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		mac01021 on Feb 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On Being a Principal Engineer Tangentially: anyone know where this use of the word "staff" comes from?

jboles on Feb 10, 2019 [–]

In some defence forces there is an NCO rank above Sergeant named Staff Sergeant, is my guess.

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