Ranks Marine Corps - National Cemetery Administration

Marine Corps Abbreviations

Abbreviation Rank Description
1ST LIEUT FIRST LIEUTENANT
1ST LT FIRST LIETUENANT
1ST SERG FIRST SERGEANT
1ST SGT FIRST SERGEANT
2D LIEUT SECOND LIEUTENANT
2ND LEADER SECOND LEADER (US MARINE BAND)
2ND LT SECOND LIEUTENANT
A CPL ACTING CORPORAL
ACK ASSISTANT COOK
APP APPRENTICE
ATT1 MESS ATTENDANT FIRST CLASS
ATT2 MESS ATTENDANT SECOND CLASS
AVN CDT AVIATION CADET
BRIG GEN BRIGADIER GENERAL
CAPT CAPTAIN
CCK CHIEF COOK
CK1 COOK FIRST CLASS
CK2 COOK SECOND CLASS
CK3 COOK THIRD CLASS
CMC COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
CMG CHIEF MARINE GUNNER
COL COLONEL
CORP CORPORAL
CPC CHIEF PAY CLERK
CPL CORPORAL
CQMC CHIEF QUARTERMASTER CLERK
CWO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
CWO2 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
CWO3 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
CWO4 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
DRM MAJ DRUM MAJOR
DRUMMER DRUMMER
FLD CK FIELD COOK
FM FIELD MUSICIAN
FM CORP FIELD MUSICIAN CORPORAL
FM CPL FIELD MUSICIAN CORPORAL
FM SERG FIELD MUSICIAN SERGEANT
FM SGT FIELD MUSICIAN SERGEANT
FM1 FIELD MUSICIAN FIRST CLASS
GEN GENERAL
GY SGT GUNNERY SERGEANT
L CPL LANCE CORPORAL
LIEUT COL LIEUTENANT COLONEL

LIEUT GEN LIEUTENANT GENERAL
LT COL LIEUTENANT COLONEL
LT GEN LIEUTENANT GENERAL
M CK MASTER COOK
M GY SGT MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
M SGT MASTER SERGEANT
M STD MASTER STEWARD
MAJ MAJOR
MAJ GEN MAJOR GENERAL
MARCAD MARINE AVIATION CADET
MARINE CONTINENTAL MARINES (HISTORIC DIVISION USMC)
MESS CPL MESS CORPORAL
MESS SGT MESS SERGEANT
MG MARINE GUNNER
MT SGT MASTER TECHNICAL SERGEANT
MUS 1 MUSICIAN 1 CL
MUS 2 MUSICIAN 2 CL
MUS 3 MUSICIAN 3 CL
P SERG PLATOON SERGEANT
PC PAY CLERK
PFC PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
PL SGT PLATOON SERGEANT
PM SERG PAYMASTER SERGEANT
PM SGT PAYMASTER SERGEANT
PRIN MUS PRINCIPAL MUSICIAN
PVT PRIVATE
QM SERG QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT
QM SGT QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT
QMC QUARTERMASTER CLERK
S SGT STAFF SERGEANT
SERG SERGEANT
SGT SERGEANT
SGT MAJ SERGEANT MAJOR
SGTMAJMC SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS
STD1 STEWARD FIRST CLASS
STD2 STEWARD SECOND CLASS
STD3 STEWARD THIRD CLASS
STDA1 STEWARDS ASSISTANT FIRST CLASS
STDA2 STEWARDS ASSISTANT SECOND CLASS
STDA3 STEWARDS ASSISTANT THIRD CLASS
STDT STEWARD TECHNICIAN
SUP SERG SUPPLY SERGEANT
SUP SGT SUPPLY SERGEANT
T GY SGT TECHNICAL GUNNERY SERGEANT
T SGT TECHNICAL SERGEANT
TRUMPETER TRUMPETER

WO WARRANT OFFICER
WO1 WARRANT OFFICER