LANCE CORPORAL (LCpl) E-3
The 3rd rank achieved by an enlisted Marine in the US Marine Corps is the rank of Lance Corporal (LCpl). This rank is typically attained after serving for a specific period of time and meeting certain qualifications and requirements set by the Marine Corps.
Enlisted - Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps . Officer - Commandant of the Marine Corps .
Private (E-1) for enlisted Marines2nd Lieutenant (O-1) for officers
Corporal. Note: An E3 in the Marine Corps is called a lance corporal; a rank which to the best of my knowledge only exists in the British Army and the US Marines. A lance corporal is the highest enlisted rank, and a corporal is the lowest non-commissioned officer rank.
The Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) : four star General James F. Amos .
the lesser known E9 rank is Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.
Actually, a grade 5 private is Marine lingo for someone who countinually loses rank.
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps - there's only one in the entire Marine Corps.
A gunny sergeant is short for gunnery sergeant. A gunnery sergeant is a rank of the US Marine Corps. It is the seventh enlisted rank (E-7) right above a staff sergeant and right below a master sergeant.
The highest ranking officer of the US Marine Corps is Commandant of the Marine Corps Paygrade O-10.
Marine is capitalized. The only Firefighters in the Marine are Crash and Rescue Firefighter. Firefighters who protect and serve Marine Corps installations are civilian Firefighters. The salary of Marine is based on your rank (Enlisted or Officer). You can google the military pay chart.
Jeff Cooper was a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps.
Sergeant Major is E9 which is the highest NCO "pay grade" in the marines. Command Sergeant Major is E9 as well but has more seniority than just a Sergeant Major. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is also E9 but has the most seniority of any NCO in the marines. E9 means that you are enlisted and you are rank 9. E9 is used to represent the pay grade.