{"id":60996,"date":"2017-09-05T17:25:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T17:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/09\/05\/kelly-best-job-i-ever-had-was-a-sergeant-in-the-corps\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:24:48","slug":"kelly-best-job-i-ever-had-was-a-sergeant-in-the-corps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/09\/05\/kelly-best-job-i-ever-had-was-a-sergeant-in-the-corps\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly: Best job I ever had was a sergeant in the Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Serving as President Donald Trump\u2019s chief of staff may be the pinnacle of retired Marine Gen. John Kelly\u2019s distinguished career, but Kelly nevertheless says his favorite job was as a Marine noncommissioned officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe best job I ever had was as a sergeant in the Marine Corps,\u201d the Washington Post<\/a> quoted him as saying in August, shortly after assuming his White House position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd after one week on this job, I believe the best job I ever had is as a sergeant in the Marine Corps,\u201d Kelly said, according to the Post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Boston, Kelly enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970 and rose to the rank of sergeant. He left active duty in 1972 to attend college and then was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1976 after graduating from the University of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\t