Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant as part of the new E-8 pilot redesignation initiative.

The Marine Corps has launched a pilot program allowing master sergeants to apply for redesignation as first sergeants, marking the first formal pathway in decades for such career track shifts at the E ...

The Marine Corps broke a long-standing senior enlisted career divide this week by redesignating master sergeants to the rank of first sergeant under a new pilot program. Master Sgt. Joseph Stoker, an ...

The Marine Corps announced a pilot program last month that will allow senior enlisted Marines to reenlist to the end of their service limitation without having to submit recurring -- and often ...