• 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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  • "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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  • 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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    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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