Posted on Sep 17, 2018
Is calling a Master Sergeant by their full rank showing higher respect, or is just extra?
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I know what the regulation states, and that is that E-5 through E-8 (except for 1SG) is addressed as Sergeant. However, I continually see soldiers addressing MSGs by their full rank. Is it a sign of higher respect for the rank they earned, or is just being extra? I can see both sides of the argument - regulation vs respect towards the rank they have obtained - I want to hear all your thoughts!
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I don't remember doing it, but you call a sergeant major by the full rank and first sergeants by their ranks. Seems find to me. What do sailors call chiefs?
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Kleiner Ausschnitt, halt nur ohne die Fahrstuhl szene :D
The whole thing is extra! Talk to people, each and every one of them will admit they don't care for formalities themselves but they do it because they think it's important to the Army. So who are we kidding?
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This question is getting so old, it comes up every other month at a minimum.
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