Editing Staff sergeant (section)

===Singapore===

==== Singapore Armed Forces ====
A '''staff sergeant''' ('''SSG''') in the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] ranks above [[first sergeant]] and below [[master sergeant]]. It is the second most senior [[Specialist (Singapore)|specialist]] rank. Staff sergeants are addressed as "Staff Sergeant" or "Staff", but never "Sergeant".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/topics/ranks/specialists.html |title=SAF Military Ranks – Specialists |publisher=Mindef.gov.sg }}</ref>

Staff sergeants may be appointed as [[company sergeant major]] if they are due for promotion to master sergeant.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} They are usually addressed as "CSM" in camp, although in the past they were referred to as "Encik", which is now used to address only warrant officers.

The rank insignia consists of two chevrons pointing up and three chevrons pointing down, with the Singapore coat of arms in the middle.<ref>[http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/army/About_Us/Ranks.html Singapore Armed Forces ranks]</ref>

==== Home Team ====
In the [[Singapore Prison Service]], the rank of staff sergeant (SSGT) is above the rank of sergeant, and is below the rank of Chief Warder (1). The rank insignia of SSGT is one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons below it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=1773|title=Singapore Prison Service / 新加坡监狱部门 – Perkhidmatan Penjara Singapura|website=uniforminsignia.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref>

In the [[Singapore Police Force]], the rank of staff sergeant is currently being phased out with the newly overhauled "unified police rank structure" which allows a direct-entry sergeant to be eligible for emplacement to the rank of Inspector without a degree.

In the past, the rank of staff sergeant is above the rank of sergeant, and below the rank of senior staff sergeant; with the new rank structure being introduced, the rank and insignia of staff sergeant is being phased out, and being replaced with three grades of sergeant, namely, sergeant (1), sergeant (2), and sergeant (3), before being promoted directly to senior staff sergeant. However, all three grades of sergeants don the same three-chevrons insignia.

==== Uniformed Youth Organisations ====
In the [[National Cadet Corps (Singapore)|National Cadet Corps]], staff sergeants are [[cadet]]s who have passed the 3-days 2-nights Senior Specialists Leaders Course successfully. The rank of staff sergeant is above first sergeant and below master sergeant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/nccland/ncc-ranks-and-badges/|title=NCC Ranks and Badges|website=Anglo Chinese School (Independent)|language=en|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref> Staff sergeants wear a rank insignia of two pointed-up chevrons, one [[Coat of arms of Singapore|Singapore coat of arms]] and three pointed-down chevrons, with the letters 'NCC' located below the insignia to differentiate NCC [[cadet]]s from SAF personnel.

In the [[National Police Cadet Corps]] (NPCC) and the [[National Civil Defence Cadet Corps]] (NCDCC), the rank of staff sergeant is above sergeant, and below Station Inspector and Warrant Officer respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=3489|title=National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) / National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC)|website=uniforminsignia.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npcc.org.sg/roa.html|title=National Police Cadet Corps|website=npcc.org.sg|language=en|access-date=2018-11-20|archive-date=20 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120221035/https://www.npcc.org.sg/roa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The rank of staff sergeant generally is awarded to cadets when they are in Secondary Four, before they pass out. NPCC and NCDCC staff sergeants wear a rank insignia of one Singapore coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons. The letters 'NPCC' and 'NCDCC' are located below the insignia so as to differentiate NPCC and NCDCC cadets from [[Singapore Police Force]] and [[Singapore Civil Defence Force]] personnel respectively.

In the [[St John Singapore|St John Brigade]] (SJB), the rank of staff sergeant (SSG) is above sergeant, and below senior staff sergeant. Staff sergeants in SJB wear a rank insignia of one St John coat of arms and three pointed-down chevrons.