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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]
The infantry unit leader is a staff non-commissioned officer with the rank of staff sergeant through master gunnery sergeant (specifically excluding first sergeants and sergeants major) who assists commanders and operations officers in the training, deployment and tactical employment of rifle, reconnaissance, direct action, weapons, Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), and antitank platoons ...
Gunnery sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO). It has a pay grade of E-7. The gunnery sergeant insignia consists of two M1 Garands centered vertically between three chevrons and two rockers.
On 30 June 2016, the Marine Corps announced the renaming of 19 MOSs with gender-neutral job titles, replacing the word or word-part "man" with the word "Marine" in most. [3] Not all instances of the word or word-part "man" were removed, e.g., 0171 Manpower Information Systems (MIS) Analyst, 0311 Rifleman, 0341 Mortarman.
Master sergeants and master gunnery sergeants provide technical leadership as occupational specialists in their specific MOS. First sergeants typically serve as the senior enlisted Marine in a company , battery , or other unit at a similar echelon, while sergeants major serve the same role in battalions , squadrons , or larger units.
The communications platoon is headed by a 2nd or 1st Lieutenant, called the Communications Officer or S-6, and a Master Sergeant, called the Communications Chief. [2] For regiment level communication platoons, it's typical to have a Captain head the platoon and a Master Gunnery Sergeant be the senior enlisted Marine.
The Marine Corps began investigating the recruiter, Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne, after he published a memoir about the “scandalous romantic relationship,” according to November ...
The Marine Corps Infantry Training and Readiness Manual (NAVMC 3500.44E, 12 Nov 2024) describes the gunner as follows: The Marine Gunner is a Chief Warrant Officer specifically trained in the employment and training of infantry battalion organic weapons, gear and assigned personnel, and in the Combat Marksmanship continuum.