UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS

( GOT COIN AFTER COMPLETING RECRUIT TRAINING ON MCRD PI AND EARNING THE RANK ON PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN 2021 ) TEXT FEATURED OF PIECE: FRONT: UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BACK: SEMPER FIDELIS BRIEF INFORMATION / HISTORY: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) IS THE SECOND ENLISTED RANK IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, REPRESENTING A MARINE’S PROGRESSION FROM RECRUIT TO A MORE EXPERIENCED AND RESPONSIBLE WARFIGHTER. AFTER GRADUATING FROM MARINE CORPS RECRUIT TRAINING, A MARINE IS INITIALLY RANKED AS A PRIVATE (E-1) BUT CAN BE PROMOTED TO PFC (E-2) THROUGH TIME IN SERVICE, MERITORIOUS PROMOTION, OR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN TRAINING. THIS RANK SIGNIFIES A MARINE’S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT, AS THEY FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS IN THEIR ASSIGNED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS). THE RANK OF PFC DATES BACK TO 1917 AND HAS BEEN A CRUCIAL STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARINES AS THEY PREPARE FOR GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE CORPS. A PFC CONTINUES TO LEARN FROM NCOs AND EXPERIENCED LEADERS, BUILDING THE DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSIONALISM REQUIRED TO SUCCEED IN BOTH COMBAT AND GARRISON ENVIRONMENTS. WHILE STILL A JUNIOR ENLISTED MARINE, A PFC IS EXPECTED TO EXEMPLIFY THE ESPRIT DE CORPS AND WARFIGHTING MINDSET THAT DEFINES THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.