GySgt
Military abbreviation · US Marine Corps Rank
| Stands for | Gunnery Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
GySgt stands for Gunnery Sergeant, a US Marine Corps rank abbreviation.
Senior staff NCO grade at E-7, unique to the Marine Corps, worn as three chevrons and two rockers around crossed rifles. Gunnery sergeants serve as company operations chiefs, platoon sergeants in weapons units and senior technical supervisors.
Example: GySgt Kane, the company gunny, inspected every Marine's gear before the movement.
Usage notes
Universally called "Gunny." Actor and former Marine R. Lee Ermey, famous as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, was promoted to honorary gunnery sergeant in 2002. The rank has no direct Army title; the E-7 equivalent is sergeant first class.
Related abbreviations
More US Marine Corps rank abbreviations
- 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)
- LCpl – Lance Corporal (US Marine Corps)
- LtCol – Lieutenant Colonel (US Marine Corps)
- LtGen – Lieutenant General (US Marine Corps)
- MAJ – Major (US Army)
- MajGen – Major General (US Marine Corps)
- MGySgt – Master Gunnery Sergeant