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13	->'''Private Cole:''' Why is it us? Why us?\
14	'''Colour Sergeant Bourne:''' Because we're 'ere, lad. Nobody else. Just us.
15	-->-- ''Film/{{Zulu}}''
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17	Sergeant Rock is a tough non-commissioned officer (NCO), usually serving in a position of leadership. The naval equivalent is either the Bosun or the Chief (depending on the organization), who usually fills the same role on a ship.
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19	Sergeant Rock is what TheNeidermeyer and the GungHolierThanThou dreams he is. However, Sergeant Rock differs from TheNeidermeyer in that he may be a bully and a blowhard, but he gets the job done while ''never'' ordering his troops to do anything he would not be willing to do himself, and thus the troops respect him, even if they're not always too fond of him personally. Also, unlike the Neidermeyer, [[HiddenHeartOfGold even if he'd never tell them]], he usually [[AFatherToHisMen cares deeply about the soldiers he's in charge of]]. He won't say WeHaveReserves, but if he needs any, he'll be guaranteed to get reserves when it matters. He differs from GungHolierThanThou in that he really has what it takes.
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21	If TheSquad is only the size of a squad, he may be the man in charge. Otherwise, he's either helping EnsignNewbie learn the ropes, or making sure whatever ColonelBadass needs done ''gets'' done (sometimes both). Either way, [[CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough he's usually a lot rougher around the edges than the officer he serves under]]. Whatever the situation, you can be sure Sergeant Rock is right in the middle of the firefight, whatever the odds, and whatever ordinance is being tossed around.
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23	This trope has its roots in European military structure and class divisions, coalescing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Sergeant was the highest rank a private soldier could reasonably expect to get to. Therefore, any sergeant around was likely a WorkingClassHero who had come UpThroughTheRanks, and, most importantly, he had come from the same place as the men in his command. Above sergeant, however, there was a career ceiling, and it was ''very'' rare for a sergeant to get promoted to lieutenant (although it did happen). Everyone from lieutenant on upward had likely bought their commission, came from the higher classes, and [[EnsignNewbie had never been a common soldier]]. High birth didn't mean that commissioned officers ''[[CulturedBadass couldn't]]'' be badasses, but it did mean that they couldn't have this sort of relationship with the men under their command. The commissioned officer counterpart is the ColonelBadass - Colonel is the highest rank in which you can expect to have chances to get into a bang-bang fight.
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25	Has a very, ''very'' high chance of being MadeOfIron and also a badass. If also intelligent and/or educated, there are good chances he will make it UpThroughTheRanks as a commissioned officer. Such officers are known as ''mustangs'', or, less favourably, "johnny jump-ups". In some militaries, ''everyone'' starts as an enlisted private, so any officer may have once been a Sergeant Rock.
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27	Named for the Creator/DCComics character who first appeared in 1958. Rock served in the European Theater of Operations, was known for keeping his head in the ugliest situations, and for [[PreAssKickingOneLiner growling a lot of gung-ho sound bites]]. See ''ComicBook/SgtRock''.
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29	Compare DrillSergeantNasty. The SternTeacher and DaEditor are more or less the civilian versions. This trope is the military specific version of TheReliableOne. DaChief can sometimes serve as the rough Law Enforcement counterpart to this trope depending on the amount of action scenes the character is involved in.
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31	This archetype is indeed TruthInTelevision, and many RealLife military forces actively encourage this kind of behavior and personality.
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39	* Hiruma from ''Manga/Eyeshield21'' acts like one to his team. He may be a serious {{jerkass}} that his teammates fear, but they all genuinely respect him and are genuinely loyal to him.
40	* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'': Sagara Sousuke, along with being a DrillSergeantNasty. Despite being a pretty [[TheSpartanWay harsh]] and [[TrainingFromHell sadistic]] teacher, he ''does'' get remarkably good results. Just look at the [[BrainwashedAndCrazy transformation]] of the whole army of girly rugby players. He's an even more effective teacher than [[AxCrazy Gauron]], despite Gauron having actually been a reputable and respectable AS instructor at a camp. Sousuke's coaching of Kaname actually managed to make it so that she could best Yu Lan, the assassin that was trained since childhood by Gauron to be a merciless killer.
41	* Batou and the Major can be pretty strict on their subordinates in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' but really care about them and do everything they can to protect them.
42	* Combat Instructor Captain Nanoha Takamachi of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''. Don't be fooled by the girly title; Nanoha can and will vaporize anything in her way, and she expects ''you'' to do the same, no excuses. She's respected by her entire unit because they know all their harsh training is because she wants them to be the strongest.
43	* Lieutenant Natarle Badgiruel - in spirit if not rank - from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', as a foil to the CoolBigSis / TeamMom [[TheCaptain Captain]] Murrue Ramius.
44	* Lady Une from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', is called the IronLady for her stern and cold demeanor. However, she makes a few questionable decisions (such as [[HostageSituation holding the space colonies hostage]] in order to defeat the Gundams), causing her beloved commander Treize to encourage her to "act more gracefully". [[spoiler:This causes her to develop a SplitPersonality which is a ProperLady whose one goal is to serve Treize; by the end of the series she resolves the personality conflict and combines the competence with the kindness to become AMotherToHerMen.]]
45	* ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': Shirakabe is the face of the old guard in the PrivateMilitaryContractors company of Drankam, and clashes fiercely against TheRival Katsuya for his prideful stubbornness. Shirakabe gets so used to dealing with coddled BoisterousWeakling young hunters there, that seeing Akira being a HumbleHero is downright shocking. Shirakabe prides himself on his GutFeeling, and later serves as a SinkOrSwimMentor to the reformed NewMeat Togami.
46	* Sergeant Knox of the space marines in ''Anime/StarBlazers / Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato.''
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50	* The TropeNamer is Comicbook/SgtRock of Creator/DCComics, of course.
