USMC Ranks (E) Flashcards
What is the lowest rank in the USMC?
PRIVATE (E-1)
What is the rank above Private?
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (E-2)
What is the rank above Private First Class?
LANCE CORPORAL (E-3)
What is the rank above Lance Corporal?
CORPORAL (E-4)
What is the rank above Corporal?
SERGEANT (E-5)
What is the rank above Sergeant?
STAFF SERGEANT (E-6)
What is the rank above Staff Sergeant?
GUNNERY SERGEANT (E-7)
What is the rank above Gunnery Sergeant?
MASTER SERGEANT (E-8)
What is the rank that is equivalent to Master Sergeant but has different responsibilities?
FIRST SERGEANT (E-8)
What is the highest enlisted rank in the USMC?
MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT (E-9)
What is the rank of SERGEANT MAJOR?
SERGEANT MAJOR (E-9)
What is the highest rank for a Sergeant Major in the USMC?
SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS (E-9)
E-1
PRIVATE
NO STRIPES OR INSIGNIA
E-2
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
ONE STRIPE UP
NO INSIGNIA
E-3
LANCE CORPORAL
ONE STRIPE UP
CROSS RIFLES IN THE CENTER
E-4
CORPORAL
TWO STRIPES UP
CROSS RIFLES IN THE CENTER
E-5
SERGEANT
THREE STRIPES UP
CROSS RIFLES IN THE CENTER
E-6
STAFF SERGEANT
THREE STRIPES UP
ONE STRIPE DOWN
CROSS RIFLES IN THE CENTER
E-7
GUNNERY SERGEANT
THREE STRIPES UP
TWO STRIPES DOWN
CROSS RIFLES IN THE CENTER
E-8
MASTER SERGEANT
THREE STRIPES UP
THREE STRIPES DOWN
CROSS RIFLES IN THE CENTER
E-8 <>
FIRST SERGEANT
THREE STRIPES UP
THREE STRIPES DOWN
DIAMOND IN THE CENTER
E-9🍍
MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
THREE STRIPES UP
FOUR STRIPES DOWN
PINEAPPLE PATCH IN THE CENTER
E-9⭐️
SERGEANT MAJOR
THREE STRIPES UP
FOUR STRIPES DOWN
FIVE POINT STAR IN THE CENTER
E-9⚓️
SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS
THREE STRIPES UP
FOUR STRIPES DOWN
EAGLE GLOBE AND ANCHOR IN THE CENTER
