Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (Australia)

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 eleventh and current Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army is Grant MacFarlane.[1]

Regimental Sergeant Major of the Australian Army (RSM-A)
Incumbent
Grant McFarlane
since 2 July 2018
StyleRegimental Sergeant Major of the Army (Warrant Officer)
Inaugural holderWally Thompson

Based on the United States Army practice of appointing a Sergeant Major of the Army, 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
#NameTerm beganTerm endedNotes
1Wally Thompson OAM January 1983January 1987 [2][3]
2Kevin (Lofty) Wendt OAM, BEM January 1987December 1990 [4][5]
3Peter Prewett CSC, OAM January 1991December 1993 [4]
4Arthur Francis CSC, OAM December 1993December 1996 [4]
5Peter Rosemond CSC, OAM December 1996March 2001
6Brian Boughton CSC, OAM March 200119 December 2003 [6][7]
7Kevin Woods CSC, OAM 19 December 200329 February 2008 [6]
8Stephen Ward OAM 29 February 20084 October 2011
9Dave Ashley AM 4 October 20119 July 2015
10Donald Spinks AM 9 July 20152 July 2018[8]
11Grant McFarlane OAM 2 July 2018Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army". Our Leaders. Australian Army. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. "Tribute to Regimental Sergeant Major Wally Thompson, AO". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Council. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014.
  3. "WO1 Wally Thompson, OAM farewelled". Australian Army. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013.
  4. Ryan, WO2 Wayne (16 November 2006). "Seven of the Best". Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. "?". Army News. 29 October 2009.
  6. Garland, Jonathan (27 March 2003). "Next RSM-A Named". Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper (1070 ed.). Canberra: Department of Defence. ISSN 0729-5685. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  7. "Australia Day Awards". Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper (1090 ed.). Canberra: Department of Defence. 12 February 2004. ISSN 0729-5685. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  8. "Army farewells ninth Regimental Sergeant Major – Army". Defence News and Media. Department of Defence. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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