51	* Sgt Rock's nearest TransAtlanticEquivalent was actually an officer: [[http://britishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Hurricane Captain Hercules Hurricane]], Royal Marines commando and possible metahuman. He's not always the easiest guy to work with, having quite the HairTriggerTemper and very little patience for anyone who can't meet his high standards, but when it all kicks off he leads from the front. Especially when he has [[UnstoppableRage a "ragin' fury"]].
52	* Captain Simon Savage from ''ComicBook/CaptainSavageAndHisLeatherneckRaiders''. Creator/MarvelComics really love this trope.
53	* Cherry in "Sgt. Cherry and her Squealing Commandos" in ''Cherry Comics'' #12.
54	* Michael "Combat" Kelly is another Marvel character who qualified. An army boxer released from military prison to lead a squad of {{Boxed Crook}}s in ''ComicBook/CombatKellyAndHisDeadlyDozen''.
55	* In a ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' story, while helping a team of marines to escape a timeless dimensional pocket, Ben Grimm (not the Thing at that moment) shows badass command skill. The actual marine sergeant offers him a job as [[DrillSergeantNasty drill sergeant]] on the spot.
56	* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'':
57	** Kilowog of the Green Lantern Corps also qualifies. Bonus points for also being a former [[DrillSergeantNasty drill sergeant]] and one of the highest ranking members of the Corps.
58	** Kilowog's successor as drill sergeant, Stel, is rockier than rock, being made of metal.
59	** in the ''Bizarro Comics'' story "The Few, The Proud", a ''literal'' sergeant rock is in charge of training the Green Lantern Corps Reserves.
60	--->"Although I am a genderless chunk of stone I expect you to address me as 'sir'!"
61	* ComicBook/NickFury started out as this with the [[ComicBook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos Howling Commandos]] before moving on to become a ColonelBadass.
62	* The [[LegacyCharacter various sergeants]] in ''ComicBook/{{Sturmtruppen}}'' are normally [[DrillSergeantNasty sadists beyond belief]]... Up until the battle starts, at which point they'll use their vast experience to get the soldiers to win the day or at least come out alive:
63	** One sergeant is the experienced leader of the battalion's commando squad, and the rest of the squad knows he ''will'' get them back alive - and when [[TooDumbToLive the second lieutenant]] forced himself on the team, the sergeant was the only one who actually cared to bring him back alive in spite of his ''immense'' dislike for the fool.
64	** In one occasion, one led a frontal attack on enemy lines, and while it's unclear if it was successful the battalion suffered exactly ''one'' casualty... Who was actually a soldier who [[FakingTheDead pretended to having got killed first]] to skip the attack ([[GoneHorriblyRight leading the sergeant to use the "corpse" as a shield against a machine gun nest and an improvised gangway on barbed wire to protect the living soldiers]]). After the battle he even had the one fallen recommended for a posthumous decoration, and when it came he personally came to the graveyard to symbolically hang it on his grave (only to get a heart attack after the soldier turned out to be still alive).
65	** Occasionally the sergeants actually have a good relationship with the troops, who at the very least respect their experience. The only exception to the latter bit is the pair from the 27th Armored Battalion (of Discipline), the toughest soldiers in the army who have vastly more combat experience than even the sergeants.
66	* Parodied by Creator/AlanMoore in his series ''ComicBook/{{Supreme}}'' with "Sergeant Strong and his Gold-Brickin' Dogfaces." Parodied ''again'' by Moore in the Image crossover ''Judgment Day'' with "Battlin' Baron and his Roarin' Roughnecks." (These also parody Nick Fury and his Howlin' Commandos, but the art style is clearly meant to evoke Sergeant Rock.)
67	* ''ComicBook/{{Tomahawk}}'': Tomahawk was this to the Rangers, already being a veteran of French-Indian War by the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
68	* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW'': Kup has been reworked to invoke this image, particularly in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersAllHailMegatron''.
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72	* The plot of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2784825/1/Old-Soldiers-Never-Die Old Soldiers Never Die]]'' is touched off when Harry ends up asking for help from a group of these-cum-[[RetiredBadass retirees]] who collectively come up with a way to remove the 'retiree' from their titles, and [[MajorlyAwesome give Harry the authority to back it.]]
73	* Telny has this role in ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/81159/1/racer-and-the-geek/predawn Racer And The Geek.]]'' Out of all the mercenaries, he's one of the more aggressive and skilful ones.
74	* Shining Armor assumes this role in ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/90939/1/shell-shock/the-tower Shell Shock.]]'' He's heavily implied to be special forces of some kind.
75	* In ''[[Fanfic/SlippingBetweenWorlds Slipping Between Worlds]]'', junior British army officer Philip Holtack meets a ''lot'' of sergeants, both on Roundworld and on the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', and finds himself concluding that however they differ in appearance, aptitude, applied life skills and personal inclination, they are ''all'', without exception, chips off Sergeant Rock. Even, in his own personal way, Sergeant Fred Colon.
76	* Sarge of ''Fanfic/AllGuardsmenParty'' is the NCO in charge of the party and is described as being the physical embodiment of what a sergeant should be - tough, cynical, thinks everyone above his rank is an idiot, and determined to keep his men alive.
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80	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingMaurice'', Darktan serves as both this and DrillSergeantNasty to the rats. One example of his Sergeant Rock side is when he leads the Rescue Squad to rescue Sardines from the Pit because NoOneGetsLeftBehind. He takes on multiple terriers singl-pawed and, at the end of the mission, hugs Nourishing and says "Welcome to the Rescue Squad!"
81	* Sarge from ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'', who is a talking UsefulNotes/WorldWarII army jeep.
82	* Ronin from ''WesternAnimation/Epic2013''. A seasoned Leafman warrior, leader of the Leafmen, Nod's guardian and teacher, and a friend of Nod's late father
83	* [[ActionGirl Sgt.Tamara Calhoun]] in the ''Hero's Duty'' game in ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph''.
