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Technical Sergeant is the name of one current and one past United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 military enlisted rank.

echnical Sergeant, or Tech Sergeant, is the sixth enlisted rank (E-6) in the U.S. Air Force
United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Military of the United States and one of the uniformed services of the United States....
, just above Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant

Staff Sergeant is a Military rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company....
 and below Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant

A master sergeant is the military rank for a senior non-commissioned officer in some armed forces....
. A technical sergeant is a non-commissioned officer
Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer , also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted rank member of an armed force who has been given authority by a officer ....
 and abbreviated as TSgt. They may be addressed as "Technical Sergeant" or simply "Sergeant".

Within the enlisted Air Force, promotion to TSgt has historically been the second most difficult rank to achieve (only the rank of Senior Master Sergeant
Senior Master Sergeant

Senior Master Sergeant is the eighth enlisted rank in the United States Air Force, just above Master Sergeant and below Chief Master Sergeant and is a senior non-commissioned officer ....
, capped by Federal law, has lower promotion rates) and is the most difficult promotion most career Air Force members achieve.






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Technical Sergeant is the name of one current and one past United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 military enlisted rank.

United States Air Force

Technical Sergeant, or Tech Sergeant, is the sixth enlisted rank (E-6) in the U.S. Air Force
United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Military of the United States and one of the uniformed services of the United States....
, just above Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant

Staff Sergeant is a Military rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company....
 and below Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant

A master sergeant is the military rank for a senior non-commissioned officer in some armed forces....
. A technical sergeant is a non-commissioned officer
Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer , also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted rank member of an armed force who has been given authority by a officer ....
 and abbreviated as TSgt. They may be addressed as "Technical Sergeant" or simply "Sergeant".

Within the enlisted Air Force, promotion to TSgt has historically been the second most difficult rank to achieve (only the rank of Senior Master Sergeant
Senior Master Sergeant

Senior Master Sergeant is the eighth enlisted rank in the United States Air Force, just above Master Sergeant and below Chief Master Sergeant and is a senior non-commissioned officer ....
, capped by Federal law, has lower promotion rates) and is the most difficult promotion most career Air Force members achieve. To be considered for a promotion to Technical Sergeant, a Staff Sergeant must have 5 years time in service and 18 months time in grade, however, 10-12 years time in service is normally when this grade is reached. Technical Sergeants provide technical mentorship to junior enlisted members in preparation for entry into the senior noncommissioned tier and promotion to the rank of Master Sergeant.

United States Army

Technical Sergeant was also a rank in the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 until 1948. During World War II it was abbreviated as TSgt. or T/Sgt. The rank after was Master Sergeant, while the rank before was Staff Sergeant. The grade was considered to be grade 2 at the time, but would be equivalent to paygrade E-7 by the current scale. By the old scale, the higher the enlisted rank, the lower the grade number. The highest grade was grade 1, while the lowest grade was grade 7. It was replaced by Sergeant First Class
Sergeant First Class

Sergeant First Class is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Army, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is the first senior non-commissioned officer rank....
 in 1948.

See also

  • Sergeant
    Sergeant

    Sergeant is a Military rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  • United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia
    United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia

    The chart below represents the current enlisted rank insignia of the United States Air Force.While all Air Force military personnel are referred to as Airmen, it can specifically refer to the pay grades of E-1 through E-4 which are below the level of non-commissioned officers ....
  • U.S. Army World War II Enlisted Ranks