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00Z Nominative Command Sergeant Major/Sergeant Major

Overview

Nominative Command Sergeants Major and Sergeants Major serve as senior enlisted leaders for commands or agencies, generally overseeing large numbers of Soldiers and civilians at the strategic level. They act as senior enlisted trainers and spokespersons, enforcing standards and policies for Soldier performance, care, conduct, appearance, personnel utilization, management, and training.

Core Skills

  • strategic organizational leadership
  • senior enlisted advising
  • policy and standards enforcement
  • personnel utilization and management
  • soldier performance oversight
  • soldier care and conduct oversight
  • organizational training leadership
  • subordinate leader accountability
  • soldier and civilian workforce oversight
  • professional ethics stewardship

Civilian Software & Tools

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Workday software
  • Facebook
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Intuit QuickBooks

Civilian Career Paths

  • Human Resources
  • Training and Education
  • Administration
  • Project Management

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • Certified Association Executive (CAE)
  • Strategic Planning Professional (SPP)
  • Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE)

Career Growth

  • Strategic Management Professional (SMP)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Program Management Professional (PgMP)

What the Work Involves

  • Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
  • Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
  • Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
  • Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
  • Negotiate bargaining agreements and help interpret labor contracts.

Related Occupations

  • Human Resources Specialists
  • Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
  • Management Analysts
  • Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a four-year degree or equivalent experience.

Defense contractor jobs for 00Z

Formerly Known As (Legacy)

Retired codes that converted into 00Z. Each legacy page documents the cited history.

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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