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87	* Sergeant Apone from ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' is pretty much this. Played by Al Matthews, a real-life Marine who was the first black Marine to be promoted to sergeant during the Vietnam War, he has many memorable lines and has influenced many other sergeant characters in future works.
88	-->'''Apone:''' All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the Corps. A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal's a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade, I love the Corps!
89	%%* Sgt Kinnie (James Whitmore) in ''Battleground''
90	* Staff Sergeant Nantz in ''Film/BattleLosAngeles'', the squad spends most of the movie thinking he's TheNeidermeyer.
91	-->'''[=SSgt=]. Michael Nantz:''' All right, Lockett. You wanna go there. Let's go there. [[MyGreatestFailure I commanded men and men died. Kids. 19 years old. The best men I ever led]]. Do you think for a second I wouldn't rather trade places with them? I know you think I got my men killed. They're dead. I'm here. Like the punchline to some bad joke. You think I like that? Do you think a minute goes by that those faces aren't right here ''[points to head]'' seared into my brain? [[TheDeadHaveNames Dante, Thomas T. Corporal. 1-5-6-5-0-9-3-8-6. Ambruster, William R. Private. 8-7-6-6-6-2-3-5-4. Wharton, Jeffrey H. Lance Corporal. 8-7-4-2-7-3-9-9-3. Lockett, Duane G. Corporal. 1-5-6-8-7-0-9-]]\
92	'''[=SSgt=]. Michael Nantz & Cpl. Jason Lockett:''' 5-5.\
93	'''[=SSgt=]. Michael Nantz:''' Your brother was an outstanding Marine. He was my friend. And I miss him every day. And you remind me of him.
94	* The unnamed Sergeant played by Lee Marvin in ''Film/TheBigRedOne''.
95	* Sgt Rolf Steiner from the book and movie versions of ''Film/CrossOfIron''. Slightly subverted, as the character was inspired by real-life NCO Johann Schwerdtfeger, who had the oakleaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, making him even more highly decorated than the nonetheless bemedalled Steiner played by James Coburn in the film. In both the book and the movie, Steiner drives the action and is often the only one still calm when things turn bad. All the soldiers in his platoon look to him for leadership and guidance, and fall apart when he absents himself from them.
96	* Several in ''Film/DangerCloseTheBattleOfLongTan'', most notably Eleven Platoon's Bob Buick who takes charge and fights until the end - Eleven Platoon was overrun, but they took a good amount of the enemy with them.
97	* 'Sarge' from ''Film/{{Doom}}'' (Played by [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne]] [[{{Pun}} 'The Rock']] [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Johnson]]) is an inversion — he starts out the most respected member of the crew but gradually steers his team towards immoral actions and is eventually [[FaceHeelTurn infected by the monsters.]]
98	* The sergeant from ''Film/FixedBayonets!'' not only resembles this trope, he was actually named "Rock" prior to the D.C comic.
99	%%* Duke from ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''.
100	* Sergeant Major Rawlins, played by Creator/MorganFreeman, in the 1989 movie ''Film/{{Glory}}''.
101	* ''Film/TheGuardian2006'': Kevin Costner. He is a Petty Officer training rescue swimmers for the Coast Guard. He is something of a DrillSergeantNasty and believes in TheSpartanWay, but that is because he is a perfectionist about saving lives. He is also ToughButFair and very much MarriedToTheJob.
102	* In ''Film/HeartbreakRidge'', Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway played by ''Creator/ClintEastwood'' is made of this trope.
103	* Big Joe (Creator/TellySavalas) from ''Film/KellysHeroes'' is a veteran sergeant who's got de facto leadership of his platoon thanks to the captain being a lazy idiot who spends more time profiteering than leading. Unlike the captain, Big Joe has earned every ounce of respect he gets from his men.
104	* ''Film/TheMcKenzieBreak'': Sergeant-Major Cox is a tough, plain-spoken noncom who leads the guards in trying to break up riots. He also doesn't show any fear while giving Connor a tour of the camp as several dozen prisoners follow them in a menacing manner.
105	* After learning the ropes from his DrillSergeantNasty instructor, Carl Brashear goes on to become a Naval Master Diver and reaches the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer in ''Film/MenOfHonor''.
106	* Sykes from ''Film/{{Oblivion 2013}}''. Complete with one-liners, JackBauerInterrogationTechnique, and BigDamnHeroes moment.
107	* In ''Film/TheOddAngryShot'', Harry is the corporal in command of Patrol 22. He is the longest serving member, and is doing his second tour of duty in Vietnam. He does his best to keep everyone alive and keep their spirits up no matter what happens.
108	* Sgt Foley from ''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman''.
109	-->''... I know why most of you are here; we weren't born yesterday. Before you get to join United Airlines and sell them what we teach, you gotta give the Navy six years of your life! Lots of things can happen in six years, including another war. And if any of you are too peace-loving to dump napalm on an enemy village where there MIGHT be women and children, that's what I'm here to discover...! I expect to lose at least half of you before I'm finished. I will use every means necessary, fair and unfair, to trip you up - that is, to expose your weaknesses... both as a potential aviator, and as a human being. The prize at the other end is a flight education worth $1 million! But first, you gotta get past ME.''
110	* In ''Operation: Pacific'', the character [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep called simply "The Chief"]] is this. As the Chief of the Boat (a position unique to US Navy submarines), he is the senior NCO aboard, and is responsible for handling the enlisted crewmen the same way an Army sergeant is responsible for handling his unit's enlisted soldiers.
111	* Barnes in ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' - at least to most of the platoon. Even the Heads respect (and fear) his abilities, even if they want him dead.
112	* John Stryker (Creator/JohnWayne) in ''Film/SandsOfIwoJima'' (and many of Wayne's other war movies).
