| I am of two minds on this issue. I was in an artillery battery, and my very first First Sergeant was from tanks. He was an excellent First Sergeant and learned all he could about artillery. The Battery Gunny ran the technical side of things and the First Sergeant ran the admin side. No complaints.
Next First Sergeant we had was an Admin SNCO from the Air Wing. How he ever got assigned to a direct support firing battery is anyone's guess. He was completely out of his element. He knew the admin stuff cold, but the discipline and leadership a good First Sergeant brings was lacking.
I don't know that a First Sergeant from that MOS is essential, but I think a First Sergeant should be familiar with the type of unit assigned to. Such as Combat Arms units should have First Sergeants from Combat Arms, etc.
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