Pressing: Manufacturing may be one of your biggest expenses. There are a few different ways this can go down: If you have a distribution deal, your distributor may pay for manufacturing up front and then recoup the costs from sales.
When a opening takes place (someone retires) then the Marine Corps promotion board looks at the available candidates and their fitness report scores to fill the vacancy. So make sure you have excellent scores and reports. I picked up SSgt (E6) in 10 years. Gunnery Sergeant (E7) may take up to 14 to 16 years.
How much does an E-9 Master Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps get paid? A Master Gunnery Sergeant is a staff noncommissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps at DoD paygrade E-9. A Master Gunnery Sergeant receives a monthly basic pay salary starting at $0 per month, with raises up to $7,845 per month once they have served for over 40 years.