{"id":31758,"date":"2023-08-14T17:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T17:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/14\/marine-infantry-school-on-west-coast-fires-its-sergeant-major\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:01:34","slug":"marine-infantry-school-on-west-coast-fires-its-sergeant-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/08\/14\/marine-infantry-school-on-west-coast-fires-its-sergeant-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine infantry school on West Coast fires its sergeant major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The top enlisted Marine<\/a> at one of the Corps\u2019 two entry-level schools was fired in July, the Marine Corps confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sgt. Maj. Steven M. Burkett was \u201cformally relieved\u201d July 13 by Col. Seth MacCutcheon, the commanding officer of School of Infantry-West, \u201cfor a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to perform his duties as the Command Sergeant Major,\u201d Maj. Joshua Pena, a spokesman for Marine Corps Training Command, said in a statement to Marine Corps Times Aug. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA preliminary inquiry was conducted into the matter and can be requested through the Freedom of Information Act,\u201d Pena said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marine Corps\u2019 public records office at Quantico, Virginia, said in a letter to Marine Corps Times on Wednesday that it would not begin a search for the inquiry or confirm its existence because it would not be a publicly releasable document.<\/p>\n\n\n\t