Technical sergeant is the name of three current and two former enlisted ranks in theUnited States Armed Forces,[citation needed] as well as in the U.S.Civil Air Patrol. Outside the United States, it is used only by thePhilippine Army,Philippine Air Force, and thePhilippine Marine Corps.
The rank oftechnical sergeant is used by theArmed Forces of the Philippines. It is a enlisted personnel rank used byPhilippine Army,Philippine Air Force andPhilippine Marine Corps (under thePhilippine Navy). The rank stands above the rank ofstaff sergeant and belowmaster sergeant.
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| Country |  United States |
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| Rank group | Non-commissioned officer |
| NATOrank code | OR-6 |
| Pay grade | E-6 |
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| Next higher rank | Master sergeant(USAF and USSF) |
| Next lower rank | Staff sergeant(USAF) Sergeant(USSF) |
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| History | Sergeant first class |
Technical sergeant is a rank in theUnited States Air Force,United States Space Force, andCivil Air Patrol. It is a former rank in theUnited States Army andUnited States Marine Corps.
The rank of technical sergeant existed from after World War I until 1948 when the rank was renamedsergeant first class. In 1920 the army combined several battalion/squadron level "staff" NCO ranks, includingbattalion quartermaster sergeant, battalion supply sergeant,ordnance sergeant, hospital sergeant, three grades of master sergeant (junior grade), and six additional senior-level technical and specialist ranks into the new technical sergeant rank. In 1944 when rifle squad leaders becamestaff sergeants,platoon sergeants were promoted to technical sergeants. In 1948 the army renamed technical sergeant as sergeant first class.[1]
Technical sergeant was a rank in theUnited States Marine Corps until 1958. From 1941 until 1946, the rank was equivalent to grade 2, ranking withgunnery sergeant and other technical ranks. From 1947 until 1958, the rank was reclassified as E-6 and became the sole rank in this grade. The rank gunnery sergeant replaced it and elevated to E-7 after the reorganization of grades in 1959.[citation needed]
Technical sergeant, "tech sgt" or "TSgt" in informal parlance, is the sixth enlisted rank (pay grade E-6) in theU.S. Air Force, just abovestaff sergeant and belowmaster sergeant. A technical sergeant is anoncommissioned officer and abbreviated as TSgt (with no period in official USAF and other military correspondence). Official terms of address are "technical sergeant" or "sergeant",[2] although many use "tech sergeant" in informal situations.[citation needed]
TheCivil Air Patrol (CAP), anon-profit corporationCongressionally chartered to operate as thecivilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, has a quasi-military structure which includes the rank of technical sergeant. The grade of technical sergeant is abovestaff sergeant and beneathmaster sergeant. Former military enlisted personnel who held the rank of technical sergeant in theUnited States Armed Forces may retain that rank as members of the CAP.[3]
Cadets in the Civil Air Patrol can hold the grade of cadet technical sergeant (abbreviated C/TSgt). The grade of cadet technical sergeant is abovecadet staff sergeant and beneathcadet master sergeant. Cadet technical sergeants typically serve as flight sergeants
On February 1, 2021, theUnited States Space Force announced itspermanent rank structure, establishing the grade of technical sergeant as its permanent E-6 grade. This continued its usage from the Air Force. The grade of technical sergeant is abovesergeant and beneathmaster sergeant.[4]
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