What is the grade of a platoon sergeant?

Sergeant First Class
U.S. Army. In the United States Army, a platoon sergeant is usually a Sergeant First Class (E-7) and is the senior enlisted member of the platoon.

What is an e-8 sergeant?

Master Sergeant (MSG) is the eighth enlisted grade (E-8), ranking above sergeant first class and below sergeant major, command sergeant major, Sergeant Major of the Army, and equal in grade but not authority to a first sergeant.

What is unique about the E 8 and E 9 levels?

At the E-8 level, the Army, Marines and Air Force have two positions at the same pay grade. Whether one is, for example, a senior master sergeant or a first sergeant in the Air Force depends on the person’s job. The same is true for the positions at the E-9 level.

How long does it take to become a platoon sergeant?

A top-performing platoon sergeant usually serves at least one full four-year enlistment term prior to obtaining the rank of staff sergeant or higher. Successful platoon sergeants often hold three to five years or more of technical experience in their designated military occupational specialty, or MOS.

What is an Army E-8?

E-8. Army. Master Sergeant (MSG) First Sergeant (1SG) Marine Corps.

How much does an E-8 make in the army?

E-8 is the 8th enlisted paygrade in the United States military. The E-8 grade begins at 8 years of experience with a basic pay rate of $4,614.60 per month and a drill pay rate of $153.82 per drill. The civilian equivalent of this military grade is roughly GS-6 under the federal government’s General Schedule payscale.

What is unique about the E-8 and E 9 levels?

What rank is an 0 8?

Major General
U.S. Military Ranks

Pay Grade	Army and Marine Corps	Navy and Coast Guard 1
0-8	Major General	Rear Admiral
0-9	Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral
0-10	General	Admiral
Special Grades 3