To fill those voids, the Marine Corps would again tap into the corporal ranks to promote more Marines to sergeant, and the same pattern was repeated.

There will be 2,639 Regular Army promotions to the ranks of sergeant and staff sergeant on May 1, according to cutoff scores issued by the Army in late April.

Staff Sgt. Ricky Cooksey pins the rank of sergeant on Sgt. Bryson Kephart. Both are assigned to 1st Infantry Division Artillery at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 1, 2022. (Sgt. Eliezer ...

Marine Sgt. Zachary Cox, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands at attention as he is promoted to the rank of staff sergeant during a ceremony held on the flight deck of the Whidbey ...

The staff sergeant retention board will return, meaning many longtime staff sergeants may face involuntary separation.

The number of airmen with the rank of staff sergeant, which now hovers around 27% of the total enlisted force, will dip to 22% -- a loss of roughly 14,000 of the enlisted corps by 2023, according ...

not mean a Soldier is "locked in" to a contract with the Army indefinitely. The program was designed to give quality NCOs in the ranks of staff sergeant through sergeant major a greater sense of ...

It was a tough Tuesday for many Air Force staff sergeants hoping for a promotion to technical sergeant, a role that would give them more responsibilities as well as a bigger paycheck at a time ...

Drill Sergeant (Staff Sgt.) Bethany Harris, 1st Battalion, 40th Field Artillery, received honors as the lone inductee. "It's a goal I had planned for a few years," Harris said.

It’s understandable. Earning enough points for promotion to sergeant or staff sergeant means more pay, more responsibility and more career opportunities. Rank has its privileges, too.