The WORST rank in the Marine Corps! 

The best part of being a SSgt is being that much closer to being a Gunny.

Congratulations on the promotion. I agree that E-6 is a tough rank because you aren’t a “kid” anymore. Parallel to that, my dad used to tell me that Major was the worst rank for officers for similar reasons. He said the pay was good but he lost all of his friends. Semper Fi!

Congratulations! The fact you are stressing about being promoted means you are a good leader.

Congrats. Great video. Guys need to hear from men like you the ins and outs of making the Marine Corps a career. Hopefully, with the commandant's new push more quality Marines are retained.

I was a boot lieutenant and I had a staff sergeant platoon sergeant. He was the finest Marine ever met and a great mentor to a wet behind the ears lieutenant. I never knew that is what he was doing he was such an artful mentor. Congratulations you are now a mentor to enlisted and young officers.

Congrats man! My old CO used to say, "Just be a good dude and put in the work, and lots of good things usually come your way"

Respect your opinion but it wasn't that way 20 years ago. The sh*t that E-5 and below went through compared to the sh*t that SSgt's went through was night and day. You know what's worse than being a SSgt on duty? A corporal on duty, or on a working party, or pulling pits for officers/ SNCOs. Congrats on the promotion... don't feel too down on yourself, SSgt is a well respected rank!

The worst rank is being a non promotable Sgt that's close to hitting ending limits or that's been passed over, because you'll be expected to do all the duties of a SNCO, billets, duty(staff nonfire, RSO, OOD, section leader) but the Corps kicking you to the curb because you didn't do a b billet

Army guy here. For me, being a corporal absolutely sucked more than any other rank (granted I haven’t hit my 6 yet). But in the army as a corporal, you’re expected to take on the roles and responsibilities of a SGT however you’re still paid, and often times looked at by your joes as just a glorified specialist that doesn’t have to beat those responsibilities.

I got months left until I get promoted to civilian and holy fuuuuck am I so excited 😆

Congratulations on you promotion! Semper Fi!

Congratulations on the Promotion. I'm a Marine SgtMaj and I never really thought about it but you may be right on the worst rank. I will say this, GySgt was the best rank I ever held. Everywhere in the Corps the Gunny is the man. Semper Fi Devil Dog.

Congrats on picking up rank!! You have one of the best Military channels out there. I would agree with you, as I saw it in action on multiple Amphib’s throughout the Fleet and on the beach. Keep up the great videos!!

Congratulations. I love your videos. USMC 1991-2018.

Congratulations on your promotion SSgt. My worst experience was as a Lance Corporal. My MOS didn't promote to corporal because it was closed out during my time in. At the beginning it was fine but as I got to my 3rd year in we got a retread that lat moved into our MOS from supply. He had been out for three years and came back as a LCpl. I had to train him on how to do our job and inventory our equipment. I was a 0621 and 0622 radio operator. He picked up Cpl and Sgt in the next few months because he was just a 0621. He didn't really know the job that well but was promoted to our section leader. One day he questioned the way I was doing my job and tried to micromanage me. I felt disrespected because I was the one that trained him. I was one of the most experienced at my job if not the most in that unit. Having someone degrade you because they have a power trip makes it hard to do your job with a smile like I was used to. Fast forward I was placed in charge of a field training exercise because I was the senior enlisted in my MOS even though I was only an LCpl. A Cpl was put in charge of us on paper because we needed an NCO to technically be in charge. He ended up being someone TAD to us and had not experience at all with radios which didn't matter, I was running it. I trained the Cpl how to set up the gear but for the most part he was in the COMM tent. I was the one making the radio watch schedule for the vehicle mounted radios. When it was time for chow I would relieve the one on radio watch and send everyone under me to chow. I would go after they came back. This was the how it went for the whole operation. On the second to last day the Cpl saw everyone coming from morning chow and started to rip them for not being at their post. I heard this and came out of the vehicle to defend them. He tried to say that he was in charge and that we all had to do what he said including me. I express myself to what kind of leader I thought he was and made him understand that I was the real one in charge because he hadn't been part of what we were doing during the whole operation even though I showed him how to set it up and also explained that he still didn't know how to troubleshoot our equipment. He walked away. Later he tried to take credit for my success in front of the battalion commander but a PFC that I was in charge of was there too and told the truth. There are several times like this where I was ignored, disrespected, lied about and overworked because I was a LCpl. Several times I had to do things my own way to prove I was right to get the job done and took heat from SSgts and Sgts until they realized they were wrong and I was right. I had great teachers on all levels that taught me how to be a great leader and be very proficient at my job. They prepared me in a way so that I didn't feel stress when a new task was in front of me. One day I was returning from the MEU and I had literally just walked into my old unit after being away a year and a half. I was Cpl by this time. A Capt walked in behind me and asked who was in charge. Everyone pointed to me. I didn't know all the officers, staff NCOs and Sgts we're all out doing separate training exercises or things that required them to be there. I didn't hesitate and asked how I could help him. After getting that info I asked him to give me a few minutes to see what I could do. I went to my unit to get a status and then helped the Capt with what he requested with no problem. Remember no matter what rank you are continue teaching everyone underneath how to be a good leader and how to do their jobs. By doing this it will make your job as a SSgt easier. You're Marines will break their backs for you to make you look good and they will respect you the same way I respect the SSgts that were hard on me and taught me how to be a great leader. Good luck on your career and I wish you the best. Semper Fi

