Gunnery Sergeant



         



Gunnery Sergeant
insignia
(U.S. Marine Corps)

Gunnery Sergeant is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Marine Corps, just above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant, and is a non-commissioned officer. They are assigned a pay grade of E-7 and the title may be abbreviated as GySgt.

Gunnery Sergeants are commonly referred to by the nickname "Gunny". The use of the term "Gunny" to refer to a Gunnery Sergeant is acceptable by everyone, including enlisted personnel who are of a lower rank. The term "Gunny" is unacceptable in ultra-formal situations, and there are a few Gunnery Sergeants who explicitly order their subordinates not to call them "Gunny", although usually highly junior personel may be ordered not to use the nickname.

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U.S. military enlisted ranks

  E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9
Air Force: AB Amn A1C SRA SSgt TSgt MSgt SMSgt CMSgt -

CMSgt - CMSgtAF

Army: PV1 PV2 PFC SPC -

CPL

SGT SSG SFC MSG -

1SG

SGM -

CSM - SMA

Marine Corps: Pvt PFC LCpl Cpl Sgt SSgt GySgt MSgt -

1st Sgt

MGySgt -

SgtMaj - SMOMC

Navy: SR SA SN PO3 PO2 PO1 CPO SCPO MCPO -

CMCPO - MCPON





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