What is a Gunnery Sergeant? (USMC)
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Background
2:38 - Pre-WW2 Gunny
6:29 - Post-WW2 Gunny
8:12 - Modern Gunny
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Yes more marine corps!!!
The Marine Corps it was on one of my favorites it is still wife out the Marine Corps was just like no ranks it’s just the squad of highly trained soldiers but can you tell me what is the difference between the Marine Corps in the military
PLEASE MAKE A RHODESIAN VIDEO!!!
@@The1king991 a
why you are living in a country that hates your country ?
Rest in Peace to R. Lee Ermey
o7
07
I was lucky enough to run with him back in 2010.
@@DevilDocWold nice
Is That You John Wayne?
Is This Me?
I can tell you what a Gunnery sergeant is , He’s God almighty. When I became a squad leader my gunny taught me what makes a leader. Up until then I thought he was a miserable prick that hated everyone, I couldn’t have been more wrong. Gunnery sergeant Henry Hamel taught me that a leader doesn’t ask his men to do something he won’t, a leader only eats after his men have been fed, and a leader has to balance the mission against the safety of his men and have the backbone to make the right decision. A good NCO values his men more than the highest awards military service has to offer. The last time I saw gunny Hamel was in 1985. He had been promoted to master sergeant and transferred to a combat engineer unit. To this day he is the most honorable Marine I ever met.
A leader is a servant to those he leads.
A Gunny is one who leads by example. Not to mention His/Her leadership. Highly trained to improvise, adapt and overcome any challenges. The back bone in the field and garrison. Always looking out for the welfare and training of all Marines in His/Her line of duty. Not to mention thier safety. The Sgt. Asked the Lt. Are we training tomorrow Sir. The Lt. Told the Sgt. Ask the Gunny. Semper Fi Marines. Oooooooorah. Greetings from GySgt Montemayor Retired USMC 77-97. Three tours as a Drill Instructor. Santa Rosa, Texas.
❤
Gysgt White, 80-2001, 1st combat Eng Bn! Jacksonville, Fl, Semper Fi Gunny!
Here’s to dad, Master Gunnery Sgt, 30 years in the USMC. I miss him.
SALUTE!
I am a Gunnery Sergeant (Gunny). My job as a Division Chief was had many folds in it. First - I was told what the mission was and what had to be done to accomplish it. Second - I told the Staff Sergeants what the mission and what had to be done to accomplish it. From that point on the Staff Sergeants would go to their respective shops and brief their people on what the mission was and what had to be done. My Job then was to inspect and check on all of the proper things were done, i.e. supplies, personnel, weapons, ammunition, transport and all of the other fine points of the plan. Additionally, I would insure that the lower ranking troops were well taken care and if they had any questions about anything, I would answer them to the best of my ability. Therefore, I would lead and my people would follow. To me, my troops came first and I came last. Yes, I am a Marine Gunnery Sergeant.
POG
thanks for teaching me leadership
@@ronscott7 my brother was chief warrant officer US Army 39 yrs in US ARMY viet nam, Afganistan/Iraq battles lost him june 2016. my nephew gunny sgt desert storm, my whole family military , nieces cooks in Navy ..I'm black sheep chose to be a musician LOL ...
Thank you for your duty to our country. It's people like you who make this nation great. SEMPER FI!
Rah Gunny. A hands-on Gunny is either a tier 1 motivator or a nightmare asshat. If anyone knows Gunny Montes that man is a certified badass. Little crazy but looks out for his Marines
Terminal Lance has taught me that Gunny is the first person you contact when you're in the drunk tank, totalled your 25% apr Mustang or a dead hooker is involved.
Nah you got me fucked up if you think I'm calling Gunny, I'm calling one of my corporals "ey come bail me out g" 🤣
We al need someone to call when there’s a dead hooker or 2 involved
My son is at Parris Island now, just finishing Week 4.
We love our Marines!
