With the raising of two battalions by the Continental Congress ... This style is reserved for Marines at the rank of corporal and above; the stripe increases in width for officers and general ...

Enlisted Marine Corps ranks are broken down into three levels -- junior enlisted, non-commissioned officers and staff non-commissioned officers. As a Marine moves up the ladder, his or her ...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its 240th birthday, marking the Nov. 10, 1775, decision by the Second Continental Congress to establish two battalions of Marines. Except those weren ...

As a female Marine, I can only imagine the torrent of criticism ­Johnson faced after she entered the ranks. If social media existed at the beginning of the 20th century, I imagine the heckling ...