Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (Australia)

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For the United States Army equivalent, see Sergeant Major of the Army.

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For the British Army equivalent, see Army Sergeant Major.

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For the Sergeant Major of the South African Army, see Sergeant Major of the Army (South Africa).
Regimental Sergeant Major of the Australian Army (RSM-A)
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Incumbent
Don Spinks
since 9 July 2015
Style Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (Warrant Officer)
Term length 3 years
Inaugural holder Wally Thompson

Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) is the most senior Warrant Officer in the Australian Army. It is a singular appointment – it is only held by one person at any time. RSM-A holds the unique rank of Warrant Officer (WO) which is senior to Warrant Officer Class One. The special insignia for the RSM-A is the Australian coat of arms with a wreath around it. The tenth and current Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army is Don Spinks.[1]

Based on the United States Army practice of appointing a Sergeant Major of the Army,[citation needed] the RSM-A is responsible to the Chief of Army (CA).

The appointment is the equivalent of the Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N) in the Royal Australian Navy, and the Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF) in the Royal Australian Air Force.

The post was created by the then Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Sir Phillip Bennett.

Appointees

# Name Term began Term ended Notes
1 Wally Thompson OAM January 1983 January 1987 [2][3]
2 Kevin (Lofty) Wendt OAM, BEM January 1987 December 1990 [4][5]
3 Peter Prewett CSC, OAM January 1991 December 1993 [4]
4 Arthur Francis CSC, OAM December 1993 December 1996 [4]
5 Peter Rosemond CSC, OAM December 1996 March 2001
6 Brian Boughton CSC, OAM March 2001 19 December 2003 [6][7]
7 Kevin Woods CSC, OAM 19 December 2003 29 February 2008 [6]
8 Stephen Ward OAM 29 February 2008 4 October 2011
9 Dave Ashley AM 4 October 2011 9 July 2015
10 Donald Spinks OAM 9 July 2015 Incumbent [8]
File:Warrant Officers Class One from the Army and Royal Australian Air Force -2007.jpg
Kevin Woods (left) in 2007

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20120613051?open&refNavID=HA8_1
  3. ↑ http://www.army.gov.au/Our-work/News-and-media/News-and-media-April-2012/Wally-Thompson-funeral
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/editions/1070/topstories/story03.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/editions/1090/topstories/story09.htm
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Other ranks of the Australian Defence Force
Australia-United States Rank Code E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9 Special
Royal Australian Navy RCT SMN AB - LS PO - CPO WO WO-N
Australian Army REC PTE - LCPL CPL SGT SSGT WO2 WO1 WO RSM-A
Royal Australian Air Force RCT AC/ACW LAC/LACW - CPL SGT - FSGT WOFF WOFF-AF

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