How to Use platoon sergeant in a Sentence
platoon sergeant
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My platoon sergeant was a high-speed E-6 that had been put in charge of the platoon because there [were] no E-7s that could do it.
—Fox News, 29 Mar. 2020
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It had been typed up by Knuppel, who Lt. Tachovsky hand-picked to serve as his platoon sergeant and right-hand man.
—Curt Brown, Star Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
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The platoon sergeant ordered the soldiers to move into formation next to the hearse.
—Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2018
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After the meal, the prisoner was first moved into the officers’ tent, where Moshe and the platoon sergeant joined her.
—Robyn Creswell, The New York Review of Books, 6 Oct. 2020
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Romero, a former platoon sergeant in the Army, retired after 17 years of service.
—Andrew Favakeh, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2021
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My first platoon sergeant was a corporal named Wayne Johnson.
—CBS News, 23 Oct. 2019
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Not far away, a platoon sergeant raises his arms to the heavens, seemingly seeking divine help.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2018
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The lowest-ranking Marines facing boards are two enlisted men who were staff sergeants in July 2020 — the former platoon sergeant and the vehicle commander of the track that sank.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022
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Over just a few days, 50 percent of the 40-man platoon was wounded in a series of IED attacks, including the platoon sergeant and other experienced Marines.
—Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2021
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His former platoon sergeant recalled that Reinoehl’s stint in the military was marked by drug- and alcohol-related offenses on and off the base.
—Bryan Denson, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2020
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Whittington, a squad leader, assumed command of his platoon when the platoon leader and platoon sergeant became missing in action.
—Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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His platoon sergeant helped formulate a lot of the training regimen that was developed for Army Cavalry leaders, which further set Nick up for success.
—Paula Davis, Forbes, 18 May 2021
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In 2015, Tabansky was a flight engineer instructor and flight platoon sergeant stationed in Germany when he was called to stage a new Chinook helicopter at a military expo in London.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Nov. 2021
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On September 9, Martin’s platoon sergeant gave him follow-up counseling.
—Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021
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Director Perry, a military veteran, based the latter character on his old platoon sergeant.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 June 2022
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Separately on the base, the former platoon sergeant of the Bravo Company platoon involved in the sinking will face an administrative separation board.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2022
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The platoon sergeant has the final responsibility in the coordination, control and termination of a pursuit and is in overall command, the policy says.
—Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2021
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Director Perry, a military veteran, based Snoop's character on his old platoon sergeant.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 11 July 2022
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Separately, the unnamed former platoon sergeant of the Bravo Company platoon involved in the sinking will face an administrative separation board.
—Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2022
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