

Corporals continue developing their own skills through schools, self-education, strict self-discipline, and mentorship from higher-ranking Marines. It is rare to see a group of junior Enlisted Marines without a Corporal or higher ranking Marine to supervise them.Ĭorporals are often Squad Leaders, leading two Fire Teams of four Marines each. It is the first Non-Commissioned Officer rank, with the expectations of leading and setting expectations for junior Enlisted Marines. Their pay grade is E-3.Ĭorporal is the fourth among Enlisted ranks in the USMC. Promotion to this rank is supposed to come automatically after several years of service, you either get promoted or your asked to leave the service. Some Marines may hopelessly spend their entire commitment to the Marines as E-3s and never promote to E-4, thereby leaving as "Terminal Lances".

Fleet E-3s must begin competing for promotion to NCO status, which means they need to work on self-education courses, take on collateral duties (such as Fire Team Leader), and demonstrate leadership. Experience and knowledge give a Marine much more credit than rank does. Most E-3s have already arrived to the Fleet others highly technical ratings might continue training.įleet E-3s are more likely to know their way around than E-1s and E-2s. Lance Corporal is the third-lowest among Enlisted ranks in the USMC. Promotion to this rank is supposed to come automatically after accruing enough experience, you either get promoted or your asked to leave the service. They may be in school or in the Fleet but no matter what, most of their time is divided between studying and menial labor. There is not much difference between the lives of an E-1 or E-2. PFC is the second-lowest among Enlisted ranks in the USMC. No matter which MOS they are, Privates can expect to perform lots of cleaning and very basic guard duty. After that, the Private will finally report to their first unit. Marines with Infantry MOSs go to an Infantry Training Battalion, and all others go to Marine Combat Training and then another school for their MOS.

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Privates are universally known as "boots" for having recently graduated "Boot Camp" and still knowing nothing about the Fleet.Īfter Recruit Training, all Privates attend a School of Infantry (SOI) and learn how to be a Rifleman. Private is the lowest among Enlisted ranks in the USMC.
