Quote Originally Posted by Stan View Post
Don't the Canadians have something like a Corporal Sergeant Major ?

Same deal, pay increases, greater retention and skills without the hassles of leadership and promotion.

The only problem I experienced with the parallel Specialist and Hard Stripes ranks was the SP6 ended up being an SFC with no clue what was in store for him at the company level. That individual could have been a God sent at at the motor pool or depot.

The AF takes all their E9s and turns them into some wizbang staff NCO. Fact is, they had little business doing a job sans prior experience (leadership). Most of them I worked with in DIA were former aircraft mechanics who were probably very good at what they did. They certainly didn't belong in leadership !

How about bringing back Tech Sergeants like in WW2, same idea as specialists but sounds more Army like.