Which rank is represented by three stripes, cross rifles, three rockers?

• A. Gunnery Sergeant
• B. First Sergeant
• C. Master Sergeant
• D. Sergeant Major

Answer: (C)

This pattern tests how to read military rank insignia: the number of chevrons (stripes) above, the number of rockers below, and the symbol in the center identify the exact rank and branch. Three chevrons up with three rockers down is a high enlisted rank, and the center symbol is what pinpoints the branch. A pair of crossed rifles in the center denotes Infantry, and with the three stripes above and three rockers below that combination corresponds to Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army (pay grade E-8). The other options differ in the center device or service, so they don’t match this exact arrangement: First Sergeant uses a diamond in the center, Sergeant Major uses a star, and Gunnery Sergeant belongs to a different service with its own insignia layout.