Gunnery Sergeant

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E-7 insignia; gunnery sergeant, USMC
E-7 insignia; gunnery sergeant, USMC

Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, just above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer. It has a pay grade of E-7.

A gunnery sergeant in the infantry is typically in charge of coordinating logistics for a company-sized group of Marines, or about one hundred twenty personnel. Junior gunnery sergeants usually serve as platoon sergeant for weapons platoons. A U.S. Army Sergeant First Class shares the same pay grade as a Gunnery Sergeant, but not the same responsibilities. A Marine Corps gunnery sergeant's job is to be the operations chief of a company of Marines.

Gunnery sergeants are commonly referred to by the informal abbreviation "gunny." This nickname is usually regarded as a title of esteem and/or cameraderie, and is generally acceptable for use in all situations except formal and ceremonial ones. Use of the term by lower-ranking personnel, however, remains at the gunnery sergeant's discretion.

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[edit] Notable Gunnery Sergeants

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Ermey was medically retired as a Staff Sergeant in 1972, but awarded an honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant in 2002.
  2. ^ R. Lee Ermey's Bio. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.

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