An E-5 (Sergeant) in the Marine Corps is a big deal. Actually, Sergeants and Captains are the two most important ranks to the Marine Corps. They are in charge of the stuff that matters.

"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.