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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.
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Why are marine corps master sergeants called top?
They are referred d to as Top because they are at the top of the NCO ladder. They are the highest rank a NCO can be without a MOS.
What is the highest NCO rank in the US Army?
Sergeant Major of the Army is the highest rank NCO.
Are female first sergeants respected?
The US Army and Marine Corps requires respect of all Non-Commissioned Officers' rank. While the soldier must respect the rank, the NCO determines whether or not the person is respected.
How is the modern marine NCO the embodiment of the corps?
quick cheating in corporals course and figure out the answer on your own
Which of the NCO ranks is considered base of the NCO corps?
Sergeant
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Some contend that it is run by the book, but given enough experience, you will find that the Staff NCO's are running the show.
Who was the youngest N.C.O. in the Marine Corp?
The youngest NCO in Marine Corps history was Cpl John L. Goodin he was 17 yrs 9 months old at the time of his promotion in Nov 1973
Fastest 3 mile run in the USMC?
I don't know if the marine corps has records of this, but am also curious. My best was 14:35 in nco school in 1984. At the time it was a nco school record.
What do the USMC Crossed Rifles represent?
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What is a Corpsman in the Marines?
Corporal is the first rank considered NCO or non commisioned officer. What they do in the Corps depends on what military occupational specialty they hold. Typically the corporal will be supervising those beneath him, or enforcing orders issued by those above him.
When did the Army begin the ranks of NCO's?
Wow, studied this in NCO School. The Army NCO Corps was established during the Revolutionary War by an Austrian by the name of Von Struben on direct orders of Gen. Washington. Exact year, I am not sure, but Von Struben made our NCO Corps unlike any other.
Red stripe on Marine Corps Pants?
The Scarlet Stripe, often called the Blood Stripe has been an official part of the uniform regulations for NCO's and Officers since 1859 and is said to commemorate the bloodshed by Marine officers and non-commissioned officers at the Battle of Chapultepec in Mexico in 1846. Therefore it is only worn by Corporals and above in the Marine Corps.
