gunnery sergeant
Senior enlisted Marine
A gunnery sergeant is a noncommissioned officer rank in the U.S.
Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant.
The rank carries significant responsibility for training and weapons proficiency.
Often shortened to "gunny" as a term of address: Morning, Gunny.
Authoritative instruction given
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
charge · enforcement · direction · accountability · responsibility · chain of command · subordinates · platoon
Military trainer of recruits
- recruitNew member sought
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- rifle rangeFirearm practice venue
qualification · live-fire · tactics · weapons training · combat readiness · physical training · inspection · formation
Sea-land combat branch
- USMCNaval infantry branch
- infantryGround combat troops
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
battalion · regiment · division · combat · deployment · veteran · active duty · reserves
Coarse jute fabric
- Full Metal JacketWar drama spanning recruitment to battlefield
- Heartbreak RidgeKorean War battlefield elevation
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
tough love · motivator · respected · feared · iconic · grizzled · lifer
Non-commissioned technical expert
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- captainOne who commands
- majorOf chief importance
- colonelSenior military officer
corporal · lance corporal · private · enlisted · noncommissioned officer · paygrade · chevron · rocker
command
Authoritative instruction given
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
supervision · charge · enforcement · direction · accountability · responsibility · chain of command · subordinates · platoon · squad
drill instructor
Military trainer of recruits
- recruitNew member sought
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
rifle range · qualification · live-fire · tactics · weapons training · combat readiness · physical training · inspection · formation · discipline
Marine Corps
Sea-land combat branch
ordnance · battalion · regiment · division · combat · deployment · veteran · active duty · reserves · Camp Lejeune
gunny
Coarse jute fabric
- Full Metal JacketWar drama spanning recruitment to battlefield
- Heartbreak RidgeKorean War battlefield elevation
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
stereotype · tough love · motivator · respected · feared · iconic · grizzled · lifer
warrant officer
Non-commissioned technical expert
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- captainOne who commands
- majorOf chief importance
colonel · corporal · lance corporal · private · enlisted · noncommissioned officer · paygrade · chevron · rocker · insignia
- military ranksgeneral, captain, major, private, officer
- enlisted ranksprivate, corporal, seaman, airman, specialist
- enlisted soldiersprivate, corporal, enlisted man, recruit, GI
- MarinesUSMC, marines, Marine Corps, leathernecks, Semper Fidelis
- NCO rankscorporal, lance corporal, petty officer, chief petty officer, NCO
- sergeant ranks
gunnery sergeantgeneral
Widespread, not specialized
private · commissioned officer · colonel · flag officer · admiral
gunnery sergeantpacifist
Anti-violence believer
civilian · conscientious objector · peace activist · draft dodger · nonviolence
guns, gunned, gunning, gunner, gunners, gunnery, gunfire, gunboat, gunman