What is Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman?
The '''senior enlisted advisor to the chairman''' of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (SEAC) is the most [[seniority|senior]] [[Non-commissioned officer|non-commissioned officer (NCO)]] <!--overall--> in the [[United States Armed Forces]]. {{Officeholder table start | showorder = y | showimage = y | image_title = Picture | officeholder_title = Senior Enlisted Advisor | showtermlenght = y | showparty = n | showaltofficeholder = y | alt_officeholder_title = Chairman | showdefencebranch = y | showref = n }} {{Officeholder table | order = 1 | image = William Joseph Gainey.jpg | military_rank = [[Command Sergeant Major|CSM]] | officeholder = [[William Gainey]] | officeholder_sort = Gainey, William | officeholder_note = {{efn|The position remained vacant from April 25, 2008, to October 1, 2011.}} | born_year = 1956 | died_year = | term_start = October 1, 2005 | term_end = April 25, 2008 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2005|10|01|2008|04|25}} | defence_branch = {{army|United States}} | alt_officeholder = [[Peter Pace]] | alt_officeholder2 = [[Michael Mullen]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 2 | image = SgtMaj Bryan Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.jpg | military_rank = [[Sergeant Major|SgtMaj]] | officeholder = [[Bryan B. Battaglia]] | officeholder_sort = Battaglia, Bryan | born_year = 1961 | died_year = | term_start = October 1, 2011 | term_end = December 11, 2015 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2011|10|01|2015|12|11}} | defence_branch = {{marines|United States}} | alt_officeholder = [[Martin Dempsey]] }} {{Officeholder table | order = 3 | image = SEAC_John_W._Troxell.jpg | military_rank = SEAC | officeholder = [[John W. Troxell]] | officeholder_sort = Troxell, John | born_year = 1964 | died_year = | term_start = December 11, 2015