Gunnery sergeant

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Gunnery sergeant
Gunnery sergeant insignia
Country	United States
Service branch	United States Marine Corps
Abbreviation	GySgt
Rank group	Non-commissioned officer
NATO rank code	OR-7
Pay grade	E-7
Formation	March 3, 1899; 126 years ago (March 3, 1899)
Next higher rank	Master sergeant First sergeant
Next lower rank	Staff sergeant
Equivalent ranks	Sergeant first class (USA) Chief petty officer (USN & USCG) Master sergeant (USAF & USSF)

Gunnery sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a staff non-commissioned officer (SNCO). It has a pay grade of E-7.

The gunnery sergeant insignia consists of two M1 Garands centered vertically between three chevrons and two rockers.