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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker’s promotion warrant lays on a table with a pair of used master sergeant ranks after 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)