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'''Staff Sergeant''' (''abbrev'': '''SSGT''') is an [[enlisted]] paygrade within the [[Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]] and the [[Royal Manticoran Army]]. It holds the equivalent military paygrade of [[E-6]] within {{trmn}} and is the highest junior non-commissioned officer rank. A soldier who has received their third chevron is generally referred to as "Sergeant."


== Honorverse ==
In peacetime, a staff sergeant will have served 84 months in the service, and ten months [[Time in grade | Time in Grade]].<ref name="Military.com1">[http://www.military.com/army/enlisted-ranks.html (military.com)]</ref>  In both the army and the marines, there is also a competitive exam to determine qualification for NCO rank.<ref name="Military.com2">[http://www.military.com/marine-corps/enlisted-ranks.html (military.com)]</ref> The [[Royal Manticoran Army]] uniform is green with yellow stripes bordered by blue. The [[Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]] is black with yellow stripes bordered by green.

== TRMN ==
If the soldier has completed their [[Enlisted Academy | Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Exam]], with eleven months [[Time in grade | Time in Grade]], they are appointed to this rank.<ref name="TRMN">[http://www.trmn.org/portal/index.php/documents/finish/4-general/6-rmnm-001-membership-handbook] ([[Membership Handbook]])</ref>

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==See Also==
* [[E-6]] equivalents from other branches of {{trmn}}:
** [[Petty Officer First Class]] ([[Royal Manticoran Navy]], [[Grayson Space Navy]], [[Republic of Haven Navy]])

==References==
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