But what if it was a staff sergeant or a company sergeant major or a regimental sergeant major who gave the order?
I was merely a company sergeant major, with all the shyness and modesty which afflicts the holders of that particular rank.
However, his view of his personal qualities seemed at variance with his role as a sergeant major.
A company sergeant major is a senior warrant officer with experience.
Probably the difference between the two is the same as the difference between a second lieutenant and a company sergeant major.
He happened to be a regimental sergeant major.
We must encourage the fleet chief petty officers—a new designation, the equivalent of the regimental sergeant major—to prolong their service after nine years.
The boy who wants to be a sergeant major goes to this school.