Drill Insrtuctors...

[F-35_Airframes Mech]

Alpha Company
1st Battalion
Plt 1028
SDI SSgt Athey
Heavy Sgt Long
Sgt Lester
Sgt Kicker LOL

[JITB]

What's a "Heavy Sgt"?

[MWSG37]

MCRD San Diego Plt. 3089

SSgt. Lyons
SSgt. Cohee
SSgt. Garrison
Sgt. Rocha

[riceke]

Originally Posted by JITB

What's a "Heavy Sgt"?

A sergeant with a "rocker"

[riceke]

SDI: SSgt Ferrari, Sgt Jarrell, Cpl Hoffman, Cpl Corbet.

[JITB]

Originally Posted by riceke

A sergeant with a "rocker"

Never heard the term!

[KA-BAR70]

SSgt. Lawrence
SSgt. Witherspoon
Sgt. Matheny

Plt. 1123 MCRD San Diego
August 1970
Co. "B" " Semper Fi "

[Cpl Miller]

We've taken the liberty in creating your platoon in our boot camp database, if you want we can also post your contact information (email address), just say the word and we'll make it happen.

Admin

[riceke]

Originally Posted by JITB

Never heard the term!

In my days a "Heavy" was a staff sgt or above. A "Rocker" is the stripe underneath the top 3 stripes. Heavy also was referred to as anyone who re-upped (renlisted) usually a staff sgt or above and were called "Heavies" much as the term "Lifer".

[JITB]

Originally Posted by riceke

In my days a "Heavy" was a staff sgt or above.

Must have been something that came about after I got out! I never heard the term while I was in and didn't hear it from any Marines after I got out in 1962.

[Cpl Miller]

the phrase was used during the 40's, or early 50's?

[JITB]

riceke is from your era in the Corps! I talked to some WWII Vets I know and they never heard the term either.

[Cpl Miller]

I had never heard of the phrase either, but it sounds about right as a HEAVY Sgt being a SSgt.

[Vewenneker]

I met him again in Vietnam in 3rd Tank Battalion. We were both 2531's (Radio Operator's). For a year I called him "Sir" whenever I heard him on the same frequency. I could not break the boot camp habit. All others thought this was numerous

[Vewenneker]

Typo above: Meant "humorous". Not "numerous".

[awsmmix]

Originally Posted by Shered

Plt. 177 M.C.R.D./P.I.S.C. Oct. 1959 Grad. Jan.1960

Lt.Col. L.L.Parrow Commanding Officer 1st Bn.
Capt. W.M.Greene Commanding Officer B Co.
1 Lt. R.L.Sindelar Series Officer
A.Gy.Sgt. J.T.Atkins Series N.C.O
Gy.Sgt. C.R.Waite C.D.I.
A.S.Sgt. J.P.Lavan S.D.I.
A.S.Sgt. R.J.Chavous J.D.I.
A.Sgt. M.E.Butler J.D.I.

Got Sick went to Hospital in Beaufort , S.C.
Returned to Plt.374 M.C.R.D. Grad. Feb.1960

A.S.Sgt. W.L.Moore S.D.I. On The Viet. Wall
A.S.Sgt. J.L.Jenkins J.D.I.
A.Sgt. M.R.Mason J.D.I.

My Senior DI was A.S.Sgt W. Hargrove, the Junior DIs were J L Jenkins and B H Scott.

We were an all Alabama platoon, 347, formed in June, 1960. Wish I could get in touch with either or all of them.

[mvantuyl]

SSgt Lewis
SSgt Turner
SSgt Halliday

[Marine72_81]

Originally Posted by JITB

What's a "Heavy Sgt"?

about 300 pounds that's all

[Chuck]

Jack we both know that during our active duty time if you weighted 300 pounds you would not be a Marine. I served from 1956 to 1976. I never heard the term heavy when it came to a SSgt.

[Marine72_81]

Sorry But when I was in Japan we had a sgt. who was over weight but still passed hi PFT and know one knew how he could but he did.. and as for my comment about weighting 300 pounds it was meant as a joke someone ask about a Heavy Sgt. and Made a joke about 300 pounds ...