Senior sergeant
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A senior sergeant is often a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many nations. It is usually placed above sergeant.
Police in Australia and New Zealand use the rank senior sergeant as a rank above sergeant, but below an inspector. The rank is equivalent to an inspector in the London Metropolitan Police or a lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department.[1][2][3]
Countries
Australia
Other than for the Australian Federal Police, senior sergeant exists for the Australian police ranks. In Tasmania Police, senior sergeant is a title, within the rank of sergeant.[4]
Denmark
In the Danish Defence, there are two senior sergeant ranks, Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Literally) and Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Literally). However, the Danish Defence officially translates the rank with the equivalents in the British Armed Forces,[5] as such the ranks have different official translations depending on the branch.
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| File:Flag of Denmark (state).svg Royal Danish Army[6] | File:Denmark-Army-OR-8a-M11.svg | File:Denmark-Army-OR-7-M11.svg |
| English[7] | Warrant officer class II | Sergeant first class |
| Template:Navy/core[8] | File:Rank insignia of seniorsergent of the Royal Danish Navy.svg | File:Rank insignia of oversergent of the Royal Danish Navy.svg |
| English[9] | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer |
| File:Flag of Denmark (state).svg Royal Danish Air Force[10] | File:Denmark-AirForce-OR-8.svg | File:Denmark-AirForce-OR-7.svg |
| English[11] | Warrant officer | Flight sergeant |
Russia
Senior sergeant (Template:Langx) is the designation to the second highest rank in the non-commissioned officer's career group in the army, airborne troops, naval infantry and air force of the Russian Federation.[12] The rank is equivalent to Script error: No such module "Lang". in the navy.
The rank was introduced in the Red Army in 1940.
Insignia of senior sergeants
Army
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Police
See also
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