Semper Fi
Our 22 year old boy just left Kabul and will complete 4.3 years of USMC in January. He is coming back to us.
Im glad there will be someone like your boy to take his place in the fleet.
Welcome to the Marine family.
My Uncle was a gunny. Always wondered why everyone showed him so much respect. R.I.P Gunnery seargent “Big Joe” Joseph T Bailey!! My only real father figure I ever had🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
For perspective, Gibbs on NCIS is a Gunny and so was Hathcock, the White Feather.
God bless him,and our Military men and women
Old jarhead here, Master Gunny's (there aren't many of them) are respected and feared by EVERYONE (regardless of rank) because they know pretty much every flag officer in the Corps...they also know where ALL the bodies are buried...you never cross a master gunny without great reason as you could wind up being stationed in Greenland or Antarctica...or FORCIBLY retired.
Any E-8 and above Marine or Navy Chief.. Was HIGHLY respected and feared BY ALL OFFICERS!!! From ADM/ GEN to Ensigns/2ndLT.. And E-8's loved the recruit and junior NCO's.. Because those kids reminded them of their youth!!! lol
Yes correct gunnys were feared except if you were aunt then they feared me lol my nephew hears me yelling TOMMY he runs yes Aunty General LOL haha
all true....my bro in law in Mst Gunny I raised him and he was a little shit when I saw him in dress blues ready to go to desert storm I cried ...now he works for DOD drones ...when he was in ..I knew what he did ...yeah you do not ever cross or piss off gunny sgt ever if you know what's good 4 you ...but being related he is fearful of me lol ...love my baby brother Mst Gunny sgt .
you're correct. I can yell at my Master Gunny I raised him he's my brother in law & when I say go take a shit he salutes lol or go wash your hands ...he knows I got his back & I'm mighty proud of my jarhead
Nice one! Having a crayon eater on a USMC video makes it so much better
The man who raised me was a 20 yr veteran,who saw combat action in the Korean( last phase) and Vietnam (4 tours) theatres and retired Gunnery Sargent United States Marine Corps. One hell of a man. In memory of,Herman E. Troester
Rest in peace to that great man.
In 1971 I was an Ensign in the Navy Seabees, Construction Battalion #4. We had a Gunnery Sergeant (affectionly called "Gunny"). He was a fairly small, soft-spoken man, but was very much respected by everyone. He didn't say much, but when he talked everyone listened! His job , basically, was to teach us what to do if we were in a combat situation, preparing us for Vietnam. It was over 50 years ago, but I still remember some advice he gave me that could very well have saved my life. Being an officer, it was often our job to go out into the field and tell men what to do. He advised me that when I was doing this in a combat area, don't ever "point" with my hands when I was giving instructions. He said an enemy sniper will hide in a tree for hours, or sometimes days, waiting to take a kill shot. He said they usually try to take out the senior guy, and if he sees you pointing and giving directions with your hands, the sniper will know that you are a senior guy.
I was 0431, love you Seabees...shit, our bivouac site in a Turkish sunflower seed field was hell, until the Seabees arrived....man, our GP tents had wooden floors, electricity, good shit happened when Seabees were around.
@@seansimms8503 Sean, The feeling is mutual, brother. We spent 2 or 3 weeks every year doing military training with the Marines at Camp Pendleton, and the Seabees and Marines tended to be pretty tight.
The bad guys really hated the Seabees. When we finished building an airstrip, our bombers and fighter planes soon showed up. When we finished building docking facilities our war ships soon showed up. And when those things happened, their lives got a whole lot worse. So the bad guys loved to attack our construction projects and kill Seabees.
The main mission of the Seabees is to build things, not combat. The Marines, on the other hand, are very good at kicking ass. I guess the Top Brass realized this, and so they usually stationed these 2 units close to one another. The Marines keep the bad guys away. In return the Seabees would go out of their way to build things and help make the Marine’s lives more comfortable.
When some of our other armed forces were attacked, they would hunker down and call in air support. By the time the air support arrived, the bad guys were long gone. On the other hand, if the Marines were attacked, they would immediately go after the bad guys and chase them down. As a result, the bad guys were much more hesitant to attack the Marines.
A Gunny is a man too good, too cool and too loved by the troops to be made a Sergeant Major.
My favorite Gunny was at Parris Island. I was 1st Lt Series commander, he was my series chief DI. He was a big barrel chested tanker from Arkansas. Had a deep dooming DI voice. Had his desk/locker set up behind me in our office. One morning a recruit who wanted to quit our beloved Corps reported in about his hardships. The kid reports in. Incorrectly. I forgot Gunny Burnett was behind me. His response to the young wayward lad actually made me jump like a grenade had gone off behind me. We laughed our asses of about it later. Hope you & the fam are well Gunny. Semper Fi bro.
I retired from the US Army as a Sergeant First Class which is the same rank as a Gunny in the Corps, with the same responsibilities and pay. I would have loved to have been addressed as a Gunnery Sergeant. The title just sounds so much more impressive, and seems to have more prestige or respect. My unit in Vietnam supported Marine Units with air support on a few occasions, and I noticed all Marines, including officers, turned to their Gunny for his opinion. Such respect is not easily earned. The title tells you so much about the man. RIP Gunny Ermey.
We always called our SFC chief smoke . I thought that was cool.
Today's Sgt1st class slection is pretty weak and has little in common with GySgts, unfortunately.
@@scottfoster2639Except for paydays, where we're all E-7s.
In case anyone was curious. R Lee Ermey wasn’t a gunnery Sergeant in the Marines. He was a Corporal when he became a drill instructor and worked his way up until he left the Marines as a Staff Sergeant. Later he played the role of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in FMJ. The movie proved to be so successful in getting people to enlist and painted the Marine Corps in a good image that R Lee Ermey was promoted to Gunnery Sergeant long after he left the Corps. The more you know
“Sign up to the Marine Corps and you too can shoot your drill instructor! You know you want to!”
@@pcarrierorange Im a marine vet lol
My dad (also a Gunny) was at his promotion ceremony! And I got to meet him when he signed our copy of Mail Call. Thanks Dad, and R.I.P. RLE🎖🗣
When I joined the Corps in 83 and reported to my first unit, my SNCOIC was a GySgt (two tours in Vietnam), he taught me how to be a Marine and I will forever be thankful. He was fair, firm and consistent. As my career progressed and I became a GySgt, I realized that everything happens, or it doesn't happen unless the Gunny has his or her say. Gunny got the juice!
How to be gunnery seargent:
Step 1: acquire woodland camo
Step2: yell at soldiers
Step3: yell at tanks
Step4: yell at aircraft
Step5: yell at ships
Step6: ???
Step7: PROFIT
Understandable have a nice day
Step 8: yell at the president
"Step2: yell at soldiers"
Don't you mean _'Marines'?_
@@AlexSDU DID I STUTTER?
@@andregabrieltimcang8182 Ah... I see.
I get ya. **wink wink**
Jack Webb did an amazing job as a Gunnery Sergeant in "The D.I." (1957). Well worth watching.
My grandpa is a Master Gunnery Sergeant and having served over 20 years as a Marine and a Vietnam veteran I can only admire his hard work and dedication. God bless to all of our veterans and those of our active duty new and old. 🙌
My dad is a retired gunnery sergeant and a retired cop. His way of showing love... "I fucking love you, now get your ass over here and help me with this". If I go on a date, he demands their address, phone number and a picture of their license and tags. He runs background checks on anyone that comes into my life. I'm 38 🤦♀️ lol
😂😂 his a legend
Your dad is awesome!! My dad is similar!
Sgt. Major Dickerson - "What does 3 up and 3 down mean to you you?"
Airman Cronauer - "The end of an inning."
I served as a Navy Corpsman (HM3) w/the Marines in Nam, 1966. The toughest guys were Gunnys & Boatswains Mate First Class (BM1).
There are two ranks in the Marines that are afforded the most voluntary respect by other Marines - Sergeant E-5 and Gunny E-7. That's not to say E-6's,E-8's and 9's aren't respected, it's just the mystic associated with each.
Sergeant E-5 is the threshold rank for making life and death decisions on a day to day basis in the infantry ( Marine enlisted of every rank are taught that any given instance in combat they may be the "ranking" Marine).
Gunny E-7's stand next to the Gods (8's & 9's) but are still human (kind of). They can exert direct "one on one" interface with lower ranks when they want to but typically leave that to 5's and 6's.
Depending on conditions (war / conflict and MOS) it is possible to achieve E-5 in less than 4 years (me less than 3, but radar tech not infantry). Was offered Staff E-6 if I re-enlisted after 4.
Little known fact - at least in 1970 - Corps would not allow re-enlistments to exceed 20 years for less than E-5's. E-5 is not an automatic promotion. It takes a review board to approve. Great E-4 Marine was denied 20 qualifying re-enlistment due to being mentally challenged. Last I heard base CO was doing everything he could to get him his 20.
As a retired Gunny, I can tell you that it’s much more than just a rank. Gunnys are expected to motivate and drive getting things done as well as set a leadership role for NCOs and the troops. This is largely due to it being the last “tactical” rank before moving into more “command” oriented ranks such as Master Sergeant.
And you don’t get there unless your immediate leaders or the Corps thinks you are ready. So suffice it that when you see a kick ass Gunny, it’s because his leaders saw that in him and he and they knew that he would get it done.
Semper Fi.
There's few abbreviated or alternate titles spoken with such respect as 'Master Guns'. It's in that same area as 'The Old Man' or 'Skipper' for the CO of a ship.
It's definitely the coolest sounding rank next to colour sergeant. Wish we would bring that one back sounds much better than staff sergeant.
Haha no if doesn't SSgt has a better ring that Color sgt
Wrong
I approve of this video.
Indescribably disrespectful.
Senior enlisted man at the company level. Right hand man of the Captain.
Gunney's were also responsible to train officers in OCS/NROTC billets... I know first hand, having my butt kicked by a few Gunney's while in officers training
I think that Clint Eastwood's performance as Gunnery Sergeant Highway in. Heartbreak Ridge was some of his finest work as an actor
I totally believed him as a Gunnery Sergeant
I"d like to issue my squad leaders some night vision goggles.
@@clearcreek69
Yes Sir. It's a cluster fuck Sir..
I said. Don't give the prick the satisfaction
Clint was 56 when the movie came out. He's still the same trim fighting shape today at 91.
@@MrDevtun
What's your favorite line from the movie?
My thoughts exactly
> Recognises the baclground music
> [2000-yard-stare intensifies]
YOU GOT WAR FACE? HUH?
@@willywampus3426 you make it matter though😂
When my grandpa was in the navy back during veitnam, he told me the Marines job was to guard the admiral and guard the Brig
That’s kinda like saying a mechanics job is to change engine oil. Yeah it’s part of the job, but just a small part.
So your grandpa was saying the Admiral needed Marines to guard him because the Admiral couldn't trust his own sailors. Think about it; since there were no NVA or VC boarding parties attacking American ships during Vietnam, and the Admiral was never threatened by enemy forces, who else would the Marines be protecting the Admiral from if not the sailors assigned to the Admirals' own ship? Doesn't say much for the Navy when the Admiral trusts his Marine contingent more than he trusts his ships crew, now does it?
Okay, in all seriousness now, I served in the Marines from 70-74, including a combat tour in Vietnam. I also transported on several Navy ships, mainly LSTs and LPDs, during my time in uniform, so I saw things from both sides. Is there an inter-service rivalry between Squids and Jarheads? Damned right there is! Any member of the military who is worth his salt is proud of his branch and ready to stand up for it. Army vs Air Force, Army vs Navy, Air force vs Navy, Marines vs ... well, everybody! It's a matter of pride!
The Navy and Marines, however, have a unique (and somewhat confusing) relationship the Army and Air Force will never understand. If a group of sailors and Marines are in a bar and a fight breaks out, it WILL be Navy vs Marines. Well ... maybe. If the Marines are stationed on or transporting on a Navy ship, sailors from that ship WILL side with the Marines against sailors from another ship. Similarly, Marines will fight other Marines to side with sailors from 'their ship'. Pride of service is undeniable, but in the naval services (Navy and Marines) your shipmates come first! I was involved in a few of those brawls, and there were times, as the old saying goes, you couldn't tell the players without a scorecard!
And just a small point to consider. During WWII, the Navy could not have conquered Iwo Jima with naval gunfire alone. Similarly, the Marines could not have conquered Iwo Jima without naval gunfire. It was the Navy/Marine TEAM that carried the day. And in spite of the family squabbles, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marines are to this day a team, perhaps the most successful and effective military team in the history of the world!
Tell your grandpa that a tired old Marine Grunt wishes him "fair winds and following seas." Don't know if you'll understand that, but he will.
@@tomjustis7237 I was a Marine serving on an aircraft carrier...one morning the Admiral discovered that a sailor had taken a dump in front of his stateroom door (I understand that this was an established navy tradition) for weeks after we kept three armed sentry's on watch 24/7 to protect the Captain and Admirals passageway
Do not ever annoy a Gunny , his displeasure will give you previews of hell.
To get semantic on you, the plural of sergeant major is "sergeants major", not sergeant majors..
Mothers in Law.
Attorneys General.
Beans Burrito.
@@justmeeagainn, whoppers junior
Not semantic. The other narrator for this channel gets it right.
Some of the sharpest people I ever worked with were gunnies.
I always gave military folks respect, but gunnery sergeants in particular (as did everyone else in our meetings).
I once heard a Colonel say that Gunnery Sergeant was the best rank in the Marine Corps. Junior enough to not have too much responsibility, but senior enough that no one f....s with you.
Awesome video for my first cup of coffee of the day. Ooorah! Semper Fidelis, Jarheads!
Fair winds and following seas to all.
Proud father of a Marine recruit here. As a kid, I was his squadron Commander at our CAP unit and on Field Communications training, I went harder on him and his older brother than the rest of the cadets, to make it clear there was no favoritism. After he left for college, he kinda had a grudge with me. Now that he is on the Marines, he wrote, thanking me for how hard I was on him and that my teachings have made his transition to a Marine much easier than to his peers. He said so many beautiful things on those letters, and I am feeling very proud for his achievements, and I look forward to his graduation day!
What an awesome video. I’d always been interested in how the rank structure changed post civil war. This was very informative. TY
A gunnery sergeant is not what Emery earned while on active or reserve duty he attend the rank of Staff Sergeant, and was promoted to Honorary Gunnery Sergeant after his movie and TV roles
USMC retired Gunnery Sergeant 1951-1971
most Americans live in the TV-Film fantasy world
I was promoted meritoriously to Gunnery Sergeant on the Drill Field. It was a career changing promotion.
This video is an excellent source of information. This should be shown to every enlisted service member over and over. It defines, to the letter, the role of technical expertise needed to serve as a leader at any level of any service.
“I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, you’re senior drill instructor and the first and last word out of your filthy sewers will be sir, do you maggots understand that?”
Rest In Peace Gunny Ermey
SIR, YES SIR!
@@chrismc410 I can't hear you! Sound off like you gotta pair!
@@benjaminmeyers9454 *Louder*
*SIR YES SIR!!!*
Is That You John Wayne?
