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Young Marines Ranks and Requirements (as of 5/29/2008) |
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To be consided for the next rank, you must perform the process described in
MVCompOrd 1001 Promotion Policy |
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You can also review the
National Promotion Policy 2005-01 |
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Guidebook |
Rank Picture |
Rank |
Available via
Unit Meritorious Promotion |
Ribbon/Rank Required |
Enabling Objectives Required |
| Basic |
NONE |
Private
YM/Pvt (YM1) |
No |
Earn Basic Ribbon
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PO1 EO1a-d, 2a-b, 3a, 4a-c, 11a-b
PO2 EO1a, 2a-c, 3a, 4a, 6a-b,
8a-terms in grey shade only
PO3 EO1b, 8a-e
PO4 EO2a-e
PO5 EO1a
PO7 EO1, EO4
PO8 EO3, EO4
PO9 EO1, EO2, EO4, EO5a-c |
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Private First Class
YM/PFC (YM2) |
Yes - Top 10% of recruit class |
Basic
First Aid Ribbon
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PO1 EO5a-b, 6a-b, 7a, 8a, 9a
PO2 EO1b-d, 4b, 6c-d,
8b-terms in white only
PO3 EO1a, 2a, 9a-j, 10a-f, 11a-g
PO4 EO1a-d
PO5 EO1a
PO7 EO2
PO8 EO1, EO2
PO9 EO3, EO4, EO5d-e |
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Lance Corporal
YM/LCpl (YM3) |
No |
Earn Community Service Ribbon
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PO1 EO10a-d
PO2 EO3b-c, 5a-d, 6e-f, 7a-f
PO3 EO3a, 4a, 5a-c, 6a-c, 7a-c,
12a-d
PO4 EO3a-c, 4a-c
PO5 EO1a-b
PO6 EO1a-b, 2a-i
PO7 EO3
PO8 EO5
PO9 EO4, EO5f |
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Young Marine must meet all requirements as dictated in the National Promotion Policy
and pass the national basic exam before proceeding to the Junior Guidebook |
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Junior |
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Corporal
YM/Cpl (YM4) |
No |
Earn CPR Ribbon  |
PO1 EO1, EO2, EO3, EO4, EO5,
EO 6, EO7, EO8
PO2 EO1, EO3a-d, EO4a-h
PO3 EO1a, EO3a, EO4a-b, EO5a, EO6a, EO7a-b
PO4 EO2, EO3, EO4
PO5 EO1a, EO2
PO6 EO1, EO2a
PO7 EO1, EO2, EO5, EO6,
EO9
PO8 EO1a, EO2a-b, EO3a-b
PO9 EO1, EO2, EO5a |
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Sergeant
YM/Sgt (YM5) |
No |
Earn Advanced First Aid Ribbon 
Earn Junior Leadership School Award
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PO1 EO9, EO10, EO11, EO12,
EO13, EO14
PO2 EO2, EO3e-i, EO4i-o
PO3 EO1b, EO2, EO3b-c, EO4c, EO5b-c, EO6b, EO7c-e
PO4 EO1, EO2, EO5, EO6
PO5 EO1b-c, EO3
PO6 EO2b
PO7 EO3, EO4, EO7, EO8
PO8 EO1b-c, EO2c-d, EO3c
PO9 EO3, EO4, EO5b |
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Young Marine must meet all requirements as dictated in the National Promotion Policy
and pass the national junior exam before proceeding to the Senior Guidebook |
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Senior |
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Staff Sergeant
YM/SSgt (YM6) |
No |
Re-qualify in CPR
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PO1 EO1, EO2, EO6, EO13, EO14,
EO16, EO19
PO2 EO1, EO2, EO4
PO3 EO1, EO4
PO4 EO1, EO2
PO5 EO1, EO2
PO6 EO1, EO2, EO4
PO7 EO1, EO2, EO4, EO6, EO7
PO8 EO1, EO2
PO9 EO1a, 1b, 1c |
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Gunnery Sergeant
YM/GySgt (YM7) |
No |
Earn Senior Leadership School Award  |
PO1 EO3, EO4, EO5, EO7, EO8,
EO9, EO10, EO11, EO12,
EO15, EO17, EO18
PO2 EO3, EO5
PO3 EO2, EO3
PO4 EO3
PO5 EO3, EO4
PO6 EO3, EO5, EO6
PO7 EO3, EO5, EO8, EO9
PO8 EO3, EO4
PO9 EO1d, 1e, EO2 |
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Young Marine must meet all requirements as dictated in the National Promotion Policy
and pass the national senior exam before proceeding to the Senior Guidebook |
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Advanced |
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Master Sergeant
YM/MSgt (YM8) |
No |
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PO1 EO1, EO2
PO2 EO1, EO4
PO3 EO1, EO2
PO4 EO1, EO2
PO5 EO1, EO3, EO4
PO6 EO1, EO2, EO3, EO7, EO9
PO7 EO1, EO3
PO8 EO1
PO9 EO1
PO10 EO1, EO4 |
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First Sergeant
YM/1sSgt (YM8) |
No - Must be Assigned by the Unit CO |
Must be a MSgt |
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Master Gunnery Sergeant
YM/MGySgt (YM9) |
No |
Hold Billet of 1sSgt
Earn Advanced Leadership School Award
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PO1 EO3, EO4
PO2 EO2, EO3
PO3 EO3, EO4, EO5
PO4 EO3, EO4
PO5 EO2, EO5, EO6
PO6 EO4, EO5, EO6, EO8
PO7 EO2, EO4
PO8 EO2, EO3
PO9 EO2, EO3
PO10 EO2, EO3 |
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Sergeant Major
YM/SgtMaj (YM9) |
No - Must be Assigned by the Battalion, Regiment or Division CO |
Must be a MGySgt |
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Young Marine must meet all requirements as dictated in the National Promotion Policy
and pass the national advanced exam.
This is a requirement not only for the purpose of finishing the advanced guidebook, but in the event the Young Marine wishes to pursue the DOM or become an Intern. |
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