YO!!! STAFF SERGEANT WE GOT PROMOTED ON THE SAME DAY! I GOT PROMOTED TO LANCE CORPORAL ON DECEMBER 1ST!

Congratulations to you. I admire your honesty.

Just passed MEPS yesterday. Excited for my journey as a future United States Marine. Thanks for all the help and info you put out in your channel. People who care ate watching and I personally appreciate it. So thank you sir!

Congratulations Staffy! Welcome to the other side of the veil. Find your groove and find your style. Best piece of advice that I got was "never work for a fitrep. Do your best to train and take care of those in your charge."

Can’t wait to be in with quality Marines like you!

Congrats, you got this man!! 💪🏽

Congrats on picking up that first rocker! Keep the motivation coming and Semper Fi!

The marine Corp came to my house on veterans day and my mom was working at home and I was gone and my mom told them I wanted to be a medic or a corpman and that I wouldn't be interested because they don't have what I want. They then said they have their own medics and said they don't use the navy corpman at all. So once I heard that the marine Corp instantly was dropped as a branch to go into mostly because I don't trust that recruiter since be lied right off the bat

Congratulations SSgt. Wish you all the best in the years ahead!

Nice job, brother. Keep on moving up! 🤘

I’m out now but this helps me appreciate my SSgt (the one I had when I was in) more by watching this, I didn’t really understand THAT side of things Great video

Congratulations. My best is 2nd class Petty Officer. Navy HT

Congrats my man!! I was a Corporal but I tried doing what I liked about my NCOs and whatever I felt as a junior marine I’d want in an NCO. You’ve seen it at the lower levels and you’ll crush it.

Congratulations on your promotion and you got this 😎✊🏽🙌🏽

Congratulations!😎👍🏾

Terminal SSGT! Haha. Congrats and keep your head up hard charger. Staff Sergeant (E-6) is nothing to be down about. Just 4 more years until Gunny right? And you may even be the Company Gunny at that. What a lax job right? Haha. Seems like you're getting promoted pretty quickly. Any meritorious proms? What's your MOS by the way?

Congrats bro!!!

Ssgt is fun. But gunny is more fun. I remember some gunnies after getting promoted finding some low rank higher ranking ahole they didn’t like to give him a lesson in not being a higher ranking ahole just to spend the night in the brig and lose a stripe. That changed after the early 80s though.

Congratulations Brother

I only made it to E-4 during my time in the FMF but can totally see why being an E-6 would be rough. Going from being part of a weapons team or rifle squad or platoon leader to a desk job would’ve been traumatic for me. That’s my experience with E-6’s. As my grandad always said, “hang in there like a hair on a biscuit!”

Congratulations on your promotion Staff Sergeant. I knew some cool Staff Sergeants back in the day 👍🏾👍🏾Semper Fi Leatherneck Brother

Congratz Bro! I'm still waiting on points to drop so I can pick up Staff. Army BTW and on the island!

Congrats on the promotion brother!

Congrats bro!

