GySgt Patrick Maley is an Associate Professor of Naval Science in the Department of Naval Science at the University of Mississippi. He is a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and is a Marine Officer Instructor in the NROTC program.
Biography
Patrick D. Maley enlisted in the Marine Corps in January of 2008 and attended Recruit Training in July of 2008 Lima Company 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Depot San Diego, California. In November of 2008 he reported to the School of Infantry, Camp Pendleton, California, for Marine Combat Training. He was then transferred to Aviation Life Support Systems School, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, where he earned the MOS of 6048.
In July of 2011 he took part in a unit deployment as an augment with HMH-464 to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan where he was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 40 and served as the Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge. He was meritoriously promoted to the rank of Sergeant in August of 2011.
In January of 2016, Staff Sergeant Maley executed orders to Drill Instructor School Class 2-16, MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina, with further assignment to Recruit Training Regiment, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion Company F and Company G, Recruit training Regiment, Support Battalion Instructional Training Company. He would serve as a Drill Instructor, Senior Drill Instructor, Martial Arts Instructor and Martial Arts Instructor Trainer.
In March of 2022, Staff Sergeant Maley reported to the University of Mississippi NROTC to serve as the Mid-South Consortium Assistant Marine Officer Instructor, supporting the University of Mississippi and the University of Memphis. Staff Sergeant Maley served as a Sergeant Instructor at Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was promoted to his current rank of Gunnery Sergeant in July 2022.