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sergeant 1. a. (in Britain) a police officer ranking between constable and inspector b. (in the US) a police officer ranking below a captain 2. See sergeant at arms 3. a court or municipal officer who has ceremonial duties 4. (formerly) a tenant by military service, not of knightly rank How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He was a buck sergeant and she was only a private first class, plus, the brass didn't believe Leon was African-American and interracial marriage was not allowed. Stoddard arrived in Vietnam in 1968 a green, 22-year-old buck sergeant and after almost three full tours of combat duty, he left a battle-hardened veteran. He attained the rank of buck sergeant, which he laughingly claims is ``the equivalent of a captain in the Army. |
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