You picked up! Congratulations my guy!

Duuuude, you promote CRAZY fast! Congrats man!

'grats! Gonna be outstanding! If the stress gets you down, compensate by increasing your Jazz doseage--should keep your nerves cool and well-lubricated

Kinda makes me glad I got out as a Sergeant with one year left before being in zone

Literally in the same boat as you pinning on in February. Good to know im not alone lol

Hope that rocker doesn't affect this awesome channel. My EAS was in 2010 and this channel is the first Marine Corps related thing I've been interested in, in a long while. You seem to have the type of attitude that I hoped marines around me would have. Just the right amount of seriousness with a dash of fuckery(at the right time and place of course). Yat-Yas

Congrats!!!!!!

Ooorah SSgt you're going to be a great Staff NCO!

Congrats on Staff! Well deserved brother

Congrats. One day at a time; One challenge at a time!

Congrats SSgt!!

Just subscribed to you ive been watching alot of youre videos especially the youtube shorts always have my laughing keep up the good content and much needed info I appreciate youre service💙

I like your content bruh. I'm sure I'll logon one of these days and you'll be an E9. I'm grateful for your service and wish your fellow Marines, your family, and yourself a happy holiday. As always, God's speed and Semper Fi.

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your promotion 🎊🎊

Congratulations on Ssgt rank man. 👏 you definitely made it farther than I would've been.. but then I was in Arty.. and everyone knows what happened there. Anyway congrats again. We need more Marine Corps leaders like you 👍

Congrats to you man, I don't want to be a staff nco. When I hit sgt, I want to submit my mecep package.

That's true I never thought of it like that.

Congratulations, brother! Get you a seat at the Staff Academy, Rah!!

HAHA, I sooo agree with you bud! Semper Fi!

Congrats SSGT 🤘🏻

Congrats, I loved it once I was able to pin on that rocker.

Congratulations on your promotion! SEMPER FI!

It sounds like you found your calling as a career Marine. I look forward to seeing you promoted to E9 either Master Gunnery SGT or SGT Maj. maybe SGT Major of the Marine Corps. I was stationed at Camp Horno Camp Pendleton in 1977 Kilo Co 3/1 weapons Plt when Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph F. Dunford was a boot Lt.

Congratulations to the SNCO Corps. I agree with your assessment... Sgt was fun, SSgt does seem like you are going 45 in a 55. GySgt will be awesome, so hang in there killer! I went the route of MSgt, which just seems to be SSgt v2.0 since you are supposed to be calm and unsurprised and just sip your coffee when the duty notifies you that LCpl Jones was found with a cache of weapons grade plutonium in his barracks room. You know.. the ole "LCpl with weapons grade plutonium in their barracks room".

Congrats Chief can't wait to you see Gunny Thank you for tell them about that Lance Criminal

Same way in the army ! Very stressful position, always ncoic when the e7's don't want to do it.

Congrats Marine. I left as an e5 at the end of a 4 year enlistment.Honestly do not know if 1. I would have ever gotten promoted if i had re enlisted and 2. If i would have made a good e6 if i had. RVN was winding down and the corps was resizing as a result.

First off, Good on you brother for the disclaimer! Second you are completely correct, when I was a SSgt, I never got a good night sleep because I was always waiting for That Call " SSgt, I f&^$ed up". For me Cpl was by far was the best, some authority/responsibility but also able to shrug and say I didn't know. Semper Fi!!

Hey Sempi oohrah congrats on that promotion keep going I'm a Major in the Corps

Congrats staff sergeant! Ohhh rahhh

Congratulations to you making SSC in the Marine Corps. I don't know Marine MOS E6 ,but the Corps expects more from Jr. ranking NCO's and I believe it across all Branches of Services if Marines have College for NCO's E 6 above you've experienced from E5. I suggest you look into NCO's Academy E6. above.

Congrats on the promotion brother

Man, I just picked up Cpl in October. Now I feel like a boot

I’m a E-3 in the Army your right we have 0 responsibilities. Except do what your told. But hey that SSG pay hit different.

Congratulations on your promotion. But no doubt In the Army it's Staff Sergeant as well. We are subject matter experts to SGTs and below but a seen as risk to SFC to CSM.

Welcome to the club.

