https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-do-you-think-will-be-the-next-sergeant-major-of-the-marine-corps <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/interactive/article/20140911/NEWS/309110060/Your-next-SMMC-Meet-11-Marines-who-could-get-call">http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/interactive/article/20140911/NEWS/309110060/Your-next-SMMC-Meet-11-Marines-who-could-get-call</a><br /><br />I personally believe it will be Sgt Maj Kasal, but I worked under Sgt Maj VanOostrom and he was a great leader. Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:47:28 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-do-you-think-will-be-the-next-sergeant-major-of-the-marine-corps <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/interactive/article/20140911/NEWS/309110060/Your-next-SMMC-Meet-11-Marines-who-could-get-call">http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/interactive/article/20140911/NEWS/309110060/Your-next-SMMC-Meet-11-Marines-who-could-get-call</a><br /><br />I personally believe it will be Sgt Maj Kasal, but I worked under Sgt Maj VanOostrom and he was a great leader. Cpl Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 12 Sep 2014 09:47:28 -0400 2014-09-12T09:47:28-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-do-you-think-will-be-the-next-sergeant-major-of-the-marine-corps?n=272800&urlhash=272800 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It will be a travesty in my opinion if Kasal doesn&#39;t get it. Kasal has been on the front lines for the USMC for years, meritoriously promoted numerous times, Marine/NCO of the quarter/year/etc. numerous times, and he has multiple awards for valor including the Navy Cross and 2 purple hearts. To me they have to make Kasal SgtMajUSMC or it says to the combat decorated soldiers that their efforts are not as important as staff time. SGT James Elphick Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:25:04 -0400 2014-10-10T18:25:04-04:00 2014-09-12T09:47:28-04:00