A Sergeant is a Noncommissioned Officer in the United States Army at DoD paygrade E-5. This page describes how the Army determines who is eligible for the promotion list to Sergeant. Soldiers are promoted to the rank of Sergeant from either the rank of Specialist or Corporal, both ranks of the E-4 grade. More @Wikipedia
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