Sergeant Major (IA)
| Imperial Army Ground Forces Command ranks |
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| Commissioned Officers |
| O11a » Field Marshal |
| O10 » General (Colonel-General) |
| O9 » Lieutenant General |
| O8 » Major General |
| O7 » Brigadier General |
| O6 » Colonel |
| O5 » Lieutenant Colonel |
| O4 » Major |
| O3 » Captain |
| O2 » First Lieutenant |
| O1 » Second Lieutenant |
| O0 » Officer Cadet |
| Enlisted Ranks |
| E9 » Chief Master Sergeant (Sergeant Major) |
| E8 » Senior Master Sergeant (First Sergeant) |
| E7 » Master Sergeant (Leading Sergeant) |
| E6 » Staff Sergeant |
| E5 » Sergeant |
| E4 » Lance Sergeant |
| E3 » Corporal |
| E2 » Lance Corporal |
| E1 » Private (Private 1st Class) |
| E0 » Recruit (Private Recruit) |
The appointment of a Chief Master Sergeant (E9) to the position of Sergeant Major (E9) is to the seniormost non-commissioned officer position in an Imperial Army Battalion, Regiment, or Brigade. It is considered to be the equivalent of a Senior Warrant Officer.
Description (Specifications)
Each Battalion in the Imperial Army has one Sergeant Major who is the most senior Sergeant in the unit. Some Imperial Army staff appointments are also led by Sergeants Major, such as a Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM).
- The equivalent level of rank in the Imperial Navy is Master Chief Petty Officer.
- The equivalent appointment in the Imperial Marines is Sergeant Major.
The Sergeant Major attached to the staff of the Lord Marshal of the Unified Armies has the title Sergeant Major Imperial and represents the enlisted ranks of the Imperial Army to the most senior Officers as well as undertaking other, mostly ceremonial, duties.
History & Background (Dossier)
The term sergeant refers to a non-commissioned officer placed above the rank of a corporal. The term sergeant major thus refers to the chief of these sergeants.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Douglas E. Berry. Ground Forces (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 51.
- Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 12.
- Collated by: BackworldTraveller