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ricky30091
03-13-08, 01:58 PM
Please forgive my ignorance but what do the E's stand for in your rank structure?
I was only in RM's for a little while!
Hope all is well for everyone.
Take care.
Ricky
The "E" in U.S. Military rank structure stands for Enlisted.
Now I have a question for you. How can you put down that you went through Boot at PI when you say you are a former RM?
ricky30091
03-13-08, 02:09 PM
There weren't any other options when I registered.
Either that or I was having a really bad day!
hrscowboy
03-13-08, 02:20 PM
WTF is an RM Room Mate??
I think he is saying Royal Marine, as in the Brits. Am I correct Ricky30091?
ricky30091
03-13-08, 02:35 PM
You are correct sir.
Now regarding my question; what do the various E's stand for?
Please put me out of my misery.
Yours Aye
Ricky
Ricky,
Go back to post #2 in here. The E stands for Enlisted, which means you sign a contract with the Military to serve a certain number of years in that particular branch.
SGT7477
03-13-08, 03:54 PM
Oh shoot it will never end I can see why a DI becomes unglued,lmfao.
sparkie
03-13-08, 04:08 PM
<TABLE style="BORDER-RIGHT: #8888aa 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #8888aa 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 95%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; MARGIN: 0px 12px 12px 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #8888aa 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #8888aa 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f7f8ff"><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cccccc><TH>Pay grade</TH><TH colSpan=3>E-9</TH><TH colSpan=2>E-8</TH><TH>E-7</TH><TH>E-6</TH><TH>E-5</TH><TH>E-4</TH><TH>E-3</TH><TH>E-2</TH><TH>E-1</TH></TR><TR align=middle><TD>Insignia</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>No Insignia</TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>Title</TD><TD>Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps)</TD><TD>Sergeant Major (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Major#United_States_Marine_Corps)</TD><TD>Master Gunnery Sergeant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Gunnery_Sergeant)</TD><TD>First Sergeant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sergeant#United_States_Marine_Corps)</TD><TD>Master Sergeant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Sergeant#United_States)</TD><TD>Gunnery Sergeant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnery_Sergeant)</TD><TD>Staff Sergeant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_Sergeant#United_States)</TD><TD>Sergeant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant#Marine_Corps)</TD><TD>Corporal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal#United_States_Marine_Corps)</TD><TD>Lance Corporal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Corporal)</TD><TD>Private First Class (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_First_Class#US_Military)</TD><TD>Private (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_%28rank%29#United_States)</TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>Abbreviation</TD><TD>SgtMajMC</TD><TD>SgtMaj</TD><TD>MGySgt</TD><TD>1st Sgt</TD><TD>MSgt</TD><TD>GySgt</TD><TD>SSgt</TD><TD>Sgt</TD><TD>Cpl</TD><TD>LCpl</TD><TD>PFC</TD><TD>Pvt</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>NATO Code</TD><TD>OR-9</TD><TD>OR-9</TD><TD>OR-9</TD><TD>OR-8</TD><TD>OR-8</TD><TD>OR-7</TD><TD>OR-6</TD><TD>OR-5</TD><TD>OR-4</TD><TD>OR-3</TD><TD>OR-2</TD><TD>OR-1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Hope this helps Old Buddy.
ricky30091
03-13-08, 04:56 PM
Sparkie, you're one of the best.
Enjoy those warm nights before it gets too hot for you.
Take care and thanks, I'll go to bed a happy man...:)
geneo204
03-13-08, 06:06 PM
Please forgive my ignorance but what do the E's stand for in your rank structure?
I was only in RM's for a little while!
Hope all is well for everyone.
Take care.
Ricky
:evilgrin: Ricky, the E- in front of the pay grades comes in handy when you are
comparing different rank's like, Air Force, Army,Navy,Marines,Coast Guard
and so forth, Officers are different, they have O-'s in front of their pay
grade. Like 0-1, 2nd Lieutenant., and so forth.
geneo:iwo:
sparkie
03-13-08, 06:34 PM
Ricky,,,,,I ain't nuthin. Glad to help. But, You know? I just went on holiday for a week, Family renuinon and all. 12 people stayin in my digs till after Easter. Thanks for the kind present, I'll be thinkin of you for my holiday. SF to you,,, Old Son. You my Buddy yet? Yea, I think so.
Pardon me for bein 'lubricated'. Have a Glorious Day!.
montana
03-13-08, 07:32 PM
???? soooo do i have to put a D in front of my rank for drafted ..D5???
hrscowboy
03-13-08, 09:18 PM
drafted my arse you joined dont give us that junk, you know you loved it..
I love this Cowboy!! lmfao touche'
ricky30091
03-14-08, 08:52 AM
Thanks for all the info chaps.
Sparkie, take it easy on the booze; all in good time buddy!
Your ranking is quite obvious once you get to know the 100's of sergeant ranks.
Our Reg, #'s were RM***** until we went computerised, then...........
I'm sure there's a reason, we had PO*****A etc.
Obvious what RM stood for.
Now, who can come up with a really good reason for PO for Non Commissioned ranks and NO for Officers?
Be nice now:D
Have a good day y'all. (Got that from NC recently)