113	* Tom Sizemore's Sergeant Horvath from ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''. [[spoiler:His reaction to being shot ''twice'' is "I just got the wind knocked outta' me, I'm fine."]]
114	* ''Film/SevenWaysFromSundown'': Henessey is a grizzled old sergeant of the Texas Rangers who takes the rookie Seven under his wing and does his best to teach him, guide him and keep him alive.
115	* Subverted with Sergeant First Class Troy Barlow from ''Film/ThreeKings''. Although he ''is'' a trained and capable Sergeant in his own right, he's every bit as fallible as the rest of his squad, and addresses his troops in a more polite, nonchalant manner, as opposed to the more stern and harsh way that is common for this trope. He also isn't exactly gung-ho about going into battle, and is the most reluctant about wanting to continue on with the heist after a botched first attempt.
116	* Sgt Maj Basil Plumley, from ''Film/WeWereSoldiers'', potrayed by Sam Elliott. Straight Up Badass with his .45 Automatic (which he carried because he felt the new, plastic M-16 to be [[ShurFineGuns unproven]] compared to his previous, much more solid-feeling weapons.)
117	--> ''[[ThisIsGonnaSuck GENTLEMEN! PREPARE TO DEFEND YOURSELVES!]]''
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119	--> '''Sgt. Savage:''' "G'mornin', Sergeant Major."
120	--> '''Plumley:''' "How do you know what kind of goddamn day it is?"
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122	--> '''Sgt. Savage:''' "Beautiful mornin', Sergeant Major."
123	--> '''Plumley:''' "What are you, a fucking weather man now?"
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125	--> '''Col. Moore:''' "I think you oughta get yourself an M-16."
126	--> '''Plumley:''' "Sir, the time comes I need one, they'll be plenty lying on the ground."
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128	--> '''Plumley:''' ''standing in the middle of a hail of bullets'' "Can't take no pictures from down there, sonny."
129	--> '''Galloway:''' "Sir, I'm a non-combatant."
130	--> '''Plumley:''' "Ain't no such thing, today."
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132	--> '''Plumley:''' ''after all the fighting is done'' "Now, '''that's''' a nice day, Sergeant Savage."
133	* Sgt. (later Lt.) [[AntiHero David Manning]] in ''Film/WhenTrumpetsFade'' is a radical deconstruction of this trope. He's definitely cool under fire, and he leads his squad of very green replacements to victory. Of course, he's also a DirtyCoward who tends to get his men killed saving his own hide when he's not [[BadBoss shooting them in the back himself]].
134	* ''{{Film/Zulu}}'': Colour Sergeant Bourne definitely qualifies. While he is very stern and commanding with his troops, he still shows signs of softness like comforting Private Cole's HeroicBSOD and [[RealMenLoveJesus quoting Psalm 46]] to help ease his soldier's tension from the oncoming Zulu attack.
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138	* Gretchen was something of a Sergeant Rock to the other camp followers in ''Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo''.
139	* Creator/DaleBrown books have {{Ranger}} Sergeant Major Ray Jefferson and [[SemperFi Marine Corps]] now-Master Sergeant Chris Wohl, who won't take any nonsense from their officers.
140	* Valiar Marcus from ''Literature/CodexAlera'' is a somewhat odd example of this trope, because [[spoiler: In addition to being an experienced centurion and managing to be given "Valiant" as his actual legal name, he's also Fidelius Ex Cursori, a spy.]]
141	* Jubal Branch in the ''Company Z'' series by Creator/JTEdson. And Billy Jack from the ''Civil War'' series.
142	* Staff Sergeant (later Gunnery Sergeant) Torin Kerr of the ''Literature/ConfederationOfValor'' series lives, breathes, eats and excretes this trope. An excellent example of the trope, as the first book has her being a Sergeant Rock not just to her subordinates, but also to a newly minted second lieutenant assigned as her superior.
143	* ''Literature/DeathStar'' has Master Chief Petty Officer Tenn Graneet, head gunner on the Death Star, was like this to his men. He wasn't a bad boss at all provided that they did their jobs well.
144	* ''{{Literature/Discworld}}'':
145	** In the later novels, Detritus the troll becomes the drill sergeant in charge of training new troops, also notable because Detritus is [[AllTrollsAreDifferent literally]] ''made'' of rock.
146	** Played straight with Sergeant Jackrum in ''Literature/MonstrousRegiment''. While Corporal Strappi (TheNeidermeyer and ThePoliticalOfficer) bullies the weaker members of the squad, Jackrum is protective of them, while pushing the ones he thinks will push back, at the same time making sure Lt. Blouse (EnsignNewbie) gives the right orders.
147	** Sergeant-at-Arms John Keel[[spoiler:/Commander Sam Vimes]] in ''Literature/{{Night Watch\|Discworld}}''. The original version taught young Vimes everything he knew, and helped keep the city together during a revolution. The second version... ''also'' taught Vimes everything he knew and helped the city through a revolution.
148	** Fred Colon is described by Vimes as "one of nature's sergeants," to the extent that it's more or less impossible for Vimes to imagine Colon in any other role.
149	** When Vimes isn't [[spoiler:standing in for his dead commanding officer in order to repair the timeline]], he's more of a ColonelBadass. Vimes' BattleButler, Willikins, ''definitely'' fits the trope, though, when he joins the military in ''Literature/{{Jingo}}.''
150	* ''The Mercenary'' and its sequels, part of the ''Literature/FalkenbergsLegion'' series, has Sergeant Major Calvin, right-hand man to soldier-turned-[[PrivateMilitaryContractors mercenary]] ColonelBadass John Christian Falkenberg.
