Ronald L. Green

Sergeant Major Ronald L. Green is from Jackson, MS. He attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., in November 1983. Upon graduation, he was meritoriously promoted to private first class where he reported to Hotel Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif., in March 1984, for duty as a field artillery cannoneer.

In September 1984, he was meritoriously promoted to lance corporal. Green moved to Okinawa, Japan, in November 1985 and was assigned to Delta Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment. He was then meritoriously promoted to corporal in March 1985 and sergeant in August 1986.

In October 1987, he attended Nuclear Field Artillery School and earned the additional military occupational specialty of Field Artillery Nuclear Projectileman. In May 1988, Green reported to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to serve as the tower operator for Southern Impact Area Control, also known as Long Rifle. Then in April 1990, he served as a drill instructor, senior drill instructor and drill master at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. In July 1992, while on the drill field, he was meritoriously promoted to staff sergeant. In September of that same year, Green reported to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, for duty as a section chief.

He deployed to Somalia with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), during Operation Restore Hope in 1993. Upon his return, he transferred to Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, as the battery gunnery sergeant.

From July 1995 to August 1998, Green served as the assistant marine officer instructor at Southern University and A&M College located in Baton Rouge, LA. During this period, he was promoted to the rank of gunnery sergeant. Green assumed the duties as the battery gunnery sergeant for Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, in October 1998. He was promoted to first sergeant in December 2000.

Green reported to Bossier City, LA, for Inspector-Instructor Duty with B Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, in April 2001. During this tour, he deployed to South America in support of Operation United Americas (UNITAS) for seven months. He was promoted to sergeant major in April 2005 and reported to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton. They conducted a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. In February 2007, Green transferred to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39. He assumed the duties of the Sergeant Major of Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, Henderson Hall, Arlington, VA, in June 2008.

He took the post of Sergeant Major for Marine Corps Forces Europe/Marine Corps Forces Africa, Stuttgart, Germany, in August 2010, where he supported numerous theater security cooperation and noncommissioned officer development efforts with partner nations. In June 2012, he returned to Camp Pendleton where he served as the I Marine Expeditionary Force Sergeant Major. Green was selected by the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford to be the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps on January 20, 2015. Assuming his post in February 2015, Green was the longest serving Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps serving four years and five months. He served under the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford, the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert B. Neller, and briefly under the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps General David H. Berger. He served in this position until July 2019. His personal awards include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with gold star, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with four gold stars, and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with two gold stars.

Sergeant Major Green holds a Bachelor of Science degree in cybersecurity and a Master of Science degree in cybersecurity policy and cloud computing architecture from the University of Maryland University College. He also holds multiple computer security certifications.