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United States Marine Corps. Brooke Wolfe . Enlisted Ranks . Non Commissioned Officers . Staff Non Commissioned Officers and . Staff Sergeant(SSgt) Gunnery Sergeant( GySgt ) Master Sergeant(MSgt) 1 st Sergeant(1 st Sgt) Master Gunnery Sergeant( MGySgt ) Sergeant Major( SgtMaj ). Private
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United States Marine Corps Brooke Wolfe
Enlisted Ranks Non Commissioned Officers Staff Non Commissioned Officers and Staff Sergeant(SSgt) Gunnery Sergeant(GySgt) Master Sergeant(MSgt) 1st Sergeant(1stSgt) Master Gunnery Sergeant(MGySgt) Sergeant Major(SgtMaj) • Private • Private First Class(PFC) • Lance Corporal(LCpl) • Corporal(Cpl) • Sergeant(Sgt) • Staff Sergeant(SSgt) • Gunnery Sergeant(GySgt) • Master Sergeant(MSgt) • 1st Sergeant(1stSgt) • Master Gunnery Sergeant(MGySgt) Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps(SMMC)
Officer Ranks Company and Field Grade Officers General Officers Brigadier General(BGen) Major General(MajGen) Lieutenant General(LtGen) General(Gen) • Second Lieutenant(2nd Lt) • First Lieutenant(1st Lt) • Captain(Capt.) • Major( Maj.) • Lieutenant Colonel(LtCol) • Colonel(Col.)
Roles in the Corps Ground Aviation Enlist Aircrew Air Traffic Control/Air Support Aviation Supply Aircraft Maintenance Aviation Ordinance Avionics • Infantry • Field Artillery • AAVs • Tanks • Combat Engineering
Roles in the Corps Logistics Command Command Element • Communications • Supply • Logistics • Motor Transport • Ground Ordnance Maintenance/Ammunition and EOD
First to Fight • Marines are first on the scene, first to fight, and first to help. • Respond by ground, air or sea.
Core Values • The values that define a Marine • Honor • Courage • Commitment
Eligibility • Enlisted • Anyone from the ages of 17-29 with a high school diploma may join the corps. • If under the age of 18 you need parental consent. • Reserve • Can train part-time or full time • Prior Services • Can serve in the SMCR or the IMA. • Officer • You must have college coursework toward a Bachelor’s degree underway or completed before applying for the officer commissioning programs. • Those still in college will become part of the Platoon Leaders Class, and those who have a college degree will complete the Officer Candidate Course. • Additionally, you can become an officer through the NROTC program at your college or university.
Recruit training • Delayed Entry Program • 12 weeks • Training Matrix • Graduation
Gear • Guns • M16 • M249 Saw • M9 Beretta • M203 Grenade Launcher(attaches to M16) • Vehicles • MRAP Vehicle • Himars • Knives • Bayonet
History • Recent Leaders • 1972- Col John Ripley • 2003-Col Matthew Bogdanos • 2004-Cpl Jason Dunham • Innovations • 1986-Maritime Prepositioning Force • 1996-Chemical and Biological Response
History • Missions • 1992-1997-African Humanitarian Missions • 1995-Bosnia Intervention • 2001-Global War on Terrorism • 2003-Operation Iraqi Freedom • 2004-Indonesian Tsunamis
Recruit training • Recruit Training • San Diego, California • Parris Island, South Carolina
Bases • Honolulu, Hawaii • MBC Hawaii • Twentynine Palms, California • MCAGCC Twentynine Palms • Oceanside, California • MCB Camp Pendleton • San Diego, California • MCAS Miramar • Yuma, Arizona • MCAS Yuma • Beaufort, South Carolina • MCAS Beaufort • Cherry Point, North Carolina • MCAS Cherry Point • Jacksonville, North Carolina • MCB Camp Lejeune • Quantico, Virginia • MCB Quantico • Washington, D.C. • Marine Barracks
Deployments • North America • Caribbean, South America, & Central America • Africa • Europe • Middle East • Pacific & Oceania
Symbols • Eagle, Globe and Anchor • Official emblem of the Marine Corps since 1955. • Dress Blues • “Blood Stripe” runs down the pant leg of Non Commissioned Officers • The Sword • Oldest weapons used in the Armed Forces today. • The Marine Flag • Flown since January 1939
Benefits of Service • Community Involvement • Medical Benefits • Education • Salary • Housing • Support Networks • Leadership Skills • Traveling • Vacation
The Oath • “I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and that I will obey the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the regulations and the uniform code of military justice. So help me God."
Works Cited • http://www.marines.com/#default • http://flagstore.flagsbay.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4 • http://www.life.com/image/72252567