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'''Third sergeant''' is a [[Specialist (Singapore)|specialist]] rank in the [[Singapore Armed Forces]].<ref>http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/topics/ranks/specialists.html</ref> Third sergeants are the most junior of specialists ([[Non-commissioned officer]]). The 3SG rank insignia is three chevrons pointing down, common by all specialists, without any chevrons pointing up.
'''Third sergeant''' is typically a [[non-commissioned officer]] rank, used in some countries.


== Brazil ==
In combat units, third sergeants are usually [[section (military unit)|section]] commanders working directly under the supervision of a [[commissioned officer]] holding the appointment of platoon commander, and with the assistance of a senior specialist holding the appointment of [[platoon sergeant]].
Third sergeant is a rank in the [[armed forces of Brazil]].


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Third sergeants in the SAF also hold equivalent junior commander appointments, supervising a platoon section of enlisted men. For example, transport supervisors, commonly known as the MT (motor transport) section commanders, and such as battalion company quartermaster sergeant. In other armies, this position is usually held by staff sergeants and above, while in Singapore, conscript soldiers holding these appointments are of the rank of third sergeant due to manpower constraint.
File:G03-EB Terceiro Sargento.svg|{{lang|pt-BR|Terceiro-sargento}}<br />([[Brazilian Army]])<ref name="Brazil_Army">{{cite web |title=Postos e Graduações - Exército |url=https://www.eb.mil.br/postos-e-graduacoes/-/asset_publisher/DQlwhsMH8YR7/content/exercito?inheritRedirect=false&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eb.mil.br%3A443%2Fpostos-e-graduacoes%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_DQlwhsMH8YR7%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1 |website=eb.mil.br |publisher=Brazilian Army |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=pt}}</ref>
File:G03-MB Terceiro Sargento.svg|{{lang|pt-BR|Terceiro-sargento}}<br />([[Brazilian Navy]])<ref name="Brazil_Navy">{{cite web |title=Postos e Graduações |url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/postos-e-graduacoes |website=marinha.mil.br |publisher=Brazilian Navy |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=pt}}</ref>
File:Terceiro-Sargento MB.png|{{lang|pt-BR|Terceiro-sargento fuzileiro naval}}<br />([[Brazilian Marine Corps]])
File:G03-FAB Terceiro Sargento.svg|{{lang|pt-BR|Terceiro-sargento}}<br />([[Brazilian Air Force]])<ref name="Brazil_AirForcee">{{cite web |title=Postos e Graduações |url=https://www.fab.mil.br/postosegraduacoes |website=fab.mil.br |publisher=Brazilian Air Force |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=pt}}</ref>
File:G03-PM Terceiro Sargento.svg|{{lang|pt-BR|Terceiro-sargento}}<br />([[Military Police (Brazil)|Brazilian Military Police]])<ref name="Brazil_MilitaryPolice">{{cite web |title=Insígnias |url=https://www.policiamilitar.sp.gov.br/institucional/insignias |website=Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo |access-date=6 February 2021 |language=pt}}</ref>
File:G03-CBM Terceiro Sargento.svg|{{lang|pt-BR|Terceiro-sargento}}<br />([[Military Firefighters Corps]])
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==References==
{{Reflist}}


==See also==
== Singapore ==
Third sergeant is a [[Specialist (Singapore)|specialist]] rank in the [[Singapore Armed Forces]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/topics/ranks/specialists.html |title=Specialists |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016035637/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/topics/ranks/specialists.html |archive-date=16 October 2014}}</ref> Third sergeants are the most junior of specialists ([[Non-commissioned officer]]). The 3SG rank insignia is three chevrons pointing down, common by all specialists, without any chevrons pointing up.<ref name="Singapore">{{cite web |title=SAF Rank Insignias |url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/mindef/about-us/saf-rank-insignias |website=mindef.gov.sg |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Singapore) |access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>

In combat units, third sergeants are usually [[section (military unit)|section]] commanders working with the supervision of a [[commissioned officer]] holding the appointment of platoon commander, and under the supervision of a senior specialist holding the appointment of [[platoon sergeant]].

