Marine Ranks

The ranks within the Marine System are fairly straightforward, where each rank is clearly delineated.
Officers present at Marine Headquarters are considered the elite forces of the Marines, about three ranks higher in terms of power from those of the same rank at other bases. All ranks present from "Lieutenant" above are usually trained here, exceptions being those in command of other Marine bases which includes Axe-Hand Morgan and Nezumi.
This page will list the Marine ranks and the soldiers who hold the titles.
==Rank Insignia==
The Marines do not have a system of rank insignia per se. There is significant variation in the kind of uniform worn by officers, with many options to wear a variety of dress showcasing their own eccentric style. Marines are also allowed to wield whatever weapon they are most comfortable with, no matter how unusual it is. They are even free to fight bare-handed. However, as a general rule set down by the author, uniform guidelines are as follows:
*Upon first entering the Marines, new recruits are given the standard uniform, consisting of a white, short-sleeved shirt emblazoned with the Marine emblem; a simplified gull with the word "MARINE" underneath it, on the back; a blue neckerchief; dark blue trousers; and a baseball cap also with the word "MARINE" across the front. All officers at the rank of and below wear this. The quasi-rank of adds the kanji 雑 Zatsu ("various" or "odds and ends") to the sleeves, and to the Marine emblem on the back.
*Once an officer has reached the rank of , he or she can choose from a number of different uniforms, including his or her personal clothes. Only those who really want to appear "sailor-like" will stay with a more traditional uniform.
*Sailors at the rank of and above are allowed to wear the coat with on the back. This coat tends to be worn like a cape, draped over the shoulders with the arms not in the sleeves. It should be noted that the sleeves of these coats are often much longer than the wearers' arms.
*For the rank of and above, a suit worn underneath the "Justice" coat is the preferred attire.
There are, of course, exceptions: Jango and Fullbody wear their own clothes with the "MARINE" hat, despite holding the rank of . This may have something to do with the exceptional circumstances by which both of these men were brought into their present situation, or it may simply be lenience on the part of their Rear-admiral, Hina.
==Commissioned Marine Officers==
The eleven ranks from Fleet Admiral to Ensign are known as .
===Fleet Admiral===
 is the highest Marine rank, and is the commander of the entire organization. It is just above admiral but below the World Government Commander-in-Chief and the Five Elders. The fleet admiral and the three admirals are the only ones within the Marines capable of legally initiating a Buster Call, as well as granting World Government agents or lower ranking Marines the right to do so. The same also applies to the revocation of a Warlord of the Sea title.
A white suit seems to be the preferred attire of the Fleet Admiral, though heavily stylized according to the person. The coat possesses pure gold epaulettes and white cuffs. Both Sengoku and Sakazuki wore this, though in the anime, Akainu's cuffs were red. 
Current Fleet Admiral	Former Fleet Admirals
*Sakazuki 	
*Kong (promoted to Commander-in-Chief)
*Sengoku (transferred to General Inspector)
===Admiral===
 is the second highest rank in the Marines. There are only three Marines who hold this title at any given time, and they are crowned as the World Government's , as each of them possess deadly combat abilities. They are the only Marines, along with the fleet admiral, able to issue a Buster Call on any island they deem a threat.
A Marine Admiral will wear a Justice coat with golden epaulettes and cuffs corresponding to the color of their alias with the exception of Sengoku, who wear red epaulettes and the standard golden cuff. In addition, the attire of the admiral will often match the color of their alias.
Current Admirals	Former Admirals
*Borsalino
*Issho
*Aramaki	
*Sengoku (promoted to fleet admiral)
*Sakazuki (promoted to fleet admiral)
*Kuzan (resigned)
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*Zephyr (transferred to instructor)
===Vice Admiral===
 is the third highest rank in the Marines. These officers can have varying duties and amounts of authority. For example, one vice admiral, John Giant, is seen to have some special authority, as he was the first in the entire Marine Headquarters to receive the report of the Buster Call and could also evidently command other vice admirals to dispatch. There are always at least five vice admirals sent with a Buster Call fleet.
The general attire of a vice admiral is that of a Marine coat with epaulets and a suit and tie worn underneath. The only vice admiral to wear an attire different from others is, again, John Giant, who wears a gold and red uniform with a strain of medals on his chest. While most vice admirals wear standard blue epaulets, Garp wears black and red, while Tsuru wears purple and gold.
Vice admirals are the Marine's strongest combat force outside of the admirals, and it would seem that most of them are swordsmen and several have been shown using Rokushiki. Many Giants who are shown to be Marines are vice admirals, a testament to their immense strength. Another attribute that is common among vice admirals is that they all know and can use at least one type of Haki.
