Enlisted Ranks Flashcards
E-1
Sir, E-1 in the Marine Corps is private. He wears no rank insignia, sir
E-2
Sir, E-2 in the Marine Corps is private first class. He wears one stripe up, sir
E-3
Sir, E-3 in the Marine Corps is lance corporal. He wears one stripe up, cross rifles in the center, sir
E-4
Sir, E-4 in the Marine Corps is corporal. He wears two stripes up, cross rifles in the center, sir
E-5
Sir, E-5 in the Marine Corps is sergeant. He wears three stripes up, cross rifles in the center (he is the backbone of the Marine Corps) sir
E-6
Sir, E-6 in the Marine Corps is staff sergeant. He wears three stripes up, one stripe down, cross rifles in the center, sir
E-7
Sir, E-7 in the Marine Corps is Gunnery sergeant. He wears three stripes up, two stripes down, cross rifles in the center, sir
E-8
Sir, E-8 in the Marine Corps is master sergeant, he wears three stripes up, three stripes down, cross rifles in the center, or first sergeant, he wears three stripes up, three stripes down, diamond in the center, sir
E-9
Sir, E-9 in the Marine Corps is master gunnery sergeant, he wears Three stripes up, four stripes down, bursting bomb in the center, or, sergeant major, he wears three stripes up, four stripes down, five point star in the center, or, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, he wears three stripes up, four stripes down, eagle glove and anchor flanked by two five point stars in the center, sir