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Sergeant Major M. S. Ryan Sergeant Major Ryan graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA, in April 1993. Following recruit training; Private First Class Ryan attended Marine Combat Training at Camp Pendleton, CA and Supply Administration School at Camp Johnson, NC. Private First Class Ryan reported to his first command, Headquarters Company, 1st Marine Regiment, in July 1993 and performed duties as a property clerk. In November 1995, Lance Corporal Ryan received orders to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan. Upon his arrival to Okinawa, he was promoted ...

Jamaican fisherman's son to be first black leader of Coldstream Guards Larisa Brown for the Daily Mail © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Glowing with pride, this is the man who has soared into Army history from an unlikely background. Born into a poor family in Jamaica, Kirtland Gill will be the first black soldier to lead the Queen's elite Coldstream Guards. He has been chosen to be its next Regimental Sergeant Major – one of the most senior Army roles. The son of a fisherman, he flew to Britain to visit relatives aged 20 and ended up joining the Army. © Provide...

Share Currently a Warrant Officer Class 2, he served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, and has already met the Queen twice. Speaking about his new post, which he will take up in April, the 40-year-old said: 'I am honoured to have been given the opportunity to be the next Regimental Sergeant Major. He has been chosen to be its next Regimental Sergeant Major – one of the most senior Army roles 'It's not something that's just given to you because of who you are, it is something you need to achieve. 'Everyone who held this post before me would have gone through t...