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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
Sergeant Major is the ninth among Enlisted ranks in the...
- Chief Warrant Officer 3
Warrants hold ranks that fall between E-9 and O-1. To...
- Master Sergeant
The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly...
- O-2 First Lieutenant
The civilian equivalents of this military rank are roughly...
- Private
A Private is considered a Junior Enlisted, with a paygrade...
- Second Lieutenant
A Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) is the lowest among Officer...
- Brigadier General
A Brigadier General is the seventh rank among Officers in...
- Major General
A Major General is the eighth rank among Officers in the...
- Sergeant Major
Enlisted Marines with paygrades of E-4 and E-5 are non-commissioned officers (NCOs) while those at E-6 and higher are staff noncommissioned officers (SNCOs). The E-8 and E-9 levels each have two ranks per pay grade, each with different responsibilities.
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.
Master gunnery sergeants are senior staff non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) with the pay grade of E-9, equivalent to sergeants major and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (though the latter is a single unique billet in the Corps, and is senior to all enlisted ranks).
8 maj 2017 · •Marines stopped the German offensive that was threatening Paris •German intelligence evaluated the Marines as “storm troops” –the highest rating on the enemy fighting scale •Earned the...
15 sty 2019 · There are also two E-9 Marine Corps ranks, Master Gunnery Sergeant and Sergeant Major. An E-9 Mastery Gunnery Sergeant (commonly referred to as Master Guns) has stayed in the same MOS all their career and serves as a technical specialist in their MOS at the battalion or higher level.
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.
