There was no such thing as the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps until 1957. The first Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps was Sergeant Major Archibald Sommers who became the Corps' first Sergeant Major in 1801.
Enlisted - Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps . Officer - Commandant of the Marine Corps .
First Sergeant in both the Army and Marine Corps is E-8.
There are a number of veterans with Marine experience that answer questions on this board.
The Marine Gunnery Sergeant rank was adopted in 1898, according to http://www20.brinkster.com/gunnyg/gyhistory.htmlSome consider it to have been Archibald Sommers who was the first Sergeant Major in the Marine Corp and received that rank on 1 January 1801. The first to hold the billet of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was Wilbur Bestwick from 23 May 1957 until 31 August 1959.
About 200,000 Marines are on active duty in 2010.
the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is Mike Barrett
There was no such thing as the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps until 1957. The first Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps was Sergeant Major Archibald Sommers who became the Corps' first Sergeant Major in 1801.
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.
No - the Marine equivalent rank is Gunnery Sergeant.
The question makes no sense. There is no such thing as a "Marine Second Sergeant" (nor would one be in the Army if such a thing existed), nor does even a "Second Sergeant" rank exist.
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The Commander-in-Chief of the US Marine Corps is the President of the United States. The Commandant of the Marine Corps, a four star general, is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reports to the Secretary of the Navy.
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No, there has not.
Enlisted - Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps . Officer - Commandant of the Marine Corps .
First Sergeant in both the Army and Marine Corps is E-8.