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 just took a step that many senior enlisted leaders have long thought impossible. On 1 January 2026, the first group of nine master sergeants transitioned to first sergeant under a new ...

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 ...