151	* ''Literature/GauntsGhosts'':
152	** Major Rawne is an officer, but fulfills the trope perfectly: he is a ruthless and manipulative bastard who has told his commanding officer (a ColonelBadass) to his face that he intends to kill him, turns his top subordinate into an even more ruthless killing machine, and ran a black market before joining the Imperial Guard, yet is highly respected by his subordinates and his squad is considered one of the Ghosts' deadliest units.
153	** Most of the Ghosts fit this trope to some extent. Corbec, despite being a Colonel, is well loved by the men and is always in the thick of the fighting. Other's who fit the trope are pretty much any of the Sergeants (Especially Mkoll) and most of the captains (especially Kolea).
154	* Alaric the Grey Knight is promoted after the [[Literature/GreyKnights first novel]], but he starts as Justicar -- their analog of Sergeant. He is little bit more low-key than the trope's standard too. [[spoiler: While he gets to be Acting Brother-Captain at the end of the first book, afterwards he is returned to the rank of Justicar. This was because the higher ups distrusted his unusually imaginative and curious mind.]]
155	* ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' positively ''revels'' in this trope, with many examples, including the one of the most memorable Sergeant Rocks around -- [[spoiler: Sir]] [[AntiHero Horace]] [[BigBrotherMentor Harkness]].
156	* Earl Swagger from Creator/StephenHunter's novels served with distinction in the United States Marines during [=WWII=] and won the Medal of Honor for his heroism. He then returns to civilian life and becomes an Arkansas State Trooper, where he continues his tradition of badass antics. His son Bob Lee Swagger combined this with ColdSniper during the Vietnam War until a mission went bad, sending him into a tailspin of [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD]] and [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]].
157	* Pretty much every sergeant in the ''Literature/McAuslan'' series. But particularly Regimental Sergeant-Major Mackintosh, who served twelve years in the Scots Guards and then in the Commandos during WWII, and is utterly unflappable. Although Sergeant Baxter is TheNeidermeyer among them.
158	* In the Creator/TomClancy novel ''Literature/PatriotGames'', Sergeant Major Noah Breckinridge has been in the Marine Corps for 28 years, during which time he has "been everywhere a Marine could go, and done everything a Marine could do." He's currently the senior NCO of the U.S. Naval Academy's Marine Corps detachment and the senior firing instructor at the Academy firing range. He gets a couple of chances to show his badassness during the novel, especially in the climax.
159	* In the ''Literature/PhulesCompany'' series, there's a sergeant who literally changed his name, appearance and accent just to emulate the perfect British Sergeant-Major-- and he's not even British.
160	* ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'': In the later books, Patrick Harper takes on this role. Interestingly averted when Sharpe himself attained the rank - he spent his days as a Sergeant as an armory assistant in Seringapatam, then an intelligence officer' adjutant, and then as part of Arthur Wellesley's staff. As the extremely rare case of a soldier making the jump from sergeant to lieutenant, he becomes this trope in all but rank as the story progresses, being a WorkingClassHero who fits in more with the lower-class men under his command than with the {{Upper Class Twit}}s in the officers' mess.
161	* From the ''Literature/{{Starfist}}'' series of books, Hammer Schultz is a perfect example, even thought he's a Lance Corporal.
162	* ''Literature/StarksWar'' has the eponymous Sergeant Stark, and also a lot of the other sergeants we meet. They contrast sharply with most of the commissioned officers, who are on a spectrum between "useless" and "active liability", being ArmchairMilitary who direct (or rather, screw up) combat operations via remote communications link. The troops certainly consider their sergeants more solid and reliable than their officers.
163	* "Jelly" Jelal of ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'' was a sergeant and fit the trope of getting the job done, whether the troops liked him personally or not. [[DrillSergeantNasty Sgt. Zim]] also counts, once [[spoiler:he takes to the field and captures the Brain Bug.]]
164	* 1st Sgt. Welsh in ''Literature/TheThinRedLine'', although several other [=NCOs=] (e.g. Bell) qualify as well.
165	* Colonel TR Steele of the ''Literature/TourOfTheMerrimack'' series. Not kind, not polite, but definitely the person you want watching your back when fighting a HordeOfAlienLocusts.
166	%%* Sgt. Hietanen and corporals Lahtinen and Rokka in ''Literature/TheUnknownSoldier''.
167	* Sergeant Major Danielov in ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'', an innovative and sometimes irreverent special forces operator who becomes a very valuable senior NCO advisor to the main military protagonist, Captain John Rumford.
168	* ''Literature/XWingSeries'': Wedge Antilles might be softer than most examples on this page, being MildlyMilitary and a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who will handily forget regulations and rules if it's in someone's best interest. Even so, to the RagtagBandOfMisfits on their LastSecondChance who he forms into Wraith Squadron, he can at times be ''extremely'' cruel. He berates and scorns Kell Tainer for cowardice and folding up when people need him; cuts down Tyria Sarkin for attacking another pilot; all but taunts Castin Donn for being [[FantasticRacism uneasy around nonhumans]]; mocks Myn Donos. It actually helps them shape up, and the same people he's cruelest to, when they make the effort, he is extremely protective. He looks out for them.
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172	%%* I pity these pretenders! [[Series/TheATeam Sergeant B.A. Baracus]] is THE real example, FOOL!
173	* ''Series/BabylonFive'' has this in the one-shot character Sergeant Major Plug. He comes aboard as the chief enlisted Marine in a battalion of several thousand, and is first seen arresting several Marines for brawling, regardless of who had the moral high-ground. He shouts constantly, seems to treat his men like trash and likes phrases like "mutant maggots," but, at the end of the episode, is decent enough to give a female Marine a minute to give her lover a kiss goodbye as they head off for combat.
174	* Sgt. Chip Saunders (Vic Morrow) in ''[[Series/Combat1962 Combat!]]'' Saunders is depicted as a stern, frequently grim and endlessly burdened squad leader. He occasionally entertains the squad's ideas and requests, but has low tolerance for frivolity. He does not hesitate to shut down dissent, and frequently shames subordinates, other non-commissioned officers, civilians and even superior officers to get them to abet his solution.
