Posted on Jul 13, 2021
Did you prefer to be called Gunny or did you insist on Gunnery Sergeant?
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I've known several who insisted on being called by the complete rank, most of which seemed to go the 1ST SGT route. Personally, being the"Gunny" was one the highlights of my life. 12 years later I still get a grin when I run into someone and they address me as Gunny.
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There’s a time and place for formality but it’s less often than the Corps thinks it should be. I preferred Gunny unless it was some slacker addressing me and it encouraged their lack of bearing/professionalism.
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I feel the same, however being on the Drill Field we always required the proper nomenclature of the Rank structure, but it still feels great these days to be addressed as Gunny.
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GySgt Thomas Vick Is that why you are a USAA customer, because they address you as GySgt?
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When I was a GySgt, I didn't really care, but only someone who was currently or previously was going to call me Guns.
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