Micheal Barrett
| Micheal P. Barrett | |
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Barrett in June 2011, during his tenure as the 17th Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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| Nickname(s) | Mike |
| Born | April 5, 1963 |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1981–2015 |
| Rank |  Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps |
| Commands held | Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps |
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Micheal P. "Mike" Barrett (born 1963) was the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps succeeding Carlton W. Kent on June 9, 2011. As the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Barrett was the highest ranking noncommissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps. However, since October 1, 2011, he had been outranked by Bryan B. Battaglia, a Marine sergeant major who serves as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a position that outranks the senior enlisted advisors of the individual services.
Sergeant Major Barrett was born in 1963 and grew up in the Upstate New York town of Youngstown. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17, on March 16, 1981, and underwent recruit training at Delta Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion Parris Island.
In November 1981, Sergeant Major Barrett completed the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. He was ordered to 1st Battalion 4th Marines in Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms for duty. He attended Ranger School, and served as a rifleman, grenadier, fireteam leader, squad leader, and platoon sergeant, meritoriously promoted up to the rank of sergeant. He met his wife Susan there, marrying her in August 1984, and then transferred the same month to serve as an Inspector-Instructor for 2nd Battalion 25th Marines at New Rochelle, New York. Outside of his primary duties as an infantry instructor, he was assigned numerous support duties to include; Armorer, Nuclear Biological Chemical noncommissioned officer, and Training Chief.
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