Enlisted Marine Corps ranks are broken down into three levels -- junior enlisted, non-commissioned officers and staff non-commissioned officers. As a Marine moves up the ladder, his or her ...

Marine Corps ranks for officers are split into two tiers: officer and general. Commissioned officers do not enlist. They serve indefinitely at the pleasure of the president of the United States.

The Marine Corps is looking into replacing its standard metal rank insignia with cloth chevrons — a move calculated mostly to avoid rank confusion, according to Marine Corps Times. Related ...

Even as the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force fell short of their recruitment goals in 2023, the Marine Corps exceeded it ... Officers, too, rise up the ranks. The highest ranking, one-star generals ...

Liam Kelly gets pinned with the sergeant insignia by his ... Alexandra Munoz/Marine Corps) Some Marine corporals soon will be eligible for promotion to the rank of sergeant after only three ...