ranks

I was wondering the ranks starting from the bottom and working your way up from enlistee and also then ranks you would recive from becoming an officer through an ROTC program. Thanks

[ANGRecruit]

Well what were you wondering? Enlisted you start off as a Private E-1, E-2 after Boot and you can go up to an E-10. ROTC you would start off as a 2nd Lt. and work your way up to General. You can go enlisted and go to college and through OCS and become an officer.

[USMCRET6391]

E-10? There is an E-10?........perhaps it was a typo

Enlisted Ranks are E-1 to E-9
WO ranks are 1-5
Officer ranks are 0-1 to 0-10

[Vulture6]

Pay Grade Rank
E-1 Private
E-2 Private First Class (PFC)
E-3 Lance Corporal
E-4 Corporal
E-5 Sergeant
E-6 Staff Sergeant
E-7 Gunnery Sergeant
E-8 First Sergeant or Master Sergeant
E-9 Sergeant Major or Master Gunnery Sergeant
E-10 Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

WO-1 Warrant Officer
CWO-2 Chief Warrant Officer 2
CWO-3 Chief Warrant Officer 3
CWO-4 Chief Warrant Officer 4
CWO-5 Chief Warrant Officer 5

O-1 2nd Lieutenant
O-2 1st Lieutenant
O-3 Captain
O-4 Major
O-5 Lieutenant Colonel
O-6 Colonel
O-7 Brigadier General (one star)
O-8 Major General (two star)
O-9 Lieutenant General (three star)
O-10 General (four star)


If you enlist, you go to boot camp as a recruit (or private). If you earn a commission (through ROTC or any other source) you start off as a second lieutenant.

In the senior enlisted (Staff Non-Commissioned Officer or Staff NCO / SNCO) ranks, the pay grades of E-8 and E-9 allow the senior Marines to select a career track that will either leave them in their MOS or allow them to become somewhat of a generalist. All E-8s are considered the same paygrade and rank, but the ranks that they wear and are referred to are different. The same is true with E-9s. The First Sergeant and Sergeant Major are considered "administrative" positions (I hate that term) and those SNCOs can be assigned to any unit, regardless of the Marine's MOS (Military Occupational Specialty). So that means that a First Sergeant who was raised as an infantryman could well find himself assigned to a supply or aviation unit. On the other hand, the Master Sergeant is equal in rank to a 1st Sgt, but has remained in his or her MOS and is seen as a / the technical expert in their field, and will continue to be assigned to units that are related to their MOS. Therefore, a Master Sergeant who has been raised in the Motor Transportation or Aviaition Maintenance field will stay with a Motor T or Aviation Maintenance unit.

There is only one E-10 in the Marine Corps. The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is the senior enlisted person in the Corps and is the direct and senior enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. It used to be that the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was an E-9 and just wore a different rank insignia from other Sergeants Major. It was in the late 70s / early 80s that the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was recognized as an E-10 and paid accordingly.

thanks alot for the help

unit

[USMCRET6391]

=Vulture6
There is only one E-10 in the Marine Corps. The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is the senior enlisted person in the Corps and is the direct and senior enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. It used to be that the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was an E-9 and just wore a different rank insignia from other Sergeants Major. It was in the late 70s / early 80s that the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was recognized as an E-10 and paid accordingly.

I am not disagreeing here Vulture, but when I retired in 1991 there was no E-10 rank in any of the services. Nor can I find any thing anywhere that indicates that the Sgt Maj Of The Marine Corps is anything other than an E-9 with a different ensignia on his chevrons and extra responsibilities. I would be interested in knowing where you got your information. Of course when I retired there was no W0-5 rank either, so perhaps the E-10 rank was created at the same time.

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[Vulture6]

when I retired in 1991 there was no E-10 rank in any of the services. Nor can I find any thing anywhere that indicates that the Sgt Maj Of The Marine Corps is anything other than an E-9 with a different ensignia on his chevrons and extra responsibilities.

Top - you got me thinking so I went back and checked my sources (something I should have done before I posted). You are, of course, right (dammit!). The senior enlisted members of the services are E-9s. The administrative action taken in the late 70s / early 80s (actually now I'm not sure when it was taken) was not to establish the pay grade of E-10, but was to establish a base pay for those SNCOs who hold the senior enlisted ranks (MCPO of the Navy, Command SGM of the Army, CMSGT of Air Force, and the SgtMaj or the Marine Corps)... which is about $1100 a month more than their most senior counterparts... so yes, they do get paid more, but they are still E-9s.

I bow to your superior knowledge and appreciate you setting me straight! :shootment

[USMCRET6391]

Originally Posted by Vulture6

The administrative action taken in the late 70s / early 80s (actually now I'm not sure when it was taken) was not to establish the pay grade of E-10, but was to establish a base pay for those SNCOs who hold the senior enlisted ranks (MCPO of the Navy, Command SGM of the Army, CMSGT of Air Force, and the SgtMaj or the Marine Corps)... which is about $1100 a month more than their most senior counterparts... so yes, they do get paid more, but they are still E-9s.

We are even Vulture, I wasnt aware that they got paid more, but it makes sense that they would.............thanks for the info.

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[Field_Sailor]

Marines aren't supposed to be civil. If I had posted that I would have gotten my head blown off, right??? I understand "Semper Fi"! Damn I love Marines.

[USMCRET6391]

Originally Posted by field_sailor

Marines aren't supposed to be civil. If I had posted that I would have gotten my head blown off, right??? I understand "Semper Fi"! Damn I love Marines.

Marines are always civil to other Marines.............................Ok, ok that's a stretch but we try. It's you damned sailors we arent civil to LOL

Here are the US Armed Forces -Ranks Compared


http://www2.powercom.net/~rokats/armedforces.html

[Field_Sailor]

Rgr that Master Sergeant. lol. Damn Sailors. Just never forget the last line of every award you receive from the USMC.

[goose0656]

I never have understood why we're under the dept of the navy (granted, we're the men's department ), when we were here first.