Congrats on the promo

Totally agree bro just made 1 year in the rank of SSgt and I miss being a Sgt. It’s been rough.

Congratulations on picking up SSgt. How long have you been in?? I did 4 years and it's my second biggest regret in life was getting out. I told my better half that if I picked up Sgt. In my first enlistment I would stay in, I got out in September and if I had stayed till Dec. 1 I'd picked it up. But we can always look back and say I wish I had done this or that but we can't change it now. Anyways keep up put out these good videos for these younger people. SE.per Fi from an old Marine

Congratulations on the promotion! I enjoyed being a SSgt. I can see why it is commonly referred to as the worst rank, but I think the big disconnect is in the role-switch. Staff work and officer guidance is a lot less gratifying than teaching, training, getting dirty with the troops. It can still happen, of course, but if a SNCO is having to do that out of necessity, the problem is lazy/weak/inexperienced NCOs. The SNCO in that situation may be weak/lazy/inexperienced too if they can't correct the issue. And, yeah, most new Staff Sergeants are not prepared for the responsibility and the silliness that being a SNCO comes with.

I'm at a 3rd echelon shop and us lcpl and cpl have probably the most task and responsibility on the floor. But congrats on the promotion ssgt

Congrats on Staff Sergeant nonetheless. From this 0311 88 to 92.

We got promoted same day brother congrats

Congrats

Staff Sergeant is the Lance Coolie of staff NCOs, is that what you were saying! Lol

Awesome

Can you do a vid on the tropical radio communication mos for me

Remember this Channel first started under 7k subscribers its grown since then let's get it to 100K

For Army...E6 was definitely a challenge. You definitely were not a senior NCO which was clear but you also were one of the kids anymore. As a great as sergeant is you're still brand new to the NCO Corps for us. When you make staff that's when it looks like you might know a thing or two, even if you don't.

Congratulations, SSgt! Remember that nobody expects you to memorize everything Marine Corps related. You just need to know where to find the answers and fortunately the Marine Corps has a reference, manual, and order for almost everything

Get your degree and go OCS. You would make a great officer.

For the Navy it is easily the E-6 too. You get all the stress of having to operate at Chief (E-7) level, none of the pay or respect. Then the chiefs just dump all over you. Plus all of your junior sailors. Yup. Definitely being an E-6

Congratulations SSgt.

Same for the Army... E6 is ruff.

Congrats SSgt. Quick question…are you related to Jonathan Majors by chance?? 🤔

Congrats on your promotion big dog!

I served 21 years in the Marine Corps and I made SSgt. at about 11 years in... I was already holding a SSgt. Billet in my M.O.S. as Howitzer Section Chief so I was already familiar with the added responsibility of that rank of Staff Sgt. i Loved being a SSgt. it was excellent there is no such thing as A BOOT SSgt. i held that rank in high esteem and honor I did a lot of additional duties as a SSgt. Platoon Sgt. duties.. Color guard duties. Trainer. for MCMAP as well as P.M.I/ range coach duties.. it was a lot of leadership responsibility but I gravitated to it very easily. I was recommended for promotion to Gunnery Sgt. but I made the decision to exit service at 21 years IN the Marines my body was getting beat up from deployment.. Martial arts training and Field Artillery specific training as well as the Constant P.T. pounding my knees and back.. I always ran a high first class PFT in the upper 280's when I saw that start to decline to the mid 260's. even though I was still training hard that's when I knew my body was telling me it's a wrap and my military career came to a halt after 21 years of honorable service. and I can say I loved being a SSgt. / E-6. it was my favorite rank I held. good video dude. and Semper-Fidelis. SSgt. Calhoun 0811. (ret)

I was a one second Sgt. Blt commander showed me my Sgt promotion, then ripped it up and threw it in the barrel at captains mass on the USS Guam at Roosevelt Roads PR. / Veaquas . I was a cpl. Plt Sgt. In 1/6 wpns.plt .

As a retired Gunny married to an Officer, you need to retire as an Officer. You joined for one reason, you’re doing 20 for another. Enlisted retirement pay is trash compared to what Officers get.

Congratulations! This is where you start signing for stuff. I agree….but I learned a lot at this rank. Mentorship is what you’ll need