1stSgt
Military abbreviation · US Marine Corps Rank
| Stands for | First Sergeant (US Marine Corps) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
1stSgt stands for First Sergeant (US Marine Corps), a US Marine Corps rank abbreviation.
Command-track E-8 rank in the Marine Corps, three chevrons and three rockers with a diamond. A first sergeant is the senior enlisted Marine of a company or battery, responsible for discipline, morale and administration.
Example: The 1stSgt held a safety brief for the company before the long weekend.
Usage notes
The diamond marks the command role, as in the Army's 1SG insignia. Marines may refer to first sergeants as "First Sergeant" and occasionally as "Top," though the latter nickname is more common in the Army. The Marine Corps writes the abbreviation without a space: 1stSgt.
Related abbreviations
More US Marine Corps rank abbreviations
- 1stLt – First Lieutenant (US Marine Corps)
- 2ndLt – Second Lieutenant (US Marine Corps)
- ACMC – Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
- BGen – Brigadier General (US Marine Corps)
- CAPT – Captain (US Navy and Coast Guard)
- CMC – Commandant of the Marine Corps
- COL – Colonel (US Army)
- Cpl – Corporal (US Marine Corps)
- GEN – General (US Army)
- GySgt – Gunnery Sergeant
- LCpl – Lance Corporal (US Marine Corps)
- LtCol – Lieutenant Colonel (US Marine Corps)