Posted on May 16, 2022

Why does the US Army persist with the rank of SP4?

MAJ Norm Michaels

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This social experiment on soldiers was started in the late 1960s, and it mostly died away in the late 1980s, with the exception of SP4. Is a team leader SP4 any less of a leader than a corporal?

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SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM

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Because they are the runners (doers) at the lowest level.

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SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM

Posted 3 y ago

The rank of SPC is a very common rank and defines typically you role and what you might need to learn before you become an E-5

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Why does the US Army persist with the rank of SP4?

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