First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps)

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leadership position military rank senior enlisted rank

First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) is a senior enlisted rank and key leadership position responsible for the discipline, welfare, and administrative oversight of Marines within a company-sized unit.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
First Sergeant (USMC)	8
First Sergeant (E-8)	1
First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) canonical	1
First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) (approximate)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9791502 — 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 (U.S. Marine Corps)
Context triple: [Senior Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy), comparableRankInUSMC, First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps)]

A. Sergeant Major (USMC)
Sergeant Major (USMC) is the highest traditional enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a senior enlisted advisor and leader at battalion level and above.
B. Sergeant (United States Marine Corps)
Sergeant (United States Marine Corps) is a non-commissioned officer rank in the USMC that typically denotes a seasoned leader responsible for supervising and training junior Marines.
C. Master Sergeant (USMC)
Master Sergeant (USMC) is a senior enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps focused on technical leadership and staff responsibilities rather than direct command of troops.
D. Gunnery Sergeant (USMC)
Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) is a senior non-commissioned officer rank in the United States Marine Corps, typically responsible for leading Marines, managing training, and overseeing operations at the company or battery level.
E. Master Sergeant (U.S. Army)
Master Sergeant (U.S. Army) is a senior noncommissioned officer rank responsible for high-level technical expertise, leadership, and staff duties within Army units.
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 (U.S. Marine Corps)
Target entity description: First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) is a senior enlisted rank and key leadership position responsible for the discipline, welfare, and administrative oversight of Marines within a company-sized unit.

A. Sergeant Major (USMC)
Sergeant Major (USMC) is the highest traditional enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a senior enlisted advisor and leader at battalion level and above.
B. Sergeant (United States Marine Corps)
Sergeant (United States Marine Corps) is a non-commissioned officer rank in the USMC that typically denotes a seasoned leader responsible for supervising and training junior Marines.
C. Master Sergeant (USMC)
Master Sergeant (USMC) is a senior enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps focused on technical leadership and staff responsibilities rather than direct command of troops.
D. Gunnery Sergeant (USMC)
Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) is a senior non-commissioned officer rank in the United States Marine Corps, typically responsible for leading Marines, managing training, and overseeing operations at the company or battery level.
E. Master Sergeant (U.S. Army)
Master Sergeant (U.S. Army) is a senior noncommissioned officer rank responsible for high-level technical expertise, leadership, and staff duties within Army units.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	leadership position ⓘ military rank ⓘ senior enlisted rank ⓘ
abbreviation	1stSgt ⓘ
associatedWith	company office ⓘ unit formations ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dutyType	administrative management ⓘ command leadership ⓘ disciplinary authority ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSAirForce	Senior Master Sergeant ⓘ linked to: Senior Master Sergeant (U.S. Air Force)
equivalentRankInUSArmy	First Sergeant (U.S. Army) ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSCoastGuard	Senior Chief Petty Officer ⓘ linked to: Senior Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy)
equivalentRankInUSNavy	Senior Chief Petty Officer ⓘ linked to: Senior Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy)
equivalentRankInUSSpaceForce	Senior Master Sergeant ⓘ linked to: Senior Master Sergeant (U.S. Air Force)
higherRankThan	Gunnery Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) ⓘ linked to: Gunnery Sergeant (USMC)
insigniaBackground	scarlet ⓘ
insigniaColor	gold ⓘ
insigniaSymbol	diamond ⓘ
lowerRankThan	Master Gunnery Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) ⓘ linked to: Master Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) Sergeant Major (U.S. Marine Corps) ⓘ linked to: Sergeant Major (USMC)
NATORankCode	OR-8 ⓘ
payGrade	E-8 ⓘ
primaryResponsibility	administrative oversight of the unit ⓘ discipline of Marines in the unit ⓘ morale and esprit de corps ⓘ personnel management ⓘ welfare of Marines in the unit ⓘ
primaryRole	senior enlisted advisor to company commander ⓘ
promotionChoiceWith	Master Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) ⓘ linked to: Master Sergeant (USMC)
promotionSource	Gunnery Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) ⓘ linked to: Gunnery Sergeant (USMC)
rankCategory	staff noncommissioned officer ⓘ
rankGroup	senior staff noncommissioned officer ⓘ
rankInsigniaShape	three chevrons above three rockers with a diamond in the center ⓘ
reportsTo	company commander ⓘ
responsibleFor	family readiness support at company level ⓘ implementation of policies from battalion and higher ⓘ mentoring junior NCOs and SNCOs ⓘ unit readiness at company level ⓘ
samePayGradeAs	Master Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) ⓘ linked to: Master Sergeant (USMC)
serviceBranch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
supervises	company-level staff NCOs ⓘ platoon sergeants ⓘ
typicalBilletLevel	battery ⓘ company ⓘ detachment ⓘ
typicalExperienceRequired	extensive leadership experience at platoon and company level ⓘ
typicalServiceTimeBeforePromotion	approximately 16 to 20 years of service ⓘ

How these facts were elicited