Senior sergeant
{{Short description|Non-commissioned officer military rank}}
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 Metropolitan Police or a Lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department.{{Cite web |title=What's in a rank? |url=https://www.police.govt.nz/news/ten-one-magazine/whats-rank |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=New Zealand Police |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Senior Sergeant (Police Officer) |url=https://careerorigin.com.au/senior-sergeant-police-officer |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Career Origin |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-16 |title=WA Police Force Rank Insignias |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/western-australia-police-force/wa-police-force-rank-insignias |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=www.wa.gov.au |language=en}}
Countries
=Denmark=
In the Danish Defence, there are two senior sergeant ranks, {{lang|da|Oversergent}} ({{literally|Upper/Senior sergeant}}) and {{lang|da|Seniorsergent}} ({{literally|Senior sergeant}}). However, the Danish Defence officially translates the rank with the equivalents in the British Armed Forces,{{cite web |last1=Marrup |first1=Karsten |title=Stop galskaben med midlertidige tillagte grader! |url=https://olfi.dk/2017/05/01/stop-galskaben-midlertidige-tillagte-grader/ |website=OLFI |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=da |date=1 May 2017}} as such the ranks have different official translations depending on the branch.
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! English{{cite web |title=Badges and Insignia of the Royal Danish Army |url=https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/generelt/gradstegn/Documents/Army%202018.pdf |website=forsvaret.dk |access-date=25 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814165949/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/generelt/gradstegn/Documents/Army%202018.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2018 |date=2018}} | Warrant officer class II | Sergeant first class | |
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| Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | |
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| Warrant officer | Flight sergeant |
=Russia=
Senior sergeant ({{langx|ru|Ста́рший сержант|Stárshiy serzhant}}) is the designation to the second highest rank in the non-commissioned officer's career group in the Army, Airborne troops, and Air Force of the Russian Federation. The rank is equivalent to {{lang|ru|Glavny starshina}} in Navy.
The rank was introduced in the Red Army in 1940.
Insignia of senior sergeants
=Army=
blank.svg|{{lang|hy|ԱՎԱԳ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ}}
{{lang|hy-Latn|Avag Serzhant}}
(Armenian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=ԶԻՆՎՈՐԱԿԱՆ ԾԱՌԱՅՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԵՎ ԶԻՆԾԱՌԱՅՈՂԻ ԿԱՐԳԱՎԻՃԱԿԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ |url=https://www.arlis.am/documentview.aspx?docid=117633 |website=arlis.am |publisher=Legal information system of Armenia |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=hy |date=15 November 2017}}
OR-6 AZE ARMY.svg|{{lang|az|Baş çavuş}}
(Azerbaijani Land Forces){{cite web |title=Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri hərbi qulluqçularının hərbi geyim forması və fərqləndirmə nişanları haqqında Əsasnamə |url=https://mod.gov.az//images/pdf/854d34d118da32783a511172925270d7.pdf |website=mod.gov.az |publisher=Ministry of Defense |access-date=16 February 2021 |language=az |pages=64–70 |date=25 June 2001}}
Russia-Army-OR-7-1994-field.svg|{{lang|be|Старшы сяржант}}
{{lang|be-Latn|Staršy siaržant}}
(Belarusian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 21.07.2009 N 388 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия по воинским званиям и внесении дополнений в Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 9 июня 2006 г. N 383" |url=http://pravo.levonevsky.org/bazaby11/republic09/text814.htm |website=pravo.levonevsky.org/ |publisher=Government of Belarus |access-date=30 May 2021 |language=ru}}
Bosnia and Herzegovina Staff Sergeant Insignia.svg|{{lang|bs|Stariji vodnik}}
(Bosnian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=OBILJEŽJA I ČINOVI OS BIH |url=http://os.mod.gov.ba/vojna-oprema-naoruzanje-i-simboli-os-bih/oznake-cinova-i-uniforme-u-os-bih/Obilje%c5%beja_i_cinovi_OS_BiH/default.aspx?id=1737&langTag=bs-BA&template_id=181&pageIndex=1 |website=os.mod.gov.ba |publisher=Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine |access-date=30 September 2019 |language=bs}}
Rank insignia of Старши сержант of the Bulgarian Army.png|{{lang|bg|Старши сержант}}
{{lang|bg-Latn|Starshi serzhant}}