175	* Despite being a (self appointed) captain, Mainwaring in ''Series/DadsArmy'' has elements of this - on multiple occasions, he chose to do a particularly dangerous task himself rather than endangering his men.
176	* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': Malcolm Reynolds during the Battle for Serenity Valley. While a milder version of this trope, he wasn't very kind to his men at all during the battle. He did nothing to alleviate their despair at the grim future that awaited them, and he verbally berated at least a few of his men, but they still all followed him to the end, for the most part. That being said, due to Independent High Command being taken prisoner/killed he wound up with four ''thousand'' men under his command. As a ''sergeant''.
177	* Plenty of these guys appear in minor roles on ''Series/{{JAG}}''. Not surprising considering the fact that the [[Creator/DonaldPBellisario creator and showrunner]] was an active duty Marine from 1955 to 1959. Gunnery Sgt. Victor Galindez is an example of a recurring character on the show who exhibits this trope. Both in the office and after he requests a transfer back to combat duty post-9/11.
178	* In ''Series/ThePacific'', Sgt. John Basilone fits this trope, but not as much as badass Sgt. Elmo 'Gunny' Haney.
179	* Sir Ansgar on the fantasy-themed reality show, ''Series/TheQuest'', who starts out being very harsh with the Paladins (contestants) but gradually warms up to them.
180	%%* Buffer and Duchy from ''Series/SeaPatrol'' are the ships Bosuns.
181	* Colour Sergeant Anderson in ''[[Series/SoldierSoldier Soldier, Soldier]]'' was an early role for Robert Glenister.
182	%%* Master Sergeant Ronald Greer is rapidly on his way to becoming this in ''Series/StargateUniverse''.
183	* CPO Miles O'Brien in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. While his job might change he usually sits in the middle of the command structure grumbling about his orders, trying to keep the vacuum on the right side of the bulkheads and reassuring the newbies.
184	* Staff Sergeant (later Sergeant First Class) Zeke Anderson in''Series/TourOfDuty'', especially in the first few episodes.
185	* Sergeant Major Jonas Blane in ''Series/TheUnit'' is a Sergeant Rock to a squad made up of Sergeant Rocks.
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188	[[folder:Music]]
189	* A character of this sort is referenced in the Music/{{XTC}} song "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" and lampshaded in the title. The singer is a CasanovaWannabe who feels being more like his fictional hero will help him become successful with women.
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193	* Wrestling/SgtSlaughter from Franchise/GIJoe, except in the nineties when he sided with [[FakeNationality that not really an Iraqi]] [[Wrestling/TheIronSheik guy]].
194	* [[Wrestling/JimCornette Cornette's Army]] had its own [[Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} Sergeant Rock]] to help with its Wrestling/{{SMW}} campaign.
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197	[[folder:Roleplay]]
198	%%* Elite Agent Rotor in ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG''.
199	* Gunnery Sergeant Jackson from v4 of ''Roleplay/OpenBlue''. Considering he and his squad had to keep up with a sword-tossing WarriorMonk and a highly agile TykeBomb armed with a SinisterScythe [[ReligionIsMagic blessed]] with [[ElementalRockPaperScissors elemental lightning]], he's pretty BadassNormal indeed.
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203	* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has them in droves -- after all, while the usual ''modus operandi'' of Imperium's armed forces in WeHaveReserves, the world around is ''so'' [[CrapsackWorld dangerous]] that you need [=NCOs=] to keep their heads level.
204	** Gunnery Sergeant Harker of the Catachan Devils is one tough bastard, known for hauling around a Heavy Bolter [[ICallItVera that he calls "Payback"]].
205	** Colour Sergeant Jerran Kell of the Cadian 8th serves as the loyal bodyguard of Lord Castellan Ursarkar Creed and makes sure that the men under the Castellan's command obey his orders to the letter.
206	** Ironhand Straken of the Catachan 2nd is a [[ColonelBadass Colonel]], but has the demeanor and attitude down pat. So far, in fact, that he provides the bulk of the page quotes.
207	** The Tau Empire's Cadre Fireblades tend to be Sergeant Rocks. They are high ranked Fire Warriors who declined the chance to pilot Battlesuits, usually either because they understand the practicality of having a commander fight with the infantry or simply because they prefer to continue to fight with the lower ranked Fire Warriors.
208	** The Tau special character Darkstrider is similar. He's certainly brave and talented, and has a long list of battlefield successes attributed to him, but he refuses to move beyond the rank of a Pathfinder team leader. Given the Fire Caste's views on tradition and deference to authority, this is grounds for insubordination and termination, but because he's so good at what he does, they overlook it and allow him to stay in his unit.
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211	[[folder:Video Games]]
212	* ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' has a few:
213	** In ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2'' there is Sgt. Foley, is willing to put himself and his squad at risk to get the job done. In one instance, he disobeys a retreat order so that they could continue to cover evacuating civilians.
214	** The third one also has Sandman, a Master Sergeant. He leads his team with great skill and courage, and his men have undying respect for him. Like Foley above, he also refuses a retreat order and insists on continuing the mission.
215	** Sgt. Roebuck in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar'', taking up the mantle as leader of Miller's squad after [[spoiler:Sullivan]] is ambushed and killed on Peleliu. He shows exceptional courage and grace amidst the chaos, and even tries to keep morale up.
216	** The first game (and its expansion) has a textbook example in Sgt. Moody, who spends every minute of screentime calming [[NewMeat panicking privates]], bawling out cowardly medics and performing minor miracles at [[TheCaptain Captain Foley's]] request.
217	* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' amazingly gives us both the BigGood, Statesman, ''and'' the BigBad, Lord Recluse.
