List of active duty United States senior enlisted leaders and advisors



This is a list of active duty United States senior enlisted leaders and advisors serving in the uniformed services of the United States. This list is intended to cover senior enlisted leaders and advisors attached to only three-star and four-star positions, with selected two-star and civilian positions included as well.

Background
A senior enlisted advisor (SEA) in the United States Armed Forces is the most senior enlisted service member in a unit and acts as an advisor to the commanding officer, representing all enlisted service members in the unit. Formally, E-9 billets for the senior enlisted advisor are established at Service unit (e.g., battalion, wing, or higher), command, major command, force, or fleet levels to the SEAs/CSELs of DoD Agencies and the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. SEAs are also known as Command Senior Enlisted Leaders (CSEL). Always a non-commissioned officer, the SEA is the main link between the commanding officer and the enlisted service members under his or her charge, communicating the CO's wishes to the enlisted ranks of their given unit. For effective command and control of troops as well as liaising with external and atypical authorities (especially in international coalitions), a unit's commander, deputy commander, chief of staff and senior enlisted leader must work in concert.

Above the regular senior enlisted leaders and advisors are the service senior enlisted advisors who represent the service branches of the United States Armed Forces and advise the chief of their service branch on enlisted matters, namely:
 * The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC)
 * The Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)
 * The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC)
 * The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)
 * The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)
 * The Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force (CMSSF)
 * The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG)
 * The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (SEA)