Senior sergeant
Non-commissioned officer military or police rank
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A senior sergeant is often a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many nations. It is usually placed above sergeant.
Police in Australia and New Zealand use the rank senior sergeant as a rank above sergeant, but below an inspector. The rank is equivalent to an inspector in the London Metropolitan Police or a lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department.[1][2][3]
Countries
Australia
Other than for the Australian Federal Police, senior sergeant exists for the Australian police ranks. In Tasmania Police, senior sergeant is a title, within the rank of sergeant.[4]
Denmark
In the Danish Defence, there are two senior sergeant ranks, Oversergent (lit. 'Upper/Senior sergeant') and Seniorsergent (lit. 'Senior sergeant'). However, the Danish Defence officially translates the rank with the equivalents in the British Armed Forces,[5] as such the ranks have different official translations depending on the branch.
| NATO Code | OR-8 | OR-7 |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | Seniorsergent | Oversergent |
 Royal Danish Army[6] |
 |
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| English[7] | Warrant officer class II | Sergeant first class |
 Royal Danish Navy[8] |
 |
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| English[9] | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer |
| Royal Danish Air Force[10] |
 |
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| English[11] | Warrant officer | Flight sergeant |
Russia
Senior sergeant (Russian: Ста́рший сержант, romanized: Stárshiy serzhant) is the designation to the second highest rank in the non-commissioned officer's career group in the army, airborne troops, naval infantry and air force of the Russian Federation.[12] The rank is equivalent to glavny starshina in the navy.
The rank was introduced in the Red Army in 1940.
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