Posted on Nov 24, 2019
SSG Field Artillery Firefinder Radar Operator
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Because we aren’t the Marine Corps.
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SSG Field Artillery Firefinder Radar Operator
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Im asking for legit answers.
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1SG Vet Technician
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Even the SPC-9 rank only has 3 stripes.
The classic 3 stripes /3 rockers goes back to the Civil War.

The better question is why did the USMC add a rocker?
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GySgt Kenneth Pepper
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Because an E9 outranks an E8. Why would they have the same number of stripes?
There are actually 4 distinct E9 rank insignias in the Marine Corps. Two are worn by only1 Marine each at any given time.
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Im aware of all that. I used to be in the Corps but never new the reason the difference between the two branches. E8 and E9 have 3 rockers in the army.
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