Pansy," Murphy sneered. Thomas leered at her. "You make my stamen tingle when you talk like that, Sergeant.
The sergeant is the Army.
The trust, confidence, and support given to us by our chain of command, and the tenacity of the great noncommissioned officers of the past, have laid the foundation and developed our quality corporals and sergeants.
We have good corporals and good sergeants and some good lieutenants and captains, and those are far more important than good generals.
Ready when you are Sergeant Pempbry.
Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates.
Any officer can get by on his sergeants. To be a sergeant you have to know your stuff. I'd rather be an outstanding sergeant than just another officer.
But, Sergeant Osbern, Sir, I like my head.