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| commandant |
the commanding officer of a military post or of a military organization such as the U.S. Marine Corps. |
| corporal2 |
an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is ranked below sergeant and above private first class. |
| Cpl. |
abbreviation of "Corporal," a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class (used in a proper name). |
| gunnery sergeant |
in the U.S. Marine Corps, a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master or first sergeant and above a staff sergeant. |
| lance corporal |
in the U.S. Marine Corps, the rank above that of private first class and below that of corporal. |
| lieutenant |
in the U.S. Air Force, Army, or Marine Corps, an officer ranking just below captain; first lieutenant. [2/5 definitions] |
| marine |
(sometimes capitalized) a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. [2/3 definitions] |
| PFC |
abbreviation of "private first class," a soldier in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps ranking below a corporal and above a private. |
| private first class |
a soldier in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps ranking below a corporal and above a private. |
| semper fidelis |
(Latin) always faithful (used as the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps). |
| sergeant |
a rank above corporal in the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force. [1/3 definitions] |
| sergeant major |
in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, a noncommissioned officer of the highest rank. [1/3 definitions] |
| staff sergeant |
in the U.S. military, a noncommissioned officer ranking above sergeant and, in the Army, below sergeant first class, in the Air Force, below technical sergeant, and in the Marine Corps, below gunnery sergeant. |
| USMC |
abbreviation of "United States Marine Corps." |
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