Sergeant First Class

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Sergeant First Class (SFC) is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, just above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant, and is a staff (or senior) non-commissioned officer.

The position of platoon sergeant is normally held by a Sergeant First Class and is the primary assistant and advisor to the platoon leader. In absence of the latter, ranking First Lieutenant or Second Lieutenant, the platoon sergeant becomes acting platoon leader with the same authority as that of the commissioned officer previously in charge of the platoon.

See also

• Military rank
• Sergeant
• Comparative military ranks
• U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia

Image:Flag of the United States.svg U.S. military enlisted ranks
	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E-7	E-8	E-9
Air Force:	AB	Amn	A1C	SrA	SSgt	TSgt	MSgt	SMSgt	CMSgt - CCM - CMSAF
Army:	PV1	PV2	PFC	SPC - CPL	SGT	SSG	SFC	MSG - 1SG	SGM - CSM - SMA
Marine Corps:	Pvt	PFC	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	SSgt	GySgt	MSgt - 1st Sgt	MGySgt - SgtMaj - SMOMC
Navy:	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO	MCPO - CMCPO - MCPON

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