USMC ENLISTED RANK INSIGNIA 1937-2002

Blue Dress Uniform

Enlisted rank insignia 1937-1944

• 1. Musician Marine Band
• 2. Private First Class or
  • Assistant Cook **
  • Trumpeter First Class **
  • Drummer First Class **
• 3. Corporal or
  • Mess Corporal **
  • Field Cook **
  • Trumpet Corporal **
  • Drum Corporal **
• 4. Sergeant or
  • Mess Sergeant **
  • Chief Cook **
  • Trumpet Sergeant **
  • Drum Sergeant **
• 5. Staff Sergeant ** or
  • Staff Sergeant (Mechanical) **
  • Staff Sergeant (Mess) **
• 6. Platoon Sergeant **
• 7. Technical Sergeant or
  • Technical Sergeant (Mess) **
  • Drum Major **
  • Supply Sergeant **
• 8. Gunnery Sergeant ** or
  • First Sergeant **
• 9. Master Technical Sergeant or
  • Master Technical Sergeant (Mess) **
  • Quartermaster Sergeant **
  • Paymaster Sergeant **
• 10. Sergeant Major or
  • Master Gunnery Sergeant **
• 11. Second Leader, Marine Band

Notice ** : in 1937 change of 1922 chevron design

Enlisted rank insignia 1944-1946

Rank description - "Private" has no rank insignia 

• 1. Private First Class
• 2. Corporal
• 3. Sergeant
• 4. Staff Sergeant
• 5. Platoon Sergeant
• 6. Technical Sergeant
• 7. Gunnery Sergeant
• 8. Master Gunnery Sergeant or
  • Master Technical Sergeant
  • Quartermaster Sergeant
  • Paymaster Sergeant
• 9. Sergeant Major or
  • First Sergeant **

Notice ** : in 1944 change of 1937 chevron design

Enlisted rank insignia 1946-1959

Rank description - "Private" has no rank insignia 

• 1. Private First Class
• 2. Corporal
• 3. Sergeant
• 4. Staff Sergeant
• 5. Gunnery Sergeant
• 6. Master Sergeant
• 7. First Sergeant
• 8. Sergeant Major

Rank description - "Private" has no rank insignia 

• 1. Private First Class
• 2. Lance Corporal
• 3. Corporal
• 4. Sergeant
• 5. Staff Sergeant
• 6. Gunnery Sergeant
• 7. Master Sergeant
• 8. First Sergeant
• 9. Sergeant Major
• 10. Master Gunnery Sergeant
• 11. Sergeant Major of the Corps (since 1957)