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Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans
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Marine Corps' Next Sergeant Major Talks About His Plans as Top Enlisted Leader
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Enlisted Marine Corps Ranks
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Here are some of the ways the Marines are trying to improve retention
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The Few, the Proud' aren't so few: Marines recruiting surges while other services struggle
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Marine Corps Ranks
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Marines Who Volunteer for Special Duty Assignments Can Earn Thousands with New Bonus
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Marine Corps to Shut Down, Cut Back 7 MOSs as the Force Prepares for Change
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Black, Ruiz Reflect on the Role of the Marine Corps' Top Enlisted Leader - USNI News
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TIL of a man who joined the Marines as a private, got promoted to Sergeant and then became an officer as a Lieutenant, then got discharged, enlisted as a Private again, then
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