you are talking about the lifeblood of the Army. When 1SGs are exceptional, their units are exceptional, regardless of any other single personality involved. Perhaps their rank insignia should be ...

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, Senior Enlisted Adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wearing the new SEAC rank insignia. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K.