MGySgt
Military abbreviation · US Marine Corps Rank
| Stands for | Master Gunnery Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
MGySgt stands for Master Gunnery Sergeant, a US Marine Corps rank abbreviation.
Marine Corps enlisted rank at pay grade E-9 on the technical track, insignia three chevrons and four rockers with a bursting bomb in the center. Master gunnery sergeants are the most senior technical experts in their fields.
Example: MGySgt Doyle has managed the division's communications architecture through three deployments.
Usage notes
Nicknamed "Master Guns." The bursting bomb symbol also appears on the Marine Gunner insignia worn by infantry weapons officers. Master gunnery sergeants share pay grade with sergeants major but advise commanders on technical matters rather than leading the enlisted force of a unit.
Related abbreviations
More US Marine Corps rank abbreviations
- GySgt – Gunnery Sergeant
- 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)
- MSgt – Master Sergeant (US Air Force and Space Force)
- PFC – Private First Class (US Army)
- PVT – Private (US Army)
- SGT – Sergeant (US Army)
- SgtMaj – Sergeant Major (US Marine Corps)
- SMMC – Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps