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gunnery sergeant

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gunnery sergeant
n.
1. Abbr. GySgt A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Marine Corps that is above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant.
2. One who holds this rank.
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Noun1.gunnery sergeantgunnery sergeant - a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines
sergeant - any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal


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His career included two combat tours in Vietnam that included a combat promotion to staff sergeant, a stint as a drill instructor that earned him a promotion to gunnery sergeant and other tours of duty throughout the world, including Southwest Asia in preparation and execution of Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
With his gunnery sergeant standing next to him, company commander McCaffrey looked through a pair of binoculars on a dark night when a shell exploded in the sky above, silhouetting his body to a sniper.
For instance, l/B/3-319 had the FDO and chief of firing battery; 2/B/3-319 had the XO and gunnery sergeant while 3/B/3-319 had the battery commander and first sergeant.
 
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