Sergeant First Class

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Sergeant First Class (SFC) is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, just above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant, and is a staff (or senior) non-commissioned officer.

The position of platoon sergeant is normally held by a Sergeant First Class and is the primary assistant and advisor to the platoon leader. In absence of the latter, ranking First Lieutenant or Second Lieutenant, the platoon sergeant becomes acting platoon leader with the same authority as that of the commissioned officer previously in charge of the platoon.

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U.S. military enlisted ranks
  E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9
Air Force: AB Amn A1C SrA SSgt TSgt MSgt SMSgt CMSgt - CCM - CMSAF
Army: PV1 PV2 PFC SPC - CPL SGT SSG SFC MSG - 1SG SGM - CSM - SMA
Marine Corps: Pvt PFC LCpl Cpl Sgt SSgt GySgt MSgt - 1st Sgt MGySgt - SgtMaj - SMOMC
Navy: SR SA SN PO3 PO2 PO1 CPO SCPO MCPO - CMCPO - MCPON
Coast Guard: SR SA SN PO3 PO2 PO1 CPO SCPO MCPO - CMCPO - MCPOCG
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