Current Vice Admirals	Former Vice Admirals
*Monkey D. Garp (transferred to instructor but still retains title)
*Tsuru
*John Giant
*Comil (G-2)
*Momonga (G-1)
*Onigumo
*Doberman
*Strawberry
*Yamakaji
*Lacroix
*Lonz
*Stainless
*Mozambia
*Cancer
*Dalmatian
*Bastille
*Smoker (G-5)
*Maynard
*Draw
*Gion
*Tokikake
*Nazu Ketagari
*Doll (G-14)
*Hound
*Red King
*Guillotine
*Tosa
*Pomsky
*Bluegrass
*Urban
*Hototogisu
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*Jonathan (G-8)
*Komei
*Wilder
*Prodi
*Blago
*Graydle
*Balzac	
*Jaguar D. Saul (defected)
*Kuzan (promoted to admiral)
*Sakazuki (promoted to admiral)
*Borsalino (promoted to admiral)
*Vergo (G-5, undercover, deceased)
*T Bone (deceased)
===Rear Admiral===
 is the fourth highest rank in the Marines. They have full command over any and all lower ranking marines. They are known for being powerful fighters, and in some rare cases, rear admirals of high-enough caliber and reputation are given additional responsibility and authority, in the case of the rear admirals assigned directly to marine headquarters, with Hina as an example.
This is the minimum rank required for a Marine to be eligible to bear witness to the Five Elders.
Current Rear Admirals	Former Rear Admirals
*Sicily
*Akehende
*Catacombo
*Kadar (G-2)
*Hina (Headquarters)
*Prince Grus (G-14)
*Kujaku
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*Yukimura
*Barricade (Headquarters)
*Bufflo	
*Strawberry (promoted to vice admiral)
*X Drake (a ruse so he could go undercover)
*T Bone (promoted to vice admiral)
===Commodore===
 is the fifth highest rank in the Marines. Commodores have command over any marines of lower rank and are tasked with authoritative matters too important for a marine of captain rank to handle. In the case of Brannnew, commodores assigned to Headquarters are given duties or responsibilities of equal importance to their higher ranked superiors. In Brannew's case, he is responsible for the assigning of bounties to pirates and criminals, and reports directly to the fleet admiral.
Current Commodores	Former Commodores
*Brannew (Headquarters)
*Daigin (Headquarters)'
*Yarisugi (G-5)
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*Kibin (Name and rank)
*Bilić (Headquarters)
*Gage (Headquarters)
*Guard (Headquarters)	
*Smoker (promoted to vice admiral)
*Pudding Pudding (77th Branch, deceased)
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*Shuzo (resigned)
===Captain===
 is the sixth highest rank in the Marines. One of the duties that a Marine captain could have is to be the commander of one of the several Marine branches established on the islands around the world. In addition, a captain is often seen navigating the seas in order to capture pirates and keep order, in these cases, the captain is the leader of the ship, as long as there are no higher-ranking Marines on board. A Marine captain is considered a strong Marine officer whose experience and battle performance are forces to be reckoned with. Most of the several Marine captains seen in the series are powerful fighters with Devil Fruit powers, high combat skills or considerable tactical knowledge.
Interestingly, while the supposed attire of a captain is a suit under the Justice coat, very few captains follow this style of dress, instead preferring the basic uniform, such as Captains Very Good and Shu, or something unique to the individual, such as Captain T Bone. 
Current Captains	Former Captains
*Very Good (Headquarters)
*Shu (Headquarters)
*Sharinguru (Headquarters)
*Gorilla
*Koby (Headquarters)
*Tashigi (G-5)
*Nezumi (16th Branch)
*Ratel
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*LeMay
*Moore
*Trap
*Grount
*Tomac (Marineford)	
*Morgan (153rd Branch, discharged)
*Smoker (Headquarters, promoted to commodore)
*Vergo (promoted to vice admiral)
*Hina (Headquarters) (promoted to rear admiral)
*T Bone (Headquarters) (promoted to rear admiral)
===Commander===
 is the seventh highest rank in the Marines.
Current Commanders	Former Commanders
*Ripper (153rd Branch)
*Hibari (Headquarters)
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*Glove (Headquarters)
*Governor 
*Shepherd (Headquarters)
*Week (Headquarters)	
*Donquixote Rosinante (Deceased)
===Lieutenant Commander===
 is the eighth highest rank in the Marines. It is sometimes localized as "Major".
Current Lieutenant Commanders	Former Lieutenant Commanders
*Helmeppo (Headquarters)
*Fullbody
*Jango
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*Hardy (8th Branch)
*Rapanui Pasqua
*Drake (G-8)
* Agray (Enies Lobby)	
*Brannew (Headquarters, promoted to commodore)
*Morgan (promoted to captain)
*Draw (promoted to vice admiral)
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*Randolph (resigned)
===Lieutenant===
 is the ninth highest rank in the Marines.
Current Lieutenants	Former Lieutenants
*Zotto 	
*Fullbody (demoted to seaman recruit)
===Lieutenant Junior Grade===
 is the tenth highest rank in the Marines.
Current Lieutenant Junior Grades	Former Lieutenant Junior Grades
*Stalker
*Rokkaku
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*Ant De Bonham
* Shimoi Zappa	
===Ensign===
 is the eleventh highest rank in the Marines, and the lowest and last rank within commissioned officers. This is the lowest rank given permission to wear the kanji on the backs of their clothing.
