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Pay grades [1] are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States [2] (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps), as well as the Maritime Service, to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services.
[1] - US DoD, The United States Military Rank Insignia All Warrant Officer grades are authorized, but not used by the Air Force [2] - Office of the Law Revision Counsel. "U.S. Code TITLE 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, section 207(a)-Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps (2006)" (PDF).
The commandant of the Marine Corps selects the sergeant major of the Marine Corps and typically serves a four-year term, though his service is at the discretion of the Commandant. [6] Since Sergeant Major Wilbur Bestwick was appointed the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps in 1957, 20 different Marines have filled this post.
The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is a billet and with it carries a special rank insignia, conferred on the senior enlisted Marine of the entire Marine Corps, personally selected by the Commandant of the Marine Corps. [6]
Headquarters Marine Corps: Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps: Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz [93] [94] U.S. Marine Corps: Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps: Sergeant Major, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA) Sergeant Major Jacob M. Reiff [95] U.S. Marine Corps
Ensign Junior Grade Republic of Korea Marine Corps [6. ... Major general: Brigadier general: ... Republic of Korea Marine Corps [6.
The pay grade for the rank of major is O-4. The insignia for the rank consists of a golden oak leaf, with slight stylized differences between the versions of the different services. Promotion to the rank of major is governed by the Department of Defense policies derived from the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980.
Flag of a Marine Corps four-star general. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank in the United States Marine Corps. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general). There have been 75 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps.