Gunnery sergeant

Gunnery sergeant
Gunnery sergeant insignia
Country United States
Service branch United States Marine Corps
AbbreviationGySgt
Rank groupNon-commissioned officer
NATO rank codeOR-7
Pay gradeE-7
FormationMarch 3, 1899 (March 3, 1899)
Next higher rankMaster sergeant
Next lower rankStaff sergeant
Equivalent ranks

Gunnery sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO). It has a pay grade of E-7.

The gunnery sergeant insignia consists of two M1 Garands centered vertically between three chevrons and two rockers.

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