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The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is a billet and with it carries a special rank insignia, conferred on the senior enlisted Marine of the entire Marine Corps, personally selected by the Commandant of the Marine Corps. [6]
The commandant of the Marine Corps selects the sergeant major of the Marine Corps and typically serves a four-year term, though his service is at the discretion of the Commandant. [6] Since Sergeant Major Wilbur Bestwick was appointed the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps in 1957, 20 different Marines have filled this post. [7]
Pay grades [1] are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States [2] (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps), as well as the Maritime Service, to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services.
Master gunnery sergeant (MGySgt) is the 9th and highest enlisted grade in the United States Marine Corps.Master gunnery sergeants are senior staff non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) [citation needed] with the pay grade of E-9, [1] equivalent to sergeants major and the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. [1]
General Dempsey selected United States Marine Corps Sergeant Major Bryan B. Battaglia to serve as the 2nd senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He took his post on 1 October 2011. Battaglia had more than 36 years of service at all levels including multiple combat deployments and senior enlisted assignments.
I Corps: Command Sergeant Major, I Corps and Senior Enlisted Leader, Joint Base Lewis–McChord: Command Sergeant Major Nema Mobarakzadeh [85] [86] U.S. Army: III Armored Corps: Command Sergeant Major, III Armored Corps and Senior Enlisted Leader, Fort Cavazos: Command Sergeant Major John P. McDwyer [87] U.S. Army: V Corps: Command Sergeant ...
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In the United States Marine Corps, sergeant major is the ninth and highest enlisted rank, just above first sergeant, and equal in pay grade to master gunnery sergeant, although the two have different responsibilities. While sergeant major is a rank, the official billet of marines in this position is command senior enlisted leader.