(Bulgarian Land Forces){{cite web |title=ЗАКОН ЗА ОТБРАНАТА И ВЪОРЪЖЕНИТЕ СИЛИ НА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ |url=https://www.lex.bg/bg/laws/ldoc/2135631954 |website=lex.bg |access-date=25 May 2021 |location=Глава седма. ВОЕННА СЛУЖБА |language=bg |date=12 May 2009}}
Army-HRV-OR-07.svg|{{lang|hr|Nadnarednik}}
(Croatian Army){{cite web |title=Oznake činova |url=http://www.osrh.hr/#rubData/HTML/HR/RAZNO/OZNAKE/20190401_Galerija_oznaka/Galerija_oznaka_HR.htm |website=osrh.hr |publisher=Republic of Croatia Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=hr |date=1 April 2019}}
Denmark-Army-OR-8a-M11.svg|{{lang|da|Seniorsergent}}
(Royal Danish Army){{cite web |title=Hærens Gradstegn |url=https://forsvaret.dk/globalassets/fko---forsvaret/dokumenter/gradstegn/-harens-gradstegn-.pdf |website=forsvaret.dk |publisher=Danish Defence |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=da |date=2018}}
Estonia-Army-OR-5.svg|{{lang|es|Vanemseersant}}
(Estonian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Sümboolika: Maaväe Auastmed |url=https://mil.ee/kaitsevagi/kaitsevae-symboolika/#t-maavae-auastmed |website=mil.ee |publisher=Estonian Defence Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=et}}
Ylikersantti M05.svg|{{lang|sv|Översergeant}}
{{small|({{langx|fi|Ylikersantti}})}}
(Finnish Army){{cite web |title=Sotilasarvot Puolustusvoimissa |url=https://puolustusvoimat.fi/sotilasarvot |website=puolustusvoimat.fi |publisher=Finnish Defence Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=fi}}
Georgia-Army-OR-8.svg|{{lang|ka|უფროსი სერჟანტი}}
{{lang|ka-Latn|Uprosi serzhant'i}}
(Georgian Land Forces){{cite web |title=სამხედრო წოდებები და ინსიგნიები |trans-title=Military Ranks and Insignia |url=https://mod.gov.ge/ge/page/34/samxedro-wodebebi-da-insigniebii |website=mod.gov.ge |publisher=Ministry of Defense of Georgia |access-date=12 March 2018 |language=ka}}
05-RKGF-SSGT.svg|{{lang|kk|Аға сержант}}
{{lang|kk-Latn|Ağa serjant}}
(Kazakh Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, басқа да әскерлері мен әскери құралымдары әскери қызметшілерінің әскери киім нысаны және айырым белгілері туралы |url=https://adilet.zan.kz/kaz/docs/U1100000144 |website=adilet.zan.kz |publisher=Ministry of Justice (Kazakhstan) |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=kk |date=25 August 2011}}
05.Kyrgyzstan Army-1SGT.svg|{{lang|ky|Улук сержант}}
{{lang|ky-Latn|Uluk serjant}}
(Kyrgyz Army){{cite web |title=Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандарынын жалпыга бирдей аскердик милдети жөнүндө, аскердик жана альтернативдик кызматтар жөнүндө |url=http://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/act/view/ky-kg/202536 |website=cbd.minjust.gov.kg/ |publisher=Ministry of Justice (Kyrgyzstan) |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=ky |date=9 February 2009}}
07-Lithuania Army-SSG.svg|{{lang|lt|Vyresnysis seržantas}}
(Lithuanian Land Force){{cite web |title=Karių laipsnių ženklai |url=http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/kariuomenes_atributika/kariu_laipsniu_zenklai_3554.html |website=kariuomene.kam.lt |publisher=Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania) |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=lt}}
North-Macedonia-Army-OR-6.svg|{{lang|mk|Постар водник}}
{{lang|mk-Latn|Postar vodnik}}
(North Macedonian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=УРЕДБА ЗА ОЗНАКИТЕ ЗА УНИФОРМИТЕ НА АРМИЈАТА НА РЕПУБЛИКА СЕВЕРНА МАКЕДОНИЈА |trans-title=Regulation on the Markings for the Uniforms of the Army of the Republic Northern of Macedonia |url=https://dejure.mk/zakon/uredba-za-oznakite-za-uniformite-na-armijata-na-republika-severna-makedonija-1 |website=dejure.mk |access-date=24 May 2021 |language=mk |date=12 November 2020}}
Mongolian Army-SSG-service.svg|{{lang|mn|Aхлах ахлагч}}
{{lang|mn-Latn|Akhlakh akhlagch}}
(Mongolian Ground Force){{cite web |author1=Chief of General Staff |author1-link=Chief of General Staff (Mongolia) |title=Order of the Chief of the General Staff: Number A / 595 |date=25 November 2019 |website=gsmaf.gov.mn |pages=20–26 |url=https://www.gsmaf.gov.mn/gsmaf/onePost/1331 |access-date=18 September 2021 |language=mn}}
06-Montenegro Army-SSG.svg|{{lang|cnr|Stariji vodnik}}
(Montenegrin Ground Army){{cite journal |title=IV. Izgled Činova u Vojsci |journal=Official Gazette of Montenegro |date=16 August 2010 |volume=50/10 |pages=22–28 |url=https://wapi.gov.me/download-preview/f21585eb-2399-4cf3-ab40-7f0e245093be?version=1.0 |access-date=17 September 2021 |language=cnr}}
Norway-Army-OR-6.svg|{{lang|no|Oversersjant}}
(Norwegian Army){{cite web |title=Militære grader |url=https://www.forsvaret.no/om-forsvaret/uniformer-grader-medaljer/grader |website=forsvaret.no |publisher=Norwegian Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=no |date=4 February 2021}}
