Why doesn't the E9 rank in the Army have 4 rockers like the Marines do? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:25:18 -0500 Why doesn't the E9 rank in the Army have 4 rockers like the Marines do? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> SSG Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:25:18 -0500 2019-11-24T13:25:18-05:00 Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 24 at 2019 2:21 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do?n=5270899&urlhash=5270899 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Because we aren’t the Marine Corps. 2LT Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 24 Nov 2019 14:21:56 -0500 2019-11-24T14:21:56-05:00 Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Nov 24 at 2019 7:27 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do?n=5271863&urlhash=5271863 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Because we are not sea soldiers/USMC SGM Bill Frazer Sun, 24 Nov 2019 19:27:55 -0500 2019-11-24T19:27:55-05:00 Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 24 at 2019 9:45 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do?n=5272303&urlhash=5272303 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Even the SPC-9 rank only has 3 stripes.<br />The classic 3 stripes /3 rockers goes back to the Civil War. <br /><br />The better question is why did the USMC add a rocker? 1SG Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 24 Nov 2019 21:45:03 -0500 2019-11-24T21:45:03-05:00 Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Nov 25 at 2019 12:09 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do?n=5274221&urlhash=5274221 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The two services design their own rank insignia. The Army wanted 3, the Marines wanted 4. There&#39;s nothing more to it that that. SFC Michael Hasbun Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:09:44 -0500 2019-11-25T12:09:44-05:00 Response by SrA John Monette made Nov 25 at 2019 1:16 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do?n=5274457&urlhash=5274457 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>because the Army can&#39;t count that high SrA John Monette Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:16:24 -0500 2019-11-25T13:16:24-05:00 Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 25 at 2019 9:07 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do?n=5275888&urlhash=5275888 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Because we are a Branch and they aren&#39;t so they have to do something to make them special SSG Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:07:43 -0500 2019-11-25T21:07:43-05:00 Response by GySgt Kenneth Pepper made Nov 26 at 2019 1:46 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do?n=5278612&urlhash=5278612 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Because an E9 outranks an E8. Why would they have the same number of stripes? <br />There are actually 4 distinct E9 rank insignias in the Marine Corps. Two are worn by only1 Marine each at any given time.<br />Winner gets no prize. GySgt Kenneth Pepper Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:46:54 -0500 2019-11-26T13:46:54-05:00 Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 27 at 2019 4:14 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-doesn-t-the-e9-rank-in-the-army-have-4-rockers-like-the-marines-do?n=5282725&urlhash=5282725 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The Army was first and the Marines basically copy our rank structure just like the Air Force did. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:14:45 -0500 2019-11-27T16:14:45-05:00 2019-11-24T13:25:18-05:00