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'''Gunnery Sergeant''' (''abbrev'': '''Gunny''') is an [[enlisted]] title within the [[Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]]. It holds no military paygrade, a Gunny is the right hand of the supervising Marine officer. A Gunny is the senior Non-Commisioned Officer (NCO) and part of the leadership triad (commanding officer, executive officer, senior NCO). A Gunny can be any Marine who has become | '''Gunnery Sergeant''' (''abbrev'': '''Gunny''') is an [[enlisted]] title within the [[Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]]. It holds no military paygrade, a Gunny is the right hand of the supervising Marine officer. A Gunny is the senior Non-Commisioned Officer (NCO) and part of the leadership triad (commanding officer, executive officer, senior NCO). A Gunny can be any Marine who has become a Staff Sergeant but is normally a First Sergeant. | ||
== Honorverse == | == Honorverse == | ||
In "Filed of Dishonor" ( | In "Filed of Dishonor" (HH4 - Chapter 15) David Weber explains how the honorary title of Gunny came to the Marine Corps. | ||
“"Well, well! If it isn't Gunny Babcock," Ramirez said, and the woman smiled at him. The Royal Manticoran Marines no longer used the official rank of gunnery sergeant. They'd lost it when they merged with the Royal Army three hundred T-years before and hadn't reinstated it when they split back off a hundred years after that. But the senior Marine noncom aboard any ship was still referred to as "gunny," and Iris Babcock had been the battalion sergeant-major attached to HMS Fearless with Ramirez and Hibson.” | “"Well, well! If it isn't Gunny Babcock," Ramirez said, and the woman smiled at him. The Royal Manticoran Marines no longer used the official rank of gunnery sergeant. They'd lost it when they merged with the Royal Army three hundred T-years before and hadn't reinstated it when they split back off a hundred years after that. But the senior Marine noncom aboard any ship was still referred to as "gunny," and Iris Babcock had been the battalion sergeant-major attached to HMS Fearless with Ramirez and Hibson.” | ||
== TRMN == | == TRMN == | ||
The [[First Sergeant]]s usually hold the position of [[Gunny]] in a [[Marine Detachment|MarDet]]. | |||
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! colspan="4" align="center" | Gunnery Sergeant Rank insignia - Royal Manticoran Marine Corps | |||
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| align="center" | [[File:RMMC E6 Gunny.png|100px|link=Staff Sergeant|center]]<br>[[Staff Sergeant]] | |||
| align="center" | [[File:RMMC E7 Gunny.png|100px|link=Master Sergeant|center]]<br>[[Master Sergeant]] | |||
| align="center" | [[File:RMMC E8 Gunny.png|100px|link=First Sergeant|center]]<br>[[First Sergeant]] | |||
| align="center" | [[File:RMMC E9 Gunny.png|100px|link=Sergeant Major|center]]<br>[[Sergeant Major]] | |||
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[[Category: Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:40, 25 January 2023
Gunnery Sergeant (abbrev: Gunny) is an enlisted title within the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps. It holds no military paygrade, a Gunny is the right hand of the supervising Marine officer. A Gunny is the senior Non-Commisioned Officer (NCO) and part of the leadership triad (commanding officer, executive officer, senior NCO). A Gunny can be any Marine who has become a Staff Sergeant but is normally a First Sergeant.
Honorverse
In "Filed of Dishonor" (HH4 - Chapter 15) David Weber explains how the honorary title of Gunny came to the Marine Corps. “"Well, well! If it isn't Gunny Babcock," Ramirez said, and the woman smiled at him. The Royal Manticoran Marines no longer used the official rank of gunnery sergeant. They'd lost it when they merged with the Royal Army three hundred T-years before and hadn't reinstated it when they split back off a hundred years after that. But the senior Marine noncom aboard any ship was still referred to as "gunny," and Iris Babcock had been the battalion sergeant-major attached to HMS Fearless with Ramirez and Hibson.”
TRMN
The First Sergeants usually hold the position of Gunny in a MarDet.
| Gunnery Sergeant Rank insignia - Royal Manticoran Marine Corps | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Staff Sergeant |
 Master Sergeant |
 First Sergeant |
 Sergeant Major |