Army-POL-OR-06.svg|{{lang|pl|Starszy sierżant}}
(Polish Army){{cite web |title=Sposób noszenia odznak stopni wojskowych na umundurowaniu wojsk Lądowych i sił Powietrznych |url=https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/iwsp/u/14/fc/14fc23f7-28a0-4a42-9ac0-287d512ffcb9/08b_oznaki_stopni_wojskowych_na_umundurowaniu_wl_i_sp_ok.pdf |website=wojsko-polskie.pl |publisher=Armed Forces Support Inspectorate |access-date=7 June 2021 |language=pl}}
Russia-Army-OR-6-2010.svg|{{lang|ru|Ста́рший сержа́нт}}
{{lang|ru-Latn|Stárshiy serzhánt}}
(Russian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2010 года No. 293 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия военнослужащих и ведомственных знаках отличия" |trans-title=Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of March 11, 2010 No. 293 "On military uniforms, insignia of servicemen and departmental insignia"|url=https://rg.ru/2010/03/12/forma-dok.html |website=rg.ru |publisher=Российской газеты |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=ru |date=12 March 2010}}
05-Serbian Army-SSG.svg|{{lang|sr|Старији водник}}
{{lang|sr-Latn|Stariji vodnik}}
(Serbian Army){{cite web |title=ЧИНОВИ У ВОЈСЦИ СРБИЈЕ |url=http://www.vs.rs/sr_cyr/o-vojsci/obelezja-i-oznake/cinovi-u-vojsci-srbije |website=vs.rs |publisher=Serbian Armed Forces |access-date=7 June 2021 |language=sr}}
05-Slovenian Army-SSG.svg|{{lang|sl|Višji vodnik}}
(Slovenian Ground Force){{cite web |title=Čini in razredi |url=https://www.slovenskavojska.si/o-vojski/cini-in-razredi/ |website=slovenskavojska.si |publisher=Slovenian Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=sl}}
Sweden-Field-OR-6b (2019).svg|{{lang|sv|Översergeant}}
(Swedish Army){{cite web|title=Nya gradbeteckningar införs|url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/2019/10/nya-gradbeteckningar-infors/|publisher=Försvarsmakten|date=2019-10-01|access-date=2019-10-02}}
Tajikistan-Army-OR-7.png|{{lang|tg|Сержанти калон}}
{{lang|tg-Latn|Serƶanti kalon}}
(Tajik Ground Forces){{cite web |title=ҚОНУНИ ҶУМҲУРИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН ДАР БОРАИ ЎҲДАДОРИИ УМУМИИ ҲАРБӢ ВА ХИЗМАТИ ҲАРБӢ |url=https://majmilli.tj/%D2%9B%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D2%B7%D1%83%D0%BC%D2%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D1%82%D0%BE%D2%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD-%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8-35/ |website=majmilli.tj |publisher=The National Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=tg |date=13 April 2017}}
Turkmenistan army OR-7.svg|{{lang|tk|Uly seržant}}
(Turkmen Ground Forces){{cite web |title=TÜRKMENISTANYŇ KANUNY Harby borçlulyk we harby gulluk hakynda (Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň Maglumatlary 2010 ý., No. 3, 58-nji madda) (Türkmenistanyň 01.10.2011 ý. No. 234-IV Kanuny esasynda girizilen üýtgetmeler we goşmaçalar bilen) |trans-title=LAW OF TURKMENISTAN On military service and military service (Information of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, 2010, No. 3, Article 58) (as amended by the Law of Turkmenistan of October 1, 2011 No. 234-IV) |url=https://milligosun.gov.tm/storage/file/04-harby-borclulyk-we-harby-gulluk-hakynda-ky9J0pKxTQ.pdf |website=milligosun.gov.tm |publisher=Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan) |access-date=2 June 2021 |pages=28–29 |language=tk}}
UA shoulder mark 05.svg|{{lang|uk|Старший сержант}}
{{lang|uk-Latn|Starshyy serzhant}}
(Ukrainian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=НАКАЗ 20.11.2017 No. 606 |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1502-17#Text |website=zakon.rada.gov.ua |publisher=Ministry of Justice of Ukraine |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=uk |date=13 December 2017}}
Uzbek Army Rank-05.png|{{lang|uz|Katta serjant}}
(Uzbek Ground Forces){{cite web |title=O'zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarolarining harbiy xizmatni o'tash tartibi to'g'risida |url=https://lex.uz/docs/-4513434 |website=lex.uz |publisher=Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=uz |date=12 September 2019}}
= Police =
File:New Zealand Police OR-8.svg|{{Center|New Zealand Police}}
File:Nsw-police-force-incremental-senior-sergeant.png|{{Center|New South Wales Police Force}}
File:Vic-police-senior-sergeant.png|{{Center|Victoria Police}}
File:QPS Senior Sergeant 2024.png|{{Center|Queensland Police Service}}
File:Senior Sergeant TASPOL.png|{{Center|Tasmania Police}}
File:Wa-police-senior-sergeant.png|{{Center|Western Australia Police Force}}
File:AFPSSGT.png|{{Center|Australian Federal Police}}
File:Sa-police-senior-sergeant1.png|{{Center|South Australia Police}}
File:NT-police-senior-sergeant-khaki.png|{{Center|Northern Territory Police Force}}