Gunnery sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant...
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Master gunnery sergeant (MGySgt) is the 9th and highest technical enlisted grade in the United States Marine Corps. Master gunnery sergeants are staff...
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Full Metal Jacket (redirect from Gunnery Sergeant Hartman)
"Pyle" respectively, who struggle under their abusive drill instructor, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half portrays the experiences of Joker and other...
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above gunnery sergeant and below master gunnery sergeant, sergeant major, and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. It is equal in grade to first sergeant, and...
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which center upon the characters of Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) and Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins), who...
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and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden...
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(November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson...
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and ranks above gunnery sergeant and below sergeant major and master gunnery sergeant. It is equal in grade to master sergeant (E8), although the two ranks...
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titles with variations on "sergeant", for example: staff sergeant, gunnery sergeant, master sergeant, first sergeant, and sergeant major. In many nations...
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responsibilities. Gunnery sergeants (E-7) indicate on their annual evaluations (called "fitness reports") their preferred promotional track: master sergeant or first...
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ranking above sergeant and below gunnery sergeant. This grade is normally achieved after 6 years in service. The rank of staff sergeant in the USMC was...
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Coughlin (born January 12, 1966) is a retired United States Marine Corps Gunnery sergeant and the author of the autobiography Shooter. Coughlin was born and...
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The rank gunnery sergeant replaced it and elevated to E-7 after the reorganization of grades in 1959.[citation needed] Technical sergeant insignia, U...
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List of Gomer Pyle – USMC characters (redirect from Sergeant Charlie Hacker)
also wears the USMC Expert Rifle badge. Portrayed by Frank Sutton Gunnery sergeant Vincent J. Carter is Gomer's stern, yet soft at heart (as shown in...
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June 28, 1974) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series Gomer Pyle – USMC. Born in...
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enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps; he retired from the Marine Corps as a Gunnery Sergeant after following in his father's footsteps as a shooter and became a...
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Aisne operation, and at Belleau Wood. During the last-named battle, Gunnery Sergeant Stockham displayed the "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above...
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sidekick. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Staff Sergeant Charley Hacker. Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell...
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Brigade in Haiti and rose to the rank of corporal in 1918 then to gunnery sergeant in 1920. During his service in the Marine Corps, he was promoted to...
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singer, and radio personality. He was best known for his appearance as Gunnery sergeant Apone in the 1986 film Aliens. Matthews was born in Brooklyn, New York...
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Sergeant First Class (SFC) is typically a senior non-commissioned officer rank, used in many countries. Sergeant First Class (SFC) is the seventh enlisted...
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(Winger), he also comes into conflict with the hard-driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (Gossett) training his class. The film was commercially...
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Drill instructor (redirect from Drill sergeant)
San Diego) or series gunnery sergeants (MCRD Parris Island), DI school instructors, company first sergeants, or battalion sergeants major. While in drill...
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final episode of season 4, in 2008. Fillion voiced the role of an ODST Gunnery sergeant in the Xbox 360 game Halo 3, alongside fellow Firefly stars Alan Tudyk...
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Bryan Patterson played by Michael Kelly. The company operations chief, Gunnery Sergeant Rich Barret, is played by Eric Kocher, a team leader in Bravo's third...
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the night of October 24–25, 1915, during the Battle of Fort Dipitié, Gunnery Sergeant Daly was on mounted patrol with a detachment of three squads—40 Marines...
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interwar period, and fought in the Guadalcanal campaign as a master gunnery sergeant during World War II in the 1st Marine Division, before retiring in...
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long-range sniping came to fruition in the Vietnam War. US Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock held the record from 1967 to 2002 at 2,286 m (2,500 yd)...
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stateside after being promoted to gunnery sergeant. He retired from active duty in October 1947 at the rank of technical sergeant. At the Battle of Cape Gloucester...
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Staff Sergeant and went on to serve two years with the Royal Marine Commandos as part of an exchange program. He was later promoted again to Gunnery Sergeant...
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