Sergeant major
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In the [[United States Marine Corps]], sergeant major (E-9), is above [[first sergeant]] and [[master sergeant]] (both E-8 pay grade), and equal in pay grade to [[master gunnery sergeant]], although the two have different responsibilities. While sergeant major is a rank, |
In the [[United States Marine Corps]], sergeant major (E-9), is above [[first sergeant]] and [[master sergeant]] (both E-8 pay grade), and equal in pay grade to [[master gunnery sergeant]], although the two have different responsibilities. While sergeant major is a rank, marines in this rank are almost exclusively in the command staff and is the senior enlisted leader and advisor to the commanding officer.{{Cite web|title=Sergeants major get promoted, too|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/98013/sergeants-major-get-promoted-too|website=DVIDS|access-date=2025-12-01|language=en}} Marine sergeants major must have been a first sergeant to be promoted to this rank; master sergeants cannot be.{{Cite web |title=Ranks |url=https://www.marines.mil/Ranks/ |access-date=July 27, 2025 |website=US Marine Corps}} Marine Corps sergeants major serve as the senior enlisted marine in the Corps' units of battalion, squadron or higher echelon, as the unit commander's [[senior enlisted advisor]] and to handle matters of discipline and morale among the enlisted marines. [[Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps]] is a separate and unique position/billet. The individual holding this billet is personally chosen by the [[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps|Commandant of the Marine Corps]] and is the given the privilege as the hmost senior enlisted marine in the Corps.{{Cite AV media|title=Sergeant Major Heyward U.S. Marine Corps|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWYuNTe_dbQ|date=2016-01-02|access-date=2025-12-01|via=YouTube|last=Ryan Wright}} {{cite web|url=http://www.mclm.com/gallery/sgtmaj.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030422213618/http://mclm.com/gallery/sgtmaj.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-04-22|title=Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps|publisher=Marine Corps Legacy Museum|access-date=2006-11-12}} |
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The U.S. Marine Corps' first sergeant major was [[Archibald Sommers]], appointed on January 1, 1801. This was originally a solitary post, similar to the modern Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, but by 1899 there were five sergeants major. The title was abolished in 1946, but re-introduced as a rank in 1954. The post of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was established in 1957, as the senior enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. |
The U.S. Marine Corps' first sergeant major was [[Archibald Sommers]], appointed on January 1, 1801. This was originally a solitary post, similar to the modern Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, but by 1899 there were five sergeants major. The title was abolished in 1946, but re-introduced as a rank in 1954. The post of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was established in 1957, as the senior enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. |
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