Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant this month as part of the ...

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 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 ...