Marine Corps RANKS ENLISTED and OFFICERS (How to say it)

E-1 ( Private )

No insignia

E-2 ( Private First Class )

1 chevron

E-3 ( Lance Corpal )

1 chevron with cross rifles

E-4 ( Corpal )

2 chevrons with cross rifles

E-5 ( Sergeant )

3 chevrons with cross rifles

E-6 ( Staff Sergeant )

3 chevrons 1 rocker with cross rifles

E-7 ( Gunnery Sergeant )

3 chevrons 2 rockers and cross rifles

E-8 ( Master Sergeant )

3 chevrons 3 rockers with cross rifles

E-8 ( First Sergeant )

3 chevrons 3 rockers and a diamond

E-9 Master Gunnery Sergeant

3 chevrons 4 rockers and bursting bomb

E-9 ( Sergeant Major )

3 chevrons 4 rockers with an star

E-9 ( Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps )

3 chevrons 4 rockers with an marine corp emblem

O-1 ( Second Lieutenant )

1 gold bar

0-2 ( First Lieutenant )

1 silver bar

0-3 ( Captain )

2 silver bars

0-4 ( Major )

1 gold oak leaf

O-5 ( Lieutenant Colonel )

1 silver oak leaf

0-6 ( Colonel )

An silver eagle

0-7 ( Brigadier General )

1 star

0-8 ( Major General )

2 stars

0-9 ( Lieutenant General )

3 stars

0-10 ( General )

4 stars