Is This Me?
"I can't heeeeeeear you!" Gunnery Sergeant Vincent Carter. Another impressive Gunney.
Well done video. Love to see you do a deep dive into the USMC Gunner (CWO).
I. Y. A. O. Y. A. S.
Those guys are super rare. I did 20 years in the Marine Corps, I saw ONE CWO5 in my entire service. The Gunner is even rarer. I worked in the air wing, I was active duty, had done my time in an Okinawa squadron and later got orders for a reserve squadron in Ft Worth, TX. Our Maintenance Officer was a CWO5. I gawked at the old Marine because I had never seen that grade of CWO before. Because it was a reserve squadron, our Sgt Maj, XO, CO were all reservists and we were lucky to see them once a month for their drill weekend. This CWO5 was with us every day, so he was in effect our "real" CO.
The CWO5 Marine Gunner uses the same bar with red line down the middle as a regular CWO5 on one collar, but on the other collar he has the bursting bomb. It really stands out. These guys are like unicorns in the Fleet Marine Force. These guy are very specific because they know everything about the infantry weapons the Marine Corps uses, and they advise commanders about their usage.
Just rewatched full metal jacket a couple of days ago. Old school bought it as DVD lol
Some Gunnys are great leaders and mentors. Others are E-7’s.
I LOVED my time as a “Gunny”!!
My 1st platoon commander was a Gunny. When officers are short a Gunny fill an officers billet
SFC Standard, and SSG Pancook! I still have nightmares of these two Drill Sergeants! And Basic training was in 1975!!
Thanks for sharing this true marine corps history. I was a E7 myself so all the facts u stated are 100% true
Wow!!!!! So much information in a very short format. Well done!!!!!!
Liked and subbed immediately!!!!
Before the Iowa Class Battle Ships the all had a secondary 5"38 battery manned by the Marine Ships Detachment aboard the vessels. The turret of these gun mounts had the Eagle, Globe and Anchor painted on it.
My Gunny was GySgt Law. Instructor, NAS Millington, 1972. ADJ "A" school. His wife worked at the EM club.
I used to be in jrotc with a gunny as the instructor and yeah until we got a photo for him we put up rlee ermy as a placeholder his plates where gun e * * being last initial
1, 2, 3, 4….I love the Marine Corps.
. . . It felt so good, I had to shout.
Great explanation, thanks
Her voice is actually soothing. Almost stringent, yet smooth..
Thats the dominatrix gunny
In what actual world?!!! Not this one
@@inorite4553 nasty vocal fry - only battle order video i had to 1.5x thru ... could have skipped entirely
Being a gunny is something to respect
Please replace the valley girl vocal fry announcer
My MOS only has three MGySgt in total across 400 +/- Marines in the MOS itself. Certainly rare to see a Master Guns, almost as rare as Chief Warrant Officer 4's.
My high school football coach was a retired Sgt Maj in the marines.
Love this! Do more videos like this in the Marine Corps ranks. Do a Marine First Sgt one
What's a Gunnery Sergeant, the guy you yeah "Ay Gunny" to and hope not to piss off because then you got the Staff Sergeant, Sergeant and the Corporal giving you extra unwanted attention because you be that guy. Trust me, you don't be that guy.
Loved the content and video and I subscribed but you really need a professional for the VO work.
Great work Thank you
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Hey I was wondering if you could do a history of us army ranks from 1776-2022? I think it would be really cool to see illustrations of the officer and enlisted ranks as time went on
Kinda wish you went into more of their role as trainers and the whole iconic "tear down recruits" part. Still, super informative!
Shout out to Master Guns King at Camp Pendleton.
Was that am Aunty Donna reference during the Nord Ad or just general australianismishness?
Wait what happened to your vocal cords
A Gunny tells the Staff Sergeant what to do and then leaves for the day
Cool and informative.
