The Marine Corps just took a step that many senior enlisted leaders have long thought impossible. On 1 January 2026, the first group of nine master sergeants transitioned to first sergeant under a new ...

Marine Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant this month as part of the new E-8 pilot redesignation initiative. (Staff Sgt. Scott ...

The Marine Corps broke a long-standing senior enlisted career divide this week by redesignating master sergeants to the rank of first sergeant under a new pilot program. Master Sgt. Joseph Stoker, an ...

The Marine Corps announced a pilot program last month that will allow senior enlisted Marines to reenlist to the end of their service limitation without having to submit recurring -- and often ...