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The post of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was established in 1957 from the order of Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel at Headquarters Marine Corps, Brigadier General James P. Berkeley, as the senior enlisted advisor to the commandant of the Marine Corps, [5] the first such post in any of the five branches of the United States Armed ...
The first sergeant and sergeant major ranks are command-oriented senior enlisted advisors, with Marines of these ranks serving as the senior enlisted Marines in a unit, charged to assist the commanding officer in matters of discipline, administration, and the morale and welfare of the unit.
Insignia and badges of the United States Marine Corps are military "badges" issued by the United States Department of the Navy to Marines who achieve certain qualifications and accomplishments while serving on active or reserve duty in the United States Marine Corps.
Service uniform insignia Title Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman: Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps: Sergeant Major: Master Gunnery Sergeant: First Sergeant: Master Sergeant: Gunnery Sergeant: Staff Sergeant: Sergeant: Corporal: Lance Corporal: Private First Class: Private: Abbreviation SEAC SMMC SgtMaj MGySgt 1stSgt MSgt GySgt SSgt Sgt ...
No insignia: Sergeant major: Master gunnery sergeant: First sergeant: Master sergeant: Gunnery sergeant: Staff sergeant: Sergeant: Corporal: Lance corporal: Private first class: Private: Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Although Army and Marine headquarters from battalions and regiments, up to divisions, to corps, army headquarters and higher, have traditionally each had a sergeant major; and Navy and Coast Guard vessels have traditionally each had a command master chief or chief of the boat; the services' national headquarters generally had no counterpart position.
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.
Sergeant Major, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) U.S. Indo-Pacific Command: Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Sergeant Major Eric D. Cook: U.S. Marine Corps: Selection announced 17 September 2024 [193] United States Army: Command Sergeant Major, 4th Infantry Division