greg:gunnery sergeant is a german or britsh rank i forgot i heard it on the military chanlle
Sorry Greg.
Gunnery Sergeant is a USMC rank.
It was Clint Eastwood's rank in "Heartbreak Ridge".
It's the equivalent of Sergeant First Class.
Here's a link to a photo on the USMC web-site.
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20051018184255
Later.