218	** Statesman is a notorious [[ThePerfectionist nitpicker]] yet he has the same high standards for himself as for the rest of his team - his logic being having superpowers means they don't get to make mistakes or accept good-enough since people depend on them. He annoys the ever-loving crap out of his team-mates as nothing ever seems good enough for him, but he is the first to blame himself and double his training if he ever messes up too.
219	** Lord Recluse is a devout [[TheSocialDarwinist social Darwinist]] who founded a country for his empire of evil to operate out of - firmly believing that the strong should lead the weak, but by the same token he believes subordinates should challenge their leaders if they see an opportunity, lest the people in charge become complaisant, incompetent and/or weak themselves. Everyone knows the second they become a BadBoss Lord Recluse's laws approve of slitting the perpetrator's throat, as he includes himself as part of said system it actually promotes patriotism and team-work within his army-of-doom. All soldiers know the second they become weak or corrupt a subordinate will try to kill them to get their position and as a result both Lord Recluse and his officers tend to be homicidal-but-fair. The reason he ends up being respected is that under this system he has remained firmly in-charge despite welcoming attemptd assassinations for over fifty years.
220	* Technically, Captain Haile from ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' is commissioned, but he's definitely got the attitude, toughness, and intestinal fortitude to qualify as a Sergeant Rock. An example:
221	-->'''Recruit''': ''[panicking]'' Demons! Captain, what should we do?\
222	'''Captain Haile''': Private, if you need to be reminded which end of the sword goes where, you haven't been paying attention!
223	* Varin, the leader of the Brutes tribe, from ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' is a villainous example. He's a hardass of the highest calibre but, as his [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome offscreen decimation of the Wolves tribe shows]], he's also an extremely talented military commander whose men are fiercely loyal to him - as shown when the party invades his base. [[spoiler:It's sadly subverted when it's revealed that he truly ''doesn't'' care about them and just wants to escape the Junkyard's ForeverWar]].
224	* From the same developer, Bast and Generals Eander and Keyser from ''VideoGame/ExitFate'' also count - although Bast is a somewhat more approachable version.
225	* Paladin Danse of the Brotherhood of Steel In ''VideoGame/Fallout4''. Should you progress along the Minutemen quest line, Ronnie Shaw becomes this for all Minutemen.
226	* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'':
227	** Sgt. Major Avery J. Johnson ''revels'' in this trope. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPM79fb-_wQ A little-known video]] of him introducing the audience to ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' at its release party in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} gives a [[EstablishingCharacterMoment pretty good indication of his personality]]:
228	--->'''Johnson''': "Alright all you greenhorns, listen up! My name is Sergeant Johnson. When you are not in my presence you can call me anything your degenerate hearts desire, assuming your tiny brains can string together a couple of cuss-words. But while I'm here, you will address me as 'Sir, yes sir!'"
229	*** For his full resume, click [[http://www.halopedia.org/Avery_Junior_Johnson here]].
230	** The Master Chief qualifies as well -- 'Master Chief Petty Officer' and 'Sergeant Major' are the same pay grade. One's just Navy, and the other Army or Marines. Though people who've only played the games would know him as more of a OneManArmy, he's shown in the Expanded Universe to be a capable leader (in fact, he's the de-facto leader of most of the Spartan-[=II=]s).
231	** There's also lesser-known RecurringExtra Sgt. Stacker - a milder-mannered counterpart to Johnson who can be identified by his soft cap instead of a proper helmet. But he can think of some pretty funny insults against bad guys. In fact, he actually survives the entirety of the original trilogy (along with the [[NationalStereotypes Australian]] Chips Dubbo), and even makes a brief appearance in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}''.
232	** Sergeant Forge from ''VideoGame/HaloWars''. His men all say "He's the guy you'd want next to you in a foxhole, but you'd never introduce him to your sister." He's even badass enough to go man-to-man against an Arbiter [[spoiler:and win, using an [[LaserBlade Energy Sword]] to finish the job]].
233	* Captain Narville from ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}} 2'' has a zero tolerance for negativity, but he is respected by his men who knows he takes great risks, and would never ask them to do anything he wouldn't do himself.
234	* Matilda in ''VideoGame/LastScenario'', a rare female example.
235	* ''VideoGame/SabresOfInfinity'':
236	** Sergeant Solhammond Lanzerel is tough, brave, disciplined and of course, not afraid to his hands dirty. He's also got no tolerance whatsoever for baneblooded buggers who are likely to get him or his men killed.
237	** Sergeant Aethelstan Harlech fits the core of this trope while subverting a lot of the expectations. He's loyal to his men and they to him, and he's always in the mud and blood with them, but he is ''not'' TheReliableOne. His "lads" are more like a street gang than a military unit (though they fight like berserkers once sabres are drawn), and he feels no loyalty whatsoever to the baneblooded officer who he has to serve under. Winning that loyalty takes some doing.
238	* The Head of Security from ''VideoGame/SpaceStation13'' is supposed to be this, being the best equipped member of the security team and directly commanding them from the field. In practice, it can depend on the player.
239	* The Soldier in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', although he does not necessarily lead either team. He also ([[IceCreamKoan mis]])quotes and [[MemeticBadass highly reveres]] Creator/SunTzu, which should probably qualify him for CulturedWarrior as well.
240	** He's also got elements of the GeneralRipper (violent and paranoid), ColonelKilgore ("This is not a camping trip, Sheila! This is war, AND I LOVE IT!"), and of course, the SociopathicSoldier ("I am going to enjoy killing each and every one of you sorry sacks of scum!")
241	* ''VideoGame/TransformersRiseOfTheDarkSpark'': Although he isn't a sergeant by rank, Onslaught leads the five Combaticons by assertively issuing his orders to his men. And they listen, not just because they don't have a better combat plan of their own, but because that his orders usually wins the battle.
242	* Musaad, the bonus squad member from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles''. His ego is considerable, but the guy ''is'' a legend for a reason.
