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Current Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (official abbreviation is SgtMajMarCor ¹, sometimes informally abbreviated as SMMC or SgtMajMC) is a unique non-commissioned rank and billet in the United States Marine Corps. The holder of this rank and post is the senior enlisted member of the Marine Corps. This position is currently held by Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent.

History

Archibald Sommers was the U.S. Marine Corps' first Sergeant Major, 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 in the Marine Corps. 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 Marine Corps.²

Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps insignia

#	Picture	Name	Tenure
1		Wilbur Bestwick	1957-05-23 – 1959-08-31
2		Francis D. Rauber	1959-09-01 – 1962-06-28
3		Thomas J. McHugh	1962-06-29 – 1965-07-16
4		Herbert J. Sweet	1965-07-17 – 1969-07-31
5		Joseph W. Dailey	1969-08-01 – 1973-01-31
6		Clinton A. Puckett	1973-02-01 – 1975-05-31
7		Henry H. Black	1975-06-01 – 1977-03-31
8		John R. Massaro	1977-04-01 – 1979-08-15
9		Leland D. Crawford	1979-08-16 – 1983-06-27
10		Robert E. Cleary	1983-06-28 – 1987-06-26
11		David W. Sommers	1987-06-27 – 1991-06-27
12		Harold G. Overstreet	1991-06-28 – 1995-06-29
13		Lewis G. Lee	1995-06-30 – 1999-06-28
14		Alford L. McMichael	1999-06-29 – 2003-06-26
15		John L. Estrada	2003-06-27 – 2007-04-25
16		Carlton W. Kent	2007-04-25 - present

References

Notes

1. ^ "MCO P1070-12K (IRAM)". www.usmc.mil. Retrieved on 2008-10-03.
2. ^ Marine Corps Legacy Museum.

Web

United States Marine Corps portal

• "Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps". Marine Corps Legacy Museum. Retrieved on 2006-10-04.

• "Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps". History Division, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-10-14.

• "SgtMaj of the MC Biography". United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.

See also

• Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
• Sergeant Major of the Army
• Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
• Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

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	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 - CCM - CMSAF
Army:	PV1	PV2	PFC	SPC - CPL	SGT	SSG	SFC	MSG - 1SG	SGM - CSM - SMA
Marine Corps:	Pvt	PFC	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	SSgt	GySgt	MSgt - 1stSgt	MGySgt - SgtMaj - SgtMajMarCor
Navy:	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO	MCPO - CMDCM - FORCM - FLTCM - MCPON
Coast Guard:	SR	SA	SN	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SCPO	MCPO - CMC - MCPOCG