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This raises a VERY interesting issue that I think MOST players (or, more importantly, GMs) of d20 Modern fail to take in to consideration: The possible types and scopes of campaigns where one might want to play a "typical army Sergeant" are SO varied that it is impossible in practical terms to define what "typical army Sergeant" means.

In a WWII game a sergeant would probably be a mid-level character. In an international espionage game a sergeant would be a very low-level character, perhaps even a non-heroic character.

One of the main reasons we avoided defining characteristics of positions such as military ranks, law enforcement officials, and other frequently encountered character types is that they are often the base line for defining the heroes' place in the world at large ... and ANY definition we provided would preclude some large number of potential campaign types.

It is up to individual game designers (and GMs) to make these definitions based on the scope of the campaigns they are writing for.

Sorry, Psi, but there just isn't an EASY answer to your question. The answer must come out of the place that army sergeants have in the campaign you're talking about. In MANY instances the "leadership" you're talking about is merely a matter of army protocol rather than any actual abilities of the NCOs. In others, the character's Charisma will be the determing factor. And in still others, you might want to creat an Advanced (or even Prestige) Class to provide the abilities that a sergeant will need in order to perform his role effectively.

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