That vocal Frye probably upsets gunnies
uhh maybe a review on the german Feldwebel rank next? or its entire rank structure It changed so much of the years I believe it deserves a review.
I was in the grunts. What disappointed me was how after all the training that THEY devised and all the security clearances that THEY confirmed they still hardly believe a word anybody ever said. Security clearances only matter if denied. Because clearing one never reinforces credibility at all.
Truly. Respected and feared for
Is that the Medal of Honour Allied Assault music (really showing my age here)?
Yes
So to oversimplify: they're the ones who take care of the Marines and ensure the Marines are ready to fight.
As a Gunny, I was a Company Gunny, Platoon Cdr, and an Ops Chief. At 14 years this Gunny brought a lot of experience and maturity to the table. that being said, the narrator's voice reminds me of a stripper I met in Oceanside back in 1992...
My favorite fictional Gunny was Gunnery Sgt. Tom Highway from Heartbreak Ridge played by Clint. Eastwood.
As much as I admire R. Lee Ermey, he was a Staff Sgt, made an HONORARY Gunny after his success in Hollywood.
Coolest sounding ranks in the Corps are Lance Corporal and Gunnery Sergeant. Master Gunnery Sergeant is pretty unique because you see less of them compared to the command oriented Sergeant Major in the same grade.
Those little concaved shaped things attached to the bottom of the tank are not rockers, they are arcs. And those above the rockers are not stripes. Those there are chevrons. Chevrons and arcs.
Army here....and it's also Chevrons but the lowers are Rockers.
@@inorite4553 AR 670-1 defines the rank insignia of Pvt-3, SSG, SFC, MSG and SGM as chevrons over arc or arcs with the term "rocker or rockers" in italics as that is the slang term. If you attend the first NCOPD course you are taught how to properly identify specific features of every minute detail. As do any recon course taken. This isn't done to bust balls or make privates do pushups for NCO amusement.
You learn the exacting language and write briefs, MOIs, SALUTE reports, PIR reports, WARNOs, Operations Orders and RFAGOs using proper terms and never in slang. That way from the top to the bottom and bottom to the top there is no ambiguity of what is happening or what is being described.
Hence they are not rockers they are arcs. Rockers are those things on your grandaddy's chair that allow him to sway back and forth while remaining in the same geographical lication.
In the corps they are rockers. MCO P1020.34. GySgt USMC retired. 1984-2004.
All that yelling and screaming guarantees a heart attack at an early age. I was so happy to get away from those screaming banshees, I saw the veins in their neck stick out like pencils.
when I was in a Gunny was always the bane of my existence. I can laugh about it now.
At my house "Gunny" is a 90 pound German Shepherd. Named after r Lee Ermy of course!
MGuns Myers is the man. He no shit would physically out do any 18 year old. Tactically I was overwhelmed by his knowledge and I was a Gunny at the time. 3/5 "Get Some"
I think they did a movie about Chesty Puller. They still need to do a movie about Lou Diamond, he was a legend in the USMC. Some of the things he did are Marine Corps lore.
He ain't WOKE, and that's a Fact Jack, you can take that to the Bank.
I spent 6 years in the Corps. SSgt’s as new SNCO’s were generally insecure pricks. In the battalions, the Gunny’s were whom you could learn something. As a weapons platoon/company member we always had a a Gunny as Plt Sgt. Still today I treat people the way I learned from those lessons. The one I learned the most from was GySgt Clay L Pope
Semper Fi! from a Marine Corps Dad.
Aye, Gunny.
A very well-respected rank. I saw that cooperating with a gunny was a KEY way to get along, period. If a gunny backed me up, I moved much more smoothly.
Would be nice to explore the officer Corps in a separate video
Where on Earth did you find a photo of Tommy Holcomb at Borges?
my uncle was a master gunny sargent in the Marines. he was a badass.
He’s the guy that only takes shit from the Sgt. Major, and nobody else…Nobody.