United States Marine Corps rank insignia

LazerLordz SG

Marine Corps Rank insignia..

ENLISTED/NCO ranks

Private First Class E-2
(PFC)

Lance Corporal E-3
(LCpl)

Corporal E-4
(Cpl)

Sergeant E-5
(Sgt)

Staff Sergeant E-6
(SSgt)

Gunnery Sergeant E-7
(GySgt)

react81 SG

what about master sergent, first sergent, master gunnery sergent, sergent major, and sergent major of the marine corps?

Johnston SG

After Gunnery SGT (E- Cool
the Marine can go on to Master Gunnery SGT (E-9), which enables him to specialise in other fields.

Alternatively he can go on to command, whereby he will be known as 1st Sgt (E- Cool . After that is the rank of Sgt Major (E-9).

1SGs in the USMC are usually senior NCOs of Coy sized units.
Sergeant Majors get to be the "right-hand" of officers commanding far larger units.

At the very very top is Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, who quite literally sits next to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.

Now is the picture clearer?

react81 SG

Thanks, but actually i was wondering why laserlords left out these insignia.

p/s: laser: i think you should credit the sites you took these insignia from, including your other post regarding SAF insignia in the SAF forum

LazerLordz SG

Sorry guys, I was very busy these few days.Will put up the full list and the credits of all the insignia I posted around the place asap. Embarassed

John Ching SG

Heres a simple solution to the U.S MARINEs ranking, if you ever come across any MARINE whose rank is lower then yours, just call him Jar-head. Mr. Green

If you come across a MARINE Sergeant & above, just call them Guns or Gunny. Wink

Johnston SG

Marines is *NOT* capitalised.
It's Marines. With a capital M.

LazerLordz SG

I've read some of your posts, you do know your stuff.Bet you're from the land across the seas where a supposed poodle struts in suits tailored by the clothiers on Savile Row eh? Very Happy

John Ching SG

Well, its my way of showing them jar-head some respect.
Otherwise, I'll usually refer to them as jar-head, shit-for-brains, etc. Mr. Green
Besides, how sure are you that they don't capitalised the spelling? Rolling Eyes

Johnston SG

The problem is....
A Marine PFC is the equivalent of our CPL.
I mean, look at the amount of training they recieve and the time they have to train for it.

But we give out CPL ranks to people who get great grades.

*erk*

And a Marine Sergeant is somebody to be respected. But we have 2SGs and 1SGs up the wazoo.

John Ching SG

So you're judging the abilities of the S'pore soldiers against that of the MARINEs based on the duration of their trainning. Hmm! Fair enough if you put it that way. Neutral

But MARINEs are lifer while the S'pore soldiers are just doing a service to the country. And for that duration of service to the country, they are sacrificing their safety for the defence of the country which from my personal point of view deserve respect for it. Wink

As for your concern about guys getting rank through their grades, I'm not sure what it means. But a rank is still a rank, just as an officer who doesn't deserve a salute is still given one. In the end, the one with the rank has to be responsible.

John Ching SG

Wow! I hate to bust your bubble but clothes from 40 Savile Row is just to good for me. Sad
Nope, I'm just a T-shirt & jeans guy. Mr. Green

LazerLordz SG

Very true.Academia does not a combat leader make.But it is the reality, and since we are a conscript force, we have to leverage on the education of our conscripts and certain vocations need a minimum rank for the person to be treated seriously, e.g A-Level and Diploma holders who are Weapon Techs and Vehicle Techs are given 3SG because they are supposed to understand the systems better.How far and true is another thing, but it's quite effective so far.But I respect a Marine CPL who has to bear more responsibility in the field than a greenhorn SAF 3SG.

John Ching SG

Hmm! I'm in no position to defend or criticize how the ranking or workings of the military of other countries. Mr. Green