Question about Bates' rank

[alyse]

Does anyone know what rank Sgt Bates holds? I mean, obviously Sergeant Bates, but he's USMC, isn't he? So is he Sgt Bates? Staff Sgt Bates? Gunnery Sgt Bates? What rank does he hold? Does anyone know? The SciFi site only lists him as 'Sergeant', but that's the lowest Sergeant rank, and Bates seems to have more experience than that, plus both Markham and Stackhouse are also both listed as Sgts, and seem to defer to him, suggesting that somehow, in the labrynthine rank structure he's a more important Sgt than they are :)

I haven't seen any shots of his insignia, but there's this guide to what they mean.

And why does it have to be so complicated? The other characters probably think of him as 'Sgt' but Bates strikes me as the type of man who would think of himself by his full rank.

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[alyse]

I am so far behind on replying to comments that it's no longer funny :)

I'm fairly placid about people leaving comments in my LJ, even if I don't know them and even if they're concrit, so don't worry about it :) I only get irked if they're flames like u suxxor or disgusting. And yes, I've had those and the urge to hunt them down and kill them teach them some manners is immense ::g::

My own JAG viewing is very, very old, back before Gunny and when it was the blonde. That dates me, doesn't it?