Third sergeants in the SAF also hold equivalent junior commander appointments, assisting a platoon section of enlistees. For example, transport supervisors, commonly known as the MT (motor transport) section commanders, and such as battalion company quartermaster sergeant. In other armies, this position is usually held by staff sergeants and above, while in Singapore, conscript soldiers holding these appointments are of the rank of third sergeant due to competency and manpower.
{{SAF specialist ranks}}

==Gallery==
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<!-- In alphabetic order of Country please -->
File:G03-EB Terceiro Sargento.svg|{{lang|pt-BR|Terceiro-sargento}}<br />([[Brazilian Army]])<ref name="Brazil_Army">{{cite web |title=Postos e Graduações - Exército |url=https://www.eb.mil.br/postos-e-graduacoes/-/asset_publisher/DQlwhsMH8YR7/content/exercito?inheritRedirect=false&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eb.mil.br%3A443%2Fpostos-e-graduacoes%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_DQlwhsMH8YR7%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1 |website=eb.mil.br |publisher=Brazilian Army |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=pt}}</ref>
File:Cuba-Army-OR-5.svg|{{lang|es|Sargento de tercera}}<br />([[Cuban Revolutionary Army]])<ref name="Cuba_Army&AirForce">{{cite web |title=Grados militares |url=https://www.minfar.gob.cu/far/grados-militares?field_clasificacion_value=tropas |website=minfar.gob.cu |publisher=Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba) |access-date=28 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
File:Guinea-Bissau-Army-OR-4.svg|{{lang|pt|Terceiro-sargento}}<br />([[Military of Guinea-Bissau|Army of Guinea-Bissau]])
File:Mozambique-Army-OR-4.svg|{{lang|pt|Terceiro-sargento}}<br />([[Mozambique Defence Armed Forces|Mozambican Army]])
File:02-Nicaragua Army-CPL.svg|{{lang|es|Sargento tercero}}<br />([[Nicaraguan Army]])<ref name="Nicaragua">{{cite web |title=Insignias de Grados Militares |url=https://www.ejercito.mil.ni/contenido/ejercito/grados/grados.html |website=ejercito.mil.ni |publisher=Nicaraguan Armed Forces |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
File:Army-SGP-OR-5a.svg|Third sergeant<br />([[Singapore Army]])<ref name="Singapore">{{cite web |title=SAF Rank Insignias |url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/mindef/about-us/saf-rank-insignias |website=mindef.gov.sg |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Singapore) |access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>
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== See also ==
* [[Sergeant]]
* [[Sergeant]]
* [[Non-commissioned officer]]
* [[First sergeant]]
* [[Second sergeant]]


== References ==
{{SAF Specialist ranks}}
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 07:18, 20 December 2022

Third sergeant is typically a non-commissioned officer rank, used in some countries.

Brazil

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Third sergeant is a rank in the armed forces of Brazil.


Singapore

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Third sergeant is a specialist rank in the Singapore Armed Forces.[5] Third sergeants are the most junior of specialists (Non-commissioned officer). The 3SG rank insignia is three chevrons pointing down, common by all specialists, without any chevrons pointing up.[6]

In combat units, third sergeants are usually section commanders working with the supervision of a commissioned officer holding the appointment of platoon commander, and under the supervision of a senior specialist holding the appointment of platoon sergeant.

Third sergeants in the SAF also hold equivalent junior commander appointments, assisting a platoon section of enlistees. For example, transport supervisors, commonly known as the MT (motor transport) section commanders, and such as battalion company quartermaster sergeant. In other armies, this position is usually held by staff sergeants and above, while in Singapore, conscript soldiers holding these appointments are of the rank of third sergeant due to competency and manpower.

Insignia
Rank Third sergeant Second sergeant First sergeant Staff sergeant Master sergeant
Abbreviation 3SG 2SG 1SG SSG MSG


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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Postos e Graduações - Exército". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Postos e Graduações". marinha.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Postos e Graduações". fab.mil.br (in Portuguese). Brazilian Air Force. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Insígnias". Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Specialists". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Grados militares". minfar.gob.cu (in Spanish). Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Insignias de Grados Militares". ejercito.mil.ni (in Spanish). Nicaraguan Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 May 2021.