gunnery sergeant

Gunnery Sergeant insignia

Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant and First Sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO). It has a pay grade of E-7.

A Gunnery Sergeant in the infantry is typically in charge of coordinating logistics for a company-sized group of Marines, or about 180 personnel. Junior Gunnery Sergeants usually serve as platoon sergeant for weapons platoons. A U.S. Army Sergeant First Class shares the same pay grade as a Gunnery Sergeant, but not the same responsibilities. A Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant's job is to be the operations chief of a company of Marines.

Gunnery Sergeants are commonly referred to by the informal abbreviation "gunny". This nickname is usually regarded as a title of esteem and/or camaraderie, and is generally acceptable for use in all situations except formal and ceremonial ones. Use of the term by lower-ranking personnel, however, remains at the Gunnery Sergeant's discretion.

Notable Gunnery Sergeants

• John Basilone
• Robert H. McCard
• Carlos Hathcock
• Jack Coughlin
• William Gary Walsh
• R. Lee Ermey (honorary)
• George Peppard (acting GySgt)
• Brad Colbert

Fictional Gunnery Sergeants

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• Leroy Jethro Gibbs on the television series NCIS (portrayed by Mark Harmon)
• Victor Galindez on the television series JAG (portrayed by Randy Vasquez)
• Thomas Highway in the film Heartbreak Ridge (played by Clint Eastwood)
• Bob Lee Swagger, created by author Stephen Hunter and portrayed in the 2007 movie Shooter by Mark Wahlberg
• Miles Arthur Rutherford in the The Council Wars book series written by John Ringo
• Senior Drill Instructor GySgt Hartman in the film Full Metal Jacket played by GySgt R. Lee Ermey^[1]
• Senior Drill Instructor GySgt Gerheim (on whom the character of Hartman was based) in the book The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford
• Alva "Gunny" Bricker on the television series Major Dad (portrayed by Beverly Archer)
• GySgt Emil Foley in the film An Officer and a Gentleman (played by Louis Gossett, Jr., the role for which he won an Academy Award).
• Gunnery Sergeant Ashley Williams, a character from the role-playing game Mass Effect.
• Vince Carter played by Frank Sutton on Gomer Pyle USMC
• Jim Moore (referred to in the opening credits as "Technical Sergeant") played by Jack Webb in the movie The D.I.
• Gunnery Sergeant Al Apone in 1980s sci-fi classic film Aliens, played by Al Matthews.
• Gunnery Sergeant Erin Mathias, a character in the rebooted Battlestar Galactica, played by Eileen Pedde.
• Lawton "Gunny" in the game Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is a Gunnery Sergeant.
• Pete Stacker, a UNSC Marine Infantryman in the Halo series
• Gena "Mother" Newman, in the books Ice Station, Area 7, Scarecrow and Hell Island
• Scott "Snake" Kaplan, in the book Ice Station
• Amos Skillings, in the books Mission Compromised, The Jericho Sanction, and The Assassins by Oliver North and Joe Musser.
• Leatherneck, a Marine in the G.I. Joe ARAH toyline, comics and cartoon.
• Sgt. Slaughter, a Marine Drill Instructor in the G.I. Joe ARAH toyline, comics and cartoon.
• Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr in the "Confederation of Valor" series of books
• Frank Minoso in the game "Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault" is a Gunnery Sergeant
• Edward Buck, a UNSC Marine Orbital Drop Shock Trooper in the Halo series (voiced by Nathan Fillion)

Notes

See also

• U.S. Marine Corps enlisted rank insignia
• Comparative military ranks

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	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E-7	E-8	E-9
Air Force:	AB	Amn	A1C	SrA	SSgt	TSgt	MSgt	SMSgt	CMSgt - CCM - CMSAF
Army:	PV1	PV2	PFC	SPC - CPL	SGT	SSG	SFC	MSG - 1SG	SGM - CSM - SMA
Marine Corps:	Pvt	PFC	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	SSgt	GySgt	MSgt - 1stSgt	MGySgt - SgtMaj - SgtMajMarCor
Navy:	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO - CMDCS	MCPO - CMDCM - FORCM - FLTCM - MCPON
Coast Guard:	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO	MCPO - CMC - MCPOCG