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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.

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[edit] 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]

[edit] Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps

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# 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

[edit] Notes

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

[edit] References

United States Marine Corps portal

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  E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9 Senior Enlisted Advisor
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

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