What you need to know about the incoming Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

On Aug. 10, Ruiz will officially become the Marine Corps’ senior enlisted leader. He enlisted in the Corps in 1993 and started out as a warehouse clerk. He went on to become a recruiter in Los Angeles and then a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, serving as a drill instructor, drill master and chief instructor for Drill Instructor School.
As Ruiz prepares to become the Marine Corps’ senior enlisted leader, he said his top priority is to listen to the force. He also said that he is not coming into the job with the mentality that something needs to be fixed.

“We’ve been doing pretty well for a long time,” Ruiz said. “It’s not about what I’m going to change. It’s what’s not going to change, and that’s really about knowing your job, respecting the standard, and striving every day to have a disciplined day – that’s the way I think of it in my brain – to be a little better than you were yesterday.”

MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Great share. Imagine going from the lowest recruit to the higest ranking enlisted in the Marines! Semper Fi, OOHRAH and congrats SgtMaj Ruiz!