Master Gunnery Sergeant

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Master Gunnery Sergeant is a senior enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, typically held by highly experienced Marines serving as technical experts and leaders.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Master Gunnery Sergeant canonical 5
Master Gunny 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps rank ⓘ
military rank ⓘ
senior enlisted rank ⓘ
abbreviation MGySgt ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distinctFrom Master Gunnery Sergeant of the Marine Corps (no such title; top enlisted is Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps) ⓘ
Sergeant Major (USMC) ⓘ
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSAirForce Chief Master Sergeant ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSArmy Command Sergeant Major ⓘ
Sergeant Major ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSCoastGuard Master Chief Petty Officer ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSNavy Master Chief Petty Officer ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSSpaceForce Chief Master Sergeant ⓘ
hasCategory United States Marine Corps enlisted rank ⓘ
military ranks of the United States ⓘ
insigniaColor gold insignia on scarlet background for dress uniforms ⓘ
insigniaDescription three chevrons above a bursting bomb over four rockers ⓘ
insigniaElement bursting bomb ⓘ
four rockers ⓘ
three chevrons ⓘ
insigniaUsage worn on sleeves of Marine Corps uniforms ⓘ
introducedAsRank World War II era (as a technical senior enlisted rank) ⓘ
NATORankCode OR-9 ⓘ
payGrade E-9 ⓘ
promotionRequirement exemplary performance record ⓘ
extensive experience in primary military occupational specialty ⓘ
selection by promotion board ⓘ
promotionSourceRank Master Sergeant (USMC) ⓘ
rankAbove Gunnery Sergeant (USMC) ⓘ
Master Sergeant (USMC) ⓘ
rankBelow Sergeant Major (USMC) ⓘ
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps ⓘ
Warrant Officer 1 (in authority hierarchy may vary by billet) ⓘ
rankClass senior staff noncommissioned officer ⓘ
rankGroup SNCO ⓘ
staff noncommissioned officer ⓘ
rankLevel one of the highest enlisted ranks in the United States Marine Corps ⓘ
responsibility advising commanders on technical and tactical matters ⓘ
managing complex programs and systems ⓘ
mentoring senior noncommissioned officers ⓘ
overseeing training and readiness in their specialty ⓘ
providing advanced technical leadership ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
typicalRole occupational field specialist ⓘ
principal enlisted assistant to commanders in technical fields ⓘ
senior enlisted advisor ⓘ
staff specialist ⓘ
technical expert ⓘ
usedInContext Marine Corps operating forces ⓘ
linked to: Fleet Marine Force

Marine Corps staff and headquarters organizations ⓘ
Marine Corps supporting establishment ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Master Sergeant → equivalentToRank → Master Gunnery Sergeant ⓘ
MGySgt → standsFor → Master Gunnery Sergeant ⓘ
Master Gunnery Sergeant → addressedAs → Master Gunny ⓘ
linked to: Master Gunnery Sergeant
Master Gunnery Sergeant → addressedAs → Master Gunnery Sergeant ⓘ
MCPO → hasEquivalentRankInUSMC → Master Gunnery Sergeant ⓘ