First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army)
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First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army) is a senior noncommissioned officer rank that serves as the principal enlisted leader and advisor at the company level, responsible for the discipline, welfare, and readiness of soldiers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army) canonical | 4 |
| First Sergeant (U.S. Army) | 1 |
| First Sergeant (U.S. Army) (approximate) | 1 |
| in the US Army, it is a rank at E-8 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2140539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army) Context triple: [Senior Master Sergeant (USSF), equivalentRank, First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army)]
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A.
Sergeant Major Instructor
A Sergeant Major Instructor is a senior adult volunteer rank in the UK Army Cadet Force responsible for high-level training, discipline, and leadership support to cadets and other adult staff.
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B.
Sergeant Major of the Army
The Sergeant Major of the Army is the senior enlisted advisor to the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, representing the interests and welfare of all enlisted soldiers.
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C.
Senior Officer of the United States Army
The Senior Officer of the United States Army is the highest-ranking Army leader responsible for overseeing the service’s operations, readiness, and strategic direction under civilian authority.
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D.
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is the highest-ranking enlisted Marine who serves as the principal enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps on all matters affecting enlisted personnel.
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E.
Cadet Sergeant
A Cadet Sergeant is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically responsible for leading and training junior cadets and assisting with the organization of unit activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army) Target entity description: First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army) is a senior noncommissioned officer rank that serves as the principal enlisted leader and advisor at the company level, responsible for the discipline, welfare, and readiness of soldiers.
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A.
Sergeant Major Instructor
A Sergeant Major Instructor is a senior adult volunteer rank in the UK Army Cadet Force responsible for high-level training, discipline, and leadership support to cadets and other adult staff.
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B.
Sergeant Major of the Army
The Sergeant Major of the Army is the senior enlisted advisor to the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, representing the interests and welfare of all enlisted soldiers.
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C.
Senior Officer of the United States Army
The Senior Officer of the United States Army is the highest-ranking Army leader responsible for overseeing the service’s operations, readiness, and strategic direction under civilian authority.
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D.
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is the highest-ranking enlisted Marine who serves as the principal enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps on all matters affecting enlisted personnel.
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E.
Cadet Sergeant
A Cadet Sergeant is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically responsible for leading and training junior cadets and assisting with the organization of unit activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military rank
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noncommissioned officer rank ⓘ senior noncommissioned officer rank ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 1SG ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dutyPosition | company first sergeant ⓘ |
| insigniaColor |
gold chevrons and rockers on blue background (dress uniform)
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gold chevrons and rockers on green or camouflage background (subdued) ⓘ |
| insigniaFeature |
diamond in the center
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three chevrons ⓘ three rockers ⓘ |
| NATOrank | OR-8 ⓘ |
| payGrade | E-8 ⓘ |
| positionType | key leadership position at company level ⓘ |
| primaryResponsibility |
discipline of soldiers in the company
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enforcing standards and discipline ⓘ managing enlisted personnel administration at company level ⓘ readiness of the company ⓘ supervising the company’s noncommissioned officers ⓘ training of soldiers in the company ⓘ welfare of soldiers in the company ⓘ |
| principalRole | principal enlisted advisor to the company commander ⓘ |
| rankAbove | Sergeant First Class (E-7) (U.S. Army) ⓘ |
| rankBelow |
Command Sergeant Major (E-9) (U.S. Army)
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linked to:
Sergeant Major (E-9) (U.S. Army)
Sergeant Major (E-9) (U.S. Army) ⓘ |
| rankEquivalent |
Master Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army)
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linked to:
Master Sergeant (USSF)
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| rankGroup | Senior Noncommissioned Officer ⓘ |
| reportsTo | company commander ⓘ |
| requiresPriorRank | Sergeant First Class (E-7) (U.S. Army) ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
company formations and accountability
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company physical fitness and height/weight programs ⓘ company-level awards and promotions processing ⓘ company-level counseling programs ⓘ company-level discipline actions recommendation ⓘ family readiness support at company level ⓘ implementation of commander’s policies ⓘ maintenance of good order and discipline in the company ⓘ mentoring junior NCOs ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | demonstrated leadership and performance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| typicalCommandLevel |
battery
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company ⓘ troop ⓘ |
| typicalExperience |
many years of enlisted service
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prior platoon sergeant experience ⓘ |
| typicalTitle | 1SG ⓘ |
| typicalUnitSizeSupported | company-sized unit of about 100 to 200 soldiers ⓘ |
| worksWith | company commander ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army) Description of subject: First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army) is a senior noncommissioned officer rank that serves as the principal enlisted leader and advisor at the company level, responsible for the discipline, welfare, and readiness of soldiers.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Senior Master Sergeant (USSF enlisted rank)
linked to: First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army)
linked to: First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army)
linked to: First Sergeant (E-8) (U.S. Army)