U. S. Marines Staff Sergeant Rank Insignia over Red Velvet
by Serge Averbukh
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U. S. Marines Staff Sergeant Rank Insignia over Red Velvet
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Serge Averbukh
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Digital Art - Digital Painting
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Introducing 'Military Insignia 3D' collection by Serge Averbukh, showcasing top quality military heraldry designs. Here you will find pieces featuring U.S. Marines Staff Sergeant Rank Insignia over Red Velvet.
Staff sergeant (SSgt) is E-6 rank in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), just above sergeant and below gunnery sergeant. A Marine staff sergeant is a staff non-commissioned officer rank. Staff NCOs are career Marines serving in grades E-6 through E-9. Together they are responsible to the commanding officer for the welfare, morale, discipline, and efficiency of Marines in their charge. This grade is normally achieved after 7 to 10 years in service. The NATO code is OR-6. In the combat arms units, a staff sergeant usually is billeted as a platoon sergeant for 30+ Marines. Staff Sergeants also serve as section leaders in crew-served weapons platoons (e.g., mortars, machine guns, anti-tank missiles) and in tank/armored vehicle platoons under a Gunnery Sergeant serving as platoon sergeant. They may also be tasked as a company gunnery sergeant, or a platoon commander if required. They are the senior tactical advisor to a platoon commander by virtue of time in service, previous deployments, and experience and are responsible for the proficiency, training and administrative issue of his or her Marines. They are referred to by their complete rank (i.e. "Staff Sergeant Jones" or simply "Staff Sergeant," with the abbreviation "SSgt").
The rank of staff sergeant in the USMC was created in 1923 to coincide with the U.S. Army's ranks. Until the end of WW2, the insignia of platoon sergeant was three chevrons and a rocker, with staff sergeant having a horizontal stripe instead of a rocker below the chevrons. After the separate rank of platoon sergeant was eliminated, the staff sergeant rank switched over to the rocker insignia and staff sergeants held the platoon sergeant's billet.
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