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The table below lists all the standard ranks in the U.S. Marine Corps and their respective pay grades, insignias, abbreviations, and classifications. Click any rank to view detailed information about that rank's duties, pay, promotions, and more.
- Sergeant Major
Equivalent Ranks to a Marine Corps Sergeant Major. A...
- Chief Warrant Officer 3
Warrants hold ranks that fall between E-9 and O-1. To...
- Master Sergeant
Master Sergeant - U.S. Marine Corps Ranks List - Lowest to...
- O-2 First Lieutenant
Equivalent Ranks to a Marine Corps First Lieutenant. A First...
- Private
A Private is considered a Junior Enlisted, with a paygrade...
- Second Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant - U.S. Marine Corps Ranks List - Lowest to...
- Brigadier General
The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly SES...
- Major General
Marine Corps Major General Pay Calculator Starting pay for a...
- Sergeant Major
The ranks of E-8 and E-9 each have two ranks per pay grade, with distinct responsibilities. Gunnery sergeants (E-7) indicate their preferred promotional track on their annual evaluations.
The E-8 and E-9 levels each have two ranks per pay grade, each with different responsibilities. Gunnery sergeants (E-7) indicate on their annual evaluations (called "fitness reports") their preferred promotional track: master sergeant or first sergeant.
The United States Marine Corps has twenty seven grades of enlisted marines and officers, with most marines enlisting at the entry-level rank of Private (Pvt, paygrade E-1). The highest rank achievable in the Marine Corps is General.
NOTE 1: The E-8 and E-9 levels each have two ranks per pay grade, each with different responsibilities. Gunnery Sergeants indicate on their annual evaluations, called "fitness reports," or "fitreps" for short, their preferred promotional track: Master Sergeant or First Sergeant.
In the Marine Corps, a master gunnery sergeant and a sergeant major are both E-9s, but the sergeant major has the higher rank. Enlisted Insignia Officer Insignia. Service members in paygrades E-1...
Uniformed Service Rank Chart Enlisted Army Marines E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9 Senior Enlisted Advisors Private (PV1) No insignia Private (PV2) Private First Class (PFC) Corporal (CPL) Specialist (SPC) Sergeant (SGT) Staff Sergeant (SSG) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Master Sergeant (MSG) First Sergeant ...
