Command Sergeant Major (USA)

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military rank senior enlisted rank

Command Sergeant Major (USA) is the senior enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, serving as a key advisor to commanders on enlisted matters and overseeing discipline, training, and welfare of soldiers.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Command Sergeant Major	4
command sergeant major	2
Army Reserve Command Sergeants Major	1
Command Sergeant Major (E-9) (U.S. Army)	1
Command Sergeant Major (U.S. Army)	1
Command Sergeant Major (USA) canonical	1
Sergeant Major (US Army)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10199760 — 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: Command Sergeant Major (USA)
Context triple: [Sergeant Major (USMC), equivalentRankInUSArmy, Command Sergeant Major (USA)]

A. 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.
B. Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve
The Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve is the highest-ranking enlisted leader in the U.S. Army Reserve, serving as the principal advisor to the Chief of Army Reserve on all matters affecting enlisted soldiers.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Chief Master Sergeant
Chief Master Sergeant is the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, typically held by senior noncommissioned officers responsible for leading and advising on enlisted matters at the highest organizational levels.
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: Command Sergeant Major (USA)
Target entity description: Command Sergeant Major (USA) is the senior enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, serving as a key advisor to commanders on enlisted matters and overseeing discipline, training, and welfare of soldiers.

A. 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.
B. Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve
The Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve is the highest-ranking enlisted leader in the U.S. Army Reserve, serving as the principal advisor to the Chief of Army Reserve on all matters affecting enlisted soldiers.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Chief Master Sergeant
Chief Master Sergeant is the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, typically held by senior noncommissioned officers responsible for leading and advising on enlisted matters at the highest organizational levels.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military rank ⓘ senior enlisted rank ⓘ
abbreviation	CSM ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ
category	United States Army enlisted rank ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
doctrine source	Army regulations on enlisted ranks ⓘ U.S. Army NCO professional development system ⓘ linked to: NCO Professional Development System
equivalent rank	Chief Master Sergeant (USAF) ⓘ linked to: Chief Master Sergeant Master Chief Petty Officer (USCG) ⓘ linked to: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer (USN) ⓘ Master Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) ⓘ Sergeant Major (USA) ⓘ linked to: Sergeant Major Sergeant Major (USMC) ⓘ
focus	NCO corps professionalism ⓘ command climate ⓘ soldier readiness ⓘ
higher rank	Sergeant Major of the Army ⓘ
insignia	three chevrons three rockers with a star and wreath ⓘ
NATO rank code	OR-9 ⓘ
pay grade	E-9 ⓘ
position type	command-level NCO position ⓘ
promotion source	Sergeant Major (USA) ⓘ linked to: Sergeant Major
rank group	Noncommissioned officer ⓘ Senior noncommissioned officer ⓘ
reports to	unit commander ⓘ
requires	extensive NCO leadership experience ⓘ
responsibility	advising on NCO development ⓘ enforcing standards ⓘ maintaining unit morale ⓘ mentoring noncommissioned officers ⓘ
role	advisor on enlisted matters ⓘ oversees discipline of soldiers ⓘ oversees training of soldiers ⓘ oversees welfare of soldiers ⓘ senior enlisted advisor to the commander ⓘ
typical unit level	battalion ⓘ brigade ⓘ corps ⓘ division ⓘ major command ⓘ
used in	Army National Guard ⓘ Army Reserve ⓘ active component ⓘ
works with	First Sergeant (USA) ⓘ linked to: First Sergeant (U.S. Army)

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