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Platoon Sergeant. Supervisor/ Instructor/Trainer.
Here are the rules when it comes to addressing sergeants: You call first class sergeants, staff sergeants, and master sergeants simply Sergeant with no modifiers or descriptors. Sergeant majors always get the full title, Sergeant Major. First sergeants also get the full title and they go by First Sergeant.
Sergeants and staff sergeants are addressed as Sergeant (followed by their last name). Sergeant First Class and Master Sergeant are addressed as Sergeant (followed by their last name). First Sergeant are addressed as First Sergeant (followed by their last name).
In the United States Army, a platoon sergeant is usually a sergeant first class (E-7) and is the senior enlisted member of the platoon.
The correct way to address a First Sergeant named Mr. Williams is First Sergeant Williams, or written as 1SG Williams. In formal situations, a First Sergeant should always be addressed by their full rank.

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Overview of the Army Counseling Form The Department of the Army recently updated DA Form 4856, the form used for performance evaluation and leader development counseling. This new version is a dynamic form that allows users to change templates on the fly depending on the type of counseling being performed.
Initial. counseling will be conducted within 30 days after the beginning of the rating period, and quarterly thereafter, for NCOs, WO1s, chief warrant officers two (CW2s), lieutenants (LTs) (includes first lieutenants (1LTs) and second lieutenants (2LTs)), and captains (CPTs).

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