Senior enlisted advisor usmc birthday
Senior enlisted advisor usmc birthday
U.S. Navy.
Troy E. Black
5th Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman and 19th sergeant major of the Marine Corps
Troy E. Black (born 1969) is a United States Marine who has served as the 5th senior enlisted advisor to the chairman since November 3, 2023.
He was the 19th sergeant major of the Marine Corps from July 2019 to August 2023.
Early life
Black is a native of Louisville, Kentucky[1] and a 1987 graduate of Jeffersontown High School.[3][citation needed]
Military career
Black entered U.S.
Marine recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in April 1988, graduating in July 1988. In October 1988, he graduated from the United States Marine Corps School of Infantry at Camp Geiger in North Carolina and received the military occupational specialty of 0331-Machine Gunner.[4]
In December 1988, Black graduated the Marine Security Force School and was posted to the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59