page_title: Senior enlisted advisor
hierarchical_section_title: Senior enlisted advisor
caption_attribution_description: Surrounded by each service's senior enlisted advisor, President Barack Obama addresses the audience at the Commander in Chief's Ball at the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. The ball honored America's servicemembers, families, the fallen and wounded warriors.
context_page_description: A Senior Enlisted Adviser 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. Formally, E-9 billets for the senior enlisted advisor are established at Service unit, 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. 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.
context_section_description: A Senior Enlisted Adviser (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. 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.
caption: The SEAs from each branch at the 2009 Commander in Chief's Ball
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