The United States Marine Corps, also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces (U.S. Military Forces) responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations with the United States Navy as well as the Army and Air Force.

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U.S. Marine Corps Ranks – Enlisted and Officer, from Lowest to Highest

An enlisted member enters the Marine Corps as a Private. After completing basic training, the enlisted recuits advances to Lance Corporal. The next two notable advancements are the advancement to a Noncommissioned Officer and then to a Staff Noncommissioned Officer.

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The table below lists all the standard ranks in the U.S. Marine Corps and their respective pay grades, insignias, abbreviations, and classifications.

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Pay Grade	Insignia	Rank	Abbreviation	Classification
E-1	No Insignia	Private	Pvt	Junior Enlisted
E-2		Private First Class	PFC	Junior Enlisted
E-3		Lance Corporal	LCpl	Junior Enlisted
E-4		Corporal	Cpl	Noncommissioned Officer
E-5		Sergeant	Sgt	Noncommissioned Officer
E-6		Staff Sergeant	SSgt	Staff Noncommissioned Officer
E-7		Gunnery Sergeant	GySgt	Staff Noncommissioned Officer
E-8		Master Sergeant	MSgt	Staff Noncommissioned Officer
E-8		First Sergeant	1stSg	Senior Enlisted Advisor
E-9		Master Gunnery Sergeant	MGySg	Staff Noncommissioned Officer
E-9		Sergeant Major	SgtMa	Senior Enlisted Advisor
E-9		Sergeant Major Of The Marine Corps	sgtMa	Senior Enlisted Advisor
W-1		Warrant Officer 1	WO1	Warrant Officer
W-2		Chief Warrant Officer 2	CW2	Warrant Officer
W-3		Chief Warrant Officer 3	CW3	Warrant Officer
W-4		Chief Warrant Officer 4	CW4	Warrant Officer
W-5		Chief Warrant Officer 5	CW5	Warrant Officer
O-1		Second Lieutenant	2ndLt	Commissioned Officer
O-2		First Lieutenant	1stLt	Commissioned Officer
O-3		Captain	Capt	Commissioned Officer
O-4		Major	Maj	Field Officer
O-5		Lieutenant Colonel	LtCol	Field Officer
O-6		Colonel	Col	Field Officer
O-7		Brigadier General	BGen	General Officer
O-8		Major General	MajGen	General Officer
O-9		Lieutenant General	LtGen	General Officer
O-10		General	Gen	General Officer