Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (Australia)

For the United States Army equivalent, see Sergeant Major of the Army.
For the British Army equivalent, see Army Sergeant Major.
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, 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 Thompson, WallyWally Thompson OAM January 1983 January 1987 [2][3]
2 Wendt, Kevin (Lofty)Kevin (Lofty) Wendt OAM, BEM January 1987 December 1990 [4][5]
3 Prewett, PeterPeter Prewett CSC, OAM January 1991 December 1993 [4]
4 Francis, ArthurArthur Francis CSC, OAM December 1993 December 1996 [4]
5 Rosemond, PeterPeter Rosemond CSC, OAM December 1996 March 2001
6 Boughton, BrianBrian Boughton CSC, OAM March 2001 19 December 2003 [6][7]
7 Woods, KevinKevin Woods CSC, OAM 19 December 2003 29 February 2008 [6]
8 Ward, StephenStephen Ward OAM 29 February 2008 4 October 2011
9 Ashley, DaveDave Ashley AM 4 October 2011 9 July 2015
10 Spinks, DonaldDonald Spinks OAM 9 July 2015 Incumbent [8]
Kevin Woods (left) in 2007

References

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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