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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, command senior enlisted leader of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, left, congratulates 1st Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker, an individual material readiness list coordinator with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, during a redesignation ceremony, Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2025. Stoker became one of the first Marines to laterally transfer to first sergeant through the E-8 redesignation board pilot, a new program within the Marine Corps that allows qualified master sergeants to apply for redesignation as first sergeants. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)