Here’s a familiar scenario for most enlisted Marines: You’re walking along when you see an older Marine barreling toward you with an immaculate eight-point and a shit-ton of black stripes and rockers ...
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US military ranks explained: What is a butter bar

The US military's rank structure is a complex language of stripes, stars, and titles. In this definitive guide, we decode the ...
Three stripes up, crossed rifles in the center, this rank insignia is worn proudly by a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 8. Sergeant is ...