SgtMaj

Military abbreviation · US Marine Corps Rank

SgtMaj
Stands forSergeant Major (US Marine Corps)
CategoriesMilitary

SgtMaj stands for Sergeant Major (US Marine Corps), a US Marine Corps rank abbreviation.

Marine Corps enlisted rank at pay grade E-9 on the command track, three chevrons and four rockers with a star. Sergeants major serve as the senior enlisted advisers to commanders at battalion, regiment, division and higher.

Example: The battalion SgtMaj and the commanding officer walked the lines at 0300 to check on the Marines.

Usage notes

Unlike the Army, the Marine Corps does not use a separate "command sergeant major" title; every sergeant major fills a command senior enlisted role. The abbreviation is written without a space. Sergeants major are addressed as "Sergeant Major."

More US Marine Corps rank abbreviations

  • 1stLt – First Lieutenant (US Marine Corps)
  • 1stSgt – First Sergeant (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)

See all 25 US Marine Corps rank abbreviations →

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