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From: "Jay E. Morris" <morrisj@epsilon3.comcon>
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Subject: Re: SF writers in the work force JD Vance.
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:36:20 -0600
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On 11/11/2024 5:20 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 11/9/2024 8:06 PM, Jay E. Morris wrote:
>> On 11/9/2024 3:11 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>> Dude, JD Vance was a Marine Corps officer, not Army.  And his 
>>> grandfather just lived down the street during his childhood with 
>>> extensive contact.
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance
>>>
>>> And Vance is the VP Elect.  He will be sworn in on Jan 20, 2025.
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>
>> To slightly correct the correction, he was a non-commissioned office, 
>> a corporal.
> 
> BTW, a corporal in the US Marine Corps is equivalent to a sergeant in 
> the US Army.
> 
> Lynn
> 

Sorry, not.

      Marines                     Army
E-1  Private                     Private
E-2  Private First Class         Private
E-3  Lance Corporal              Private First Class
E-4  Corporal                    Corporal (or Specialist 4, Non-NCO)
E-5  Sergeant                    Sergeant
E-6  Staff Sergeant              Staff Sergeant
E-7  Gunnery Sergeant            Sergeant First Class
E-8  Master Sergeant             Master Sergeant
E-9  Master Gunnery Sergeant     Sergeant Major

Note, E-8 in both when the senior NCO in a company are First Sergeant, 
E-9 when senior NCO in a battalion are Sergeant Major in Marines and 
Command Sergeant Major in the Army.