SFC) is typically a seniornon-commissioned officer rank, used in many countries.

United States

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Sergeant first class
Sergeant first class insignia
Country	United States
Service branch	United States Army
Abbreviation	SFC
Rank group	Non-commissioned officer
NATO rank code	OR-7
Pay grade	E-7
Formation	1948
Next higher rank	Master sergeant
Next lower rank	Staff sergeant
Equivalent ranks	Gunnery sergeant(USMC) Chief petty officer(USN &USCG) Master sergeant(USAF &USSF)
Related articles
History	Technical sergeant

Sergeant First Class (SFC) is the seventhenlisted rank (E-7) in theU.S. Army, ranking abovestaff sergeant (E-6) and belowmaster sergeant andfirst sergeant (E-8), and is the firstnon-commissioned officer rank designated as a senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO).

A sergeant first class is typically assigned as aplatoon sergeant at the company level orbattalion operations non-commissioned officer in charge at the battalion level, but may also hold other positions depending on the type of unit.^[1] In a combat arms role, a sergeant first class is typically second in charge (under an officer, typically a second lieutenant, serving as the platoon leader) of from 14 soldiers and four tanks in an armor platoon to 36 soldiers and four squads in a rifle platoon. A sergeant first class's primary responsibilities are tactical logistics, tactical casualty evacuations, and serving as the senior tactical adviser to the platoon leader. Sergeant first class replaced the rank oftechnical sergeant in 1948.^[2] (However, the U.S. Air Force, which separated from the Army in 1947, retained the rank of technical sergeant, and the U.S. Marine Corps had the rank of technical sergeant until 1959.) Sergeants first class are selected by a centralized promotion system.

The rank title of sergeant first class (SFC) existed in the Army from 1890^[3] until 1920 when it was eliminated in an army-wide simplification of enlisted ranks which had grown into a system containing 128 different rank insignia.^[2] The rank of SFC was used in several technical branches such as the Army Medical Department and in the Ordnance, Signal, and Quartermaster Corps and was equivalent to the field service ranks at the company/battery/troop "staff" NCO level, such as color sergeant, supply sergeant, or radio sergeant. The Army restored the rank of SFC in 1948 when it replacedtechnical sergeant.^[4]

Gallery

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Водник 1 класа
Vodnik 1 klasa
(North Macedonian Ground Forces)^[5]
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Saarjant fast klaas
(Maldives National Defence Force)^[6]
Vodnik 1 klase
(Montenegrin Ground Army)^[7]
Sergeant der eerste klasse
(Royal Netherlands Army)^[8]
Sersjant 1. klasse
(Norwegian Army)^[9]
Sergeant first class
(United States Army)^[10]

References

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^Bajza, Tiffini Theisen,Stephen (2025-08-04)."Army Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks".Military.com. Retrieved2025-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^^a ^bMarshall, Andrew (2025-03-13)."Military Ranks: Sergeant First Class - Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute".bootcampmilitaryfitnessinstitute.com. Retrieved2025-08-14.
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^Perrenot, P.United States Army Grade Insignia Since 1776 (2009)
^"УРЕДБА ЗА ОЗНАКИТЕ ЗА УНИФОРМИТЕ НА АРМИЈАТА НА РЕПУБЛИКА СЕВЕРНА МАКЕДОНИЈА" [Regulation on the Markings for the Uniforms of the Army of the Republic Northern of Macedonia].dejure.mk (in Macedonian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved24 May 2021.
^"ރޭންކް ސްޓްރަކްޗަރ".mndf.gov.mv (in Divehi). Maldives National Defence Force. Archived fromthe original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved2 June 2021.
^"IV. Izgled Činova u Vojsci".Official Gazette of Montenegro (in Montenegrin). 50/10:22–28. 16 August 2010. Retrieved17 September 2021.
^"De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht"(PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. Retrieved18 March 2021.
^"Militære grader".forsvaret.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. 4 February 2021. Retrieved26 May 2021.
^"U.S. Army Ranks".army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved27 May 2021.

United Statesenlisted ranks

Pay grade Branch of service	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E-7	E-8	E-9	Special
Army	PVT	PV2	PFC	SPC –CPL	SGT	SSG	SFC	MSG –1SG¹	SGM –CSM	SEANGB –SMA –SEAC
Marine Corps	Pvt	PFC	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	SSgt	GySgt	MSgt –1stSgt¹	MGySgt –SgtMaj	SMMC –SEAC
Navy	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO –CMDCS	MCPO –CMDCM –FORCM,FLTCM	MCPON –SEAC
Air Force	AB	Amn	A1C	SrA	SSgt	TSgt	MSgt –1st Sgt¹	SMSgt –1st Sgt¹	CMSgt –1st Sgt¹ –CCM	SEANGB –CMSAF –SEAC
Space Force	Spc1	Spc2	Spc3	Spc4	Sgt	TSgt	MSgt	SMSgt	CMSgt	CMSSF –SEAC
Coast Guard	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO	MCPO –CMC – DMCPOCG²	MCPOCG
For theArmy andAir Force,first sergeants are temporary and lateral ranks and are senior to their non-diamond counterparts, whileMarine Corps first sergeants have no lateral movement within paygrade and is a permanent rank. The rank insignia is used by other Coast Guard senior enlisted leaders.