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[edit] Marine Corps

a good Marine is a dead Marine airforce ftw —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.170.153.131 (talk) 15:40, 30 March 2008 (UTC) Needs a separate section detailing the rank in the U.S. Marine Corps, where it is not a billet. Fox1 20:49, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Army

I've never heard of a First Sergeant being called Top or anything like that. I have heard mention of calling the First Sergeant in the Marines, though, "Top" or "Top Shirt". D. F. Schmidt 03:50, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

In reference to the above statement; I have been in the Army a number of years and in every company I have served with Soldiers and NCO's call the 1SG "top". I do know that the term "top" is derived from the Marine Corp and some 1SG's do not liked to be called it. But for the most part, at least in the Combat Arms community, the 1SG is called "top".

What I do want to know is; How is the transformation of the Army affecting the duties and responsiblities of the 1SG on the modern battlefield. I currently have a 1SG that has deligated all of his responsiblities off onto the executive officer and two other sergeant first classes in his headquarters platoon. All he does now is PCC/PCI the headquarters platoon patrol section, which is nothing more then the commander's personal security detachment, and acts as patrol leader. It is not uncommon in my company for the commander, 1SG, and headquarters platoon sergeant to be on the streets of Baghdad together while everyone else worries about NCOERs, awards, and LOGPAC. Am I wrong for thinking that this isn't right?