Which ranks comprise the E-8 Administrative track?

• A. First Sergeant and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman
• B. Master Chief and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman
• C. Sergeant and First Sergeant
• D. Master Sergeant and Captain

Answer: (A)

E-8 Administrative track centers on senior enlisted leaders who handle administration, personnel, and unit-level leadership. The two ranks that fit this level and role across services are First Sergeant and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman. First Sergeant is the E-8 in the Marine Corps/Army-style track, serving as the senior enlisted adviser to a company-sized unit’s commander with a focus on administration, welfare, and discipline. Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman is the Navy’s E-8 senior enlisted leader in medical commands, responsible for administrative leadership, policy, and coordination within medical units.

The other options mix ranks that aren’t both E-8 or aren’t aligned with the administrative track (for example, Master Chief Hospital Corpsman is E-9; Captain is an officer; Sergeant is E-5). Therefore, the pair that properly represents the E-8 Administrative track is First Sergeant and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman.