Short History of the Specialist Rank
The Specialist is in the normal career
progression for enlisted soldiers in between the career
path of going from an apprentice enlisted soldier, to the
journeymen role associated with noncommissioned officers.
There is no current method to identify senior enlisted
specialists from those NCOs in a leadership position.
History of the Sergeant Major
prepared for
The United States Army
MUSEUM OF THE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
