History of the United States Marine Corps NCO Sword The M1859 Marine NCO sword was first introduced by the sixth Commandant of the Marine Corps , Colonel John Harris , in 1859. The Marine Corps Commandant recognized the important leadership role of the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) and Staff...
By 1825, all Marine Officers carried the Mameluke Sword in recognition of this historic battle—the Marine Corps’ first on foreign soil. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER'S SWORD Adopted in 1859, the NCO Sword is carried by Marine Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) and Staff Noncommissioned Officers (SNCOs...
NCO's, SNCO's, Officers 7 belt loops on the trousers represents the 7 seas name of the marine corps march semper fidelis No rank insignia Cadet Private/E-1 One Chevron/Lamp of learning E-2/cadet pfc Acronym for General officers