[Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs

Posted By: David Winfred Gaddy
Date: Saturday, 6 September 2003 1013 hrs. EDT

In the 19thC the term "Lance" appears to have been a temporary rank "boost"--a sort of "poor man's brevet"--which, I presume, meant no additional pay, but could give, e.g., a private the status of an acting NCO. How, when and why did the USMC pick up this rather obscure term and incorporate it into their present day rank structure?

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• [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- David Winfred Gaddy -- Saturday, 6 September 2003 1013 hrs. EDT
  • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- James B. Ronan II -- Saturday, 6 September 2003 2208 hrs. EDT
    • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- David Winfred Gaddy -- Sunday, 7 September 2003 2336 hrs. EDT
      • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- THOMAS B. PIRNIE -- Thursday, 11 September 2003 1321 hrs. EDT
        • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- Mike Davies -- Monday, 15 September 2003 0939 hrs. EDT
          • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- David Winfred Gaddy -- Monday, 15 September 2003 1652 hrs. EDT
            • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- Mike Davies -- Monday, 15 September 2003 1826 hrs. EDT
              • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- David Winfred Gaddy -- Tuesday, 16 September 2003 0940 hrs. EDT
          • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- Linnea M. Bass -- Sunday, 21 September 2003 1700 hrs. EDT
            • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- Dan Elder -- Sunday, 16 November 2003 1723 hrs. EDT
              • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- Michael von Deckbar -- Sunday, 30 November 2003 2124 hrs. EDT
  • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- René Chartrand -- Tuesday, 27 January 2004 1200 hrs. EDT
    • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- Billy Markland -- Tuesday, 20 December 2005 2147 hrs. EDT
      • Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs -- David Winfred Gaddy -- Monday, 2 January 2006 1538 hrs. EDT