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A weapons platoon will usually have a first lieutenant (O-2) and a gunnery sergeant (E-7) due to the generally larger number of Marines (up to 69 in the 81mm mortar platoon) in these platoons (the heavy machinegun platoon being the exception with only 28 members) and the more complex weapon systems employed.
A Marine platoon sergeant is the senior noncommissioned officer in the unit, which generally is composed of about 40 Marines. In most cases, a platoon sergeant holds the rank of staff sergeant, pay grade E-6, and has been a Marine for at least four years, at least two of them as a sergeant. Many Marine platoon sergeants have taken special small unit leadership training, especially the Infantry Unit Leadersâ Course at Camp Geiger, North Carolina.