Posted on Jan 26, 2018
how do you address a First Class Sergeant? “First Sergeant (last name)” or just “Sergeant (last name)?
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Sergeant thru Master Sergeant are called Sergeant when speaking face to face. If referring to said NCO from Sergeant thru Master Sergeant in the 3rd person, then you refer them by their full rank title. The rank of First Sergeant (or 1SG) is addressed as First Sergeant regardless. There is a caveat to this though. When speaking to said NCOs via txt message or even email, it is best to use their full rank title abbreviation (SGT, SSG, SFC, MSG).
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The E-5 and above verbal collective of Sergeant doesn't apply to the Marines... unless you want to be really, really, really strong... just sayin'.
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Once got to see what happens when an Army guy called a Marine Staff Sergeant "Sergeant." It wasn't very pretty.
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Haha! That’s hilarious. I learned that first hand. Before joining and learning the ranks I called a Marine Staff Sergeant “Sergeant”, and he was livid. I found it funny at the time but later on learned why he was mad. Lol
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Even better, how do you address a really first class Sergeant First Class?
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