Current Ensigns	Former Ensigns
*Makko
*Isuka
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*Arsel	
*Tashigi (promoted to captain)
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*Daddy Masterson (resigned)
==Infantry and Sailor Division==
===Warrant Officer===
 is the twelfth highest rank in the Marines, and the highest amongst the Infantry and Sailor Division.
Current Warrant Officers	Former Warrant Officers
Non-canon
*Sada 	
===Master Chief Petty Officer===
 is the thirteenth highest rank in the Marines.
Current Master Chief Petty Officers	Former Master Chief Petty Officers
 	
*Tashigi (promoted to ensign)
*Koby (promoted to captain)
===Chief Petty Officer===
 is the fourteenth highest rank in the Marines.
Current Chief Petty Officers	Former Chief Petty Officers
*Mashikaku
*Shine
*Asahija
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*Straight
*Sargus	
*Morgan (promoted to lieutenant commander)
*Helmeppo (promoted to lieutenant commander)
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*Minchey (incarcerated)
===Petty Officer===
 is the fifteenth highest rank in the Marines. There are no known characters who hold this title.
Once a Marine rises to this rank, he or she is allowed to wear many different uniforms or even civil clothes. However, many petty officers prefer to appear "sailor-like" and continue wearing the traditional uniform.
Current Petty Officers	Former Petty Officers
 	
*Zephyr (promoted)
*Komei (promoted)
===Seaman First Class===
 is the sixteenth highest rank in the Marines.
Current Seaman First Class	Former Seaman First Class
*Lines 	
===Seaman Apprentice===
 is the seventeenth highest rank in the Marines. There are no known characters who hold this title.
===Seaman Recruit===
 or is the eighteenth highest rank in the Marines.
Current Seaman Recruits	Former Seaman Recruits
*Ukkari 	
*Fullbody (promoted)
*Jango (promoted)
===Chore Boy===
 is the nineteenth highest, or more specifically, the lowest rank, in the Marines. Chore boys have no official uniform besides a white Marine shirt without decoration and blue Marine trousers.
Current Chore Boys	Former Chore Boys
Non-canon
*Pokke 	
*Koby (promoted to master chief petty officer)
*Helmeppo (promoted to chief petty officer)
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*Rapanui Pasqua (promoted to lieutenant commander)
*Isoka (promoted)
*Pukau (promoted)
*Akibi (promoted)
*Rongo (promoted)
==Support Staff==
Among the rank and file are others who keep the Marines running in a non-combative capacity.
===Base Commander===
The is the designated officer in charge of a particular Marine base, a post typically held by the highest ranking Marine at the base. While more than one Marine at a base can hold the highest rank, only one is designated as the base commander.
Current Base Commanders	Former Base Commanders
*Ripper (153rd Branch)
*Comil (G-2)
*Momonga (G-1)
*Smoker (G-5)
*Doll (G-14)
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*Nelson Royale (8th Branch)
*Saga (Asuka Island dojo)
*Jonathan (G-8)
*Trap (Trap Tower)
*Komei (Nebulandia base)
*Wilder (Promise Land base)
*Prodi (G-F)	
*Smoker (Loguetown base)
*Morgan (153rd Branch)
*Vergo (G-5)
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*Bilić (Hand Island base)
===Inspector General===
 is a special rank which has the duty of detecting and investigating instances of maladministration, corruption, or defection in the Marine organization.
The only known Inspector General at the moment is the former Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
Current Inspector Generals	Former Inspector Generals
*Sengoku 	
===Instructor===
 is a special rank which has the duty of training Marine recruits to become strong and rise in rank. Resigned Marines of high prestige are sometimes requested to remain as instructors for the future generation.
Current Instructors	Former Instructors
*Monkey D. Garp 	
*N/A
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*Zephyr (resigned)
===Cook===
Cooks handle the preparation of meals for the soldiers, making them essential. Some bases are also known to have servers who serve the food to the soldiers.
At Marine Headquarters, there exist a group of four legendary chefs called the . The only known member of the group is Komakkov.
Current Cooks	Former Cooks
*Koda
*Kyuji
*Komakkov
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*Tajio
*Jessica
*Unnamed G-8 Sous Chef
*Shinpachi
*Billy
*Tom
*Marley Brothers	
Current Servers	Former Servers
*Rika
*Gatherine	
===Doctor===
Doctors are help the soldiers to recover after a fight.
Current Doctors	Former Doctors
*Fishbonen
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*Kobato	
===Scientist===
Scientists developed weapons, enhancement drugs, and other inventions so that the Marines can more easily take down criminals.
Current Scientists	Former Scientists
 	
*Vegapunk (deceased)
*Caesar Clown (arrested, later escaped)
===Shipwright===
Shipwrights build and repair ships for the Marines to sail.
Current Shipwrights	Former Shipwrights
*Mekao
*Dojaku 	
===Custodian===
Custodians handle the cleaning on Marine bases and ships, much like chore boys, but unable to rise in rank due to not actually being Marines.
Current Custodians	Former Custodians
*Unnamed G-8 Head Custodian	
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