Editing Staff sergeant (section)

====U.S. Marine Corps====
{{anchor|SSgt}}'''Staff sergeant''' ('''SSgt''') is [[Pay grade|E-6]] rank (NATO code OR-6) in the [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC), ranking above [[Sergeant (United States)|sergeant]] and below [[gunnery sergeant]]. This grade is normally achieved after 6 years in service.

The rank of staff sergeant in the USMC was created in 1923 to coincide with the U.S. Army's ranks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ww2gyrene.org/rank_structure.htm |title=World War II era Marine Corps enlisted ranks |publisher=Ww2gyrene.org |access-date=1 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013125833/http://www.ww2gyrene.org/rank_structure.htm |archive-date=13 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Until the end of World War II, the insignia of [[platoon sergeant]] was three chevrons and a rocker (worn by "line" NCO grades), with staff sergeant having a horizontal stripe (worn by "staff" NCO grades) instead of a rocker below the chevrons. After the separate rank of platoon sergeant was eliminated, the staff sergeant rank switched over to the rocker insignia and staff sergeants held the platoon sergeant's billet.



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