('US') There are 100 people 'on staff'. [=working as members of the staff]
The department 'is staffed' with an equal number of men and women.
He has been 'on the staff' [=a member of the staff] for 25 years.
(..) ...you had an uncle met his demise like that? I got a question. How fucked up are you? Hi, Darlene. What you got, staff sergeant? In no time you made sergeant. - SIU. What a country. - Perfect. Hey, I don't mind going it alone. You know, if you went alone once (..)2006 The Departed
(..) If you had an idea what we do, we would not be good at what we do, would we? We would be cunts. Are you calling us cunts? Staff Sergeant Dignam has a style of his own. I'm afraid we all have to get used to it. So you have family connections down in Southie, right? Through your father? (..)2006 The Departed