243	* ''VideoGame/WildStar'' has literal examples where the sizable numbers of battle-hardened sergeants on the Exiles are Granoks, who are basically [[SiliconBasedLife rock-like]] [[ProudWarriorRace warriors]].
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247	* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'':
248	** Sarge is a walking parody of this trope. He seems more concerned with keeping up the appearance of this than actually accomplishing anything, and his competence is directly proportional to how closely his situation parallels how he '''thinks''' warfare should go (which is not often). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhSwZTVK_mQ#t=01m45s Claims to have been personally trained]] by [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Sgt. Avery J. Johnson.]] (Listed above under VideoGames.) Character development late in the eighth season brings him a fair bit closer to playing this trope straight, though.
249	** Agent Washington is currently serving as this for the Blue Team. Trying his best to mold them into a fighting force with something resembling discipline.
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252	[[folder:Web Comics]]
253	* ''Webcomic/CryHavoc'''s Karcharoth is TheStoic outside of battle, but changes distinctly into a Sergeant Rock when the lead starts flying.
254	* The late General Esteban from ''Webcomic/ALoonaticsTale'' was such an outstanding military officer in general that, even though he lacked the capacity to address his men in any tone but "enraged bellow", he was beloved and well-respected by the men and women under his command, and in death is well-regarded by ''both'' sides of a bitter war during which he served.
255	* Sgt. Schlock in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' can be this. Sure, he's an ultra-violent and borderline sociopathic ManChild, but he's also utterly cool under fire, a sound tactician, a skilled fighter, and an excellent battlefield leader. Even though Tagon usually assigns an officer to (barely) keep him under control, once the shooting starts they inevitably follow Schlock's lead. Almost the entire arc of "Massively Parallel" had characters asking, "What would Schlock do?"
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258	[[folder:Western Animation]]
259	%%* Sgt. Rita Torres in ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad''.
260	* Duke from ''WesternAnimation/GIJoe''. From his profile card:
261	-->''When Duke is in command, he bellows his orders like that of a seasoned general. The troops follow him without question. He is capable of assessing situations and come up with quick solutions. Even high-ranking officers who know him well respect him and would even listen to his orders. And to think that he is only an enlisted man is to underestimate him.''
262	* Mr. Gar from ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', an ex-junior member of the superhero team P.O.I.N.T. and the owner of the Gar's Bodega superhero supply shop. He's reasonably strict towards his employees, yet is earnestly appreciative when they do a good job and occasionally tries to prevent them from getting into messes they'd have trouble solving. [[spoiler:This is entirely justified, as he used to be [[NervousWreck more rattled]] and believed himself [[MyGreatestFailure to have caused the disappearance of Laserblast]], due to his issues with telling Carol [[CannotSpitItOut about his feelings for her]].]]
263	* ''WesternAnimation/RoughnecksStarshipTroopersChronicles'' version of Zim fit this mold (The film and novel versions were rather different characters).
264	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E22 Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]", Grandpa Simpson is portrayed as a Sergeant Rock; the DVD commentary even notes that World War II-era Abe Simpson was directly based on the TropeNamer.
265	* Captain Rex on the CG ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' movie and series, especially in the 1st season episode [[LowerDeckEpisode "Rookies".]]
266	* Though he was underused as such, Ironhide from ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' (the original) was intended as this kind of character. It shows on occasion.
267	%%** Ratchet from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' is this.
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270	[[folder:Real Life]]
271	* Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller, the legendary United States Marine Corps officer whose service would take him from Haiti and Nicaragua, to the bloody Pacific in World War 2, to the frozen hell of the Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. He would earn five Navy Crosses for his service and is, to this day, considered the greatest Marine to have ever lived. Known for the famous line: "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." Once he became an officer, he more than qualified as a ColonelBadass, and later, when he became a Marine Corps general, a FourStarBadass. He is very much a MemeticBadass among the Corps and is the example all Marines aspire to.
272	* Another example from the United States Marine Corps would be Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, who served as a sniper in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar (who in addition to being a Sergeant Rock was also a FriendlySniper). During the war he had 93 confirmed kills (although the actual number is estimated to be much higher, with some estimates running in the 200-300 range) and even participated in a highly dangerous mission deep behind enemy lines that resulted in him successfully killing a North Vietnamese general. The North Vietnamese were so scared of him that they nicknamed him "the White Feather" (due to his practice of keeping a white feather in the brim of his boonie cap) and placed a large bounty on his head. His career in the Marine Corps ended when a vehicle he was riding in hit an anti-tank mine. Hathcock heroically pulled 7 marines out of the burning vehicle, while himself receiving horrific burns that would permanently disable him. Today he is regarded as a legend in the Marine Corps, and much of the [=USMC=] Sniper Training doctrine is based on examples set by him.
273	* The members of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's "Old Guard" could all be considered a Sergeant Rock. These were men who had spent almost two decades of their lives following Napoleon across all of Europe and kicking the ass of anyone who got in their beloved General's way. Their sheer fighting abilities, loyalty, and veteran status were so respected by Napoleon that they were one of the few military units whose members could openly complain in his presence without rebuke. This led to them being known as ''Les Grognards'' (The Grumblers). They could also be considered an example of the BadassArmy.
274	%%* This is the policy for unit commanders in the Israeli army. The head of the unit is the first guy in and the last guy out.
275	* A Troperiffic, although RealLife example: Sergeant Max Wolff Filho was a WWII Brazilian Sergeant Rock, down to the gung-ho sound bites. His last known words (to a soldier who asked him for a knife) "Krauts aren't fowl". This was 17 days before V-E day, no less. Still, it was probably his own fault that he didn't quite manage to be the last casualty in the ETO; he should have known better than to speak about returning home to his little daughter. For his deeds, not only was the Brazilian Army's Sergeants' School (among others) named after him, but also a Distinguished Service medal for Sergeants and Ensigns.
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