master sergeant
Army, Air Force, Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer ranking next to the highest noncommissioned officer.
U.S. Air Force. a noncommissioned officer of one of the three top enlisted grades.
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How to use master sergeant in a sentence
His personal assistant was a master sergeant, his chef —or the guy who cooked us lunch—was enlisted, his office manager was a command sergeant major, and the cohost of his podcast is a former Navy Seal.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal Would Have Done Things Differently in Afghanistan | Belinda Luscombe | October 5, 2021 | Timemaster sergeant Aaron Torian is survived by his wife Jurley and three children, nine, four, and two years old.
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian | Elliot Ackerman | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTmaster sergeant Aaron Torian was killed in action in Helmand Province on February 15th, 2014.
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian | Elliot Ackerman | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat was when “instinct kicked in,” said Chief master sergeant James Ross, a friend and fellow airman from the 152nd Airlift Wing.
Nevada Teacher Mike Landsberry Survived War. He Was Killed in Class. | Jacob Siegel | October 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe know little about him except that he is a commando with the rank of E-8 or master sergeant.
The Marine and His Cousin the Firefighter | Maurice Emerson Decaul | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Back at Fort Bragg, I asked a Special Forces master sergeant if he was glad he went to Haiti.
Stand off from him, Dinah Shadd, before he takes you down too—you that look to be a quarther-master-sergeant's wife in five years.
Soldier Stories | Rudyard KiplingThe longer form of address would also be proper in directing a third party to report to master sergeant White.
The Armed Forces Officer | U. S. Department of DefenseThe old master sergeant was stating a fact, not asking a question.
Take the Reason Prisoner | John Joseph McGuireHe couldn't remember ever seeing such a young master sergeant.
Treachery in Outer Space | Carey Rockwell and Louis GlanzmanAt last, to avoid discussion, the quarter-master sergeant took the papers himself, and put them in his greatcoat.
Trenching at Gallipoli | John Gallishaw
British Dictionary definitions for master sergeant
a senior noncommissioned officer in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and certain other military forces, ranking immediately below the most senior noncommissioned rank
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