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Acronym: RSM
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Regimental Sergeant Major
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st senior non-commissioned rank in the Australian Army and is held by only one person at a time. A '''Warrant Officer Class One''' (WO1) can hold the position of Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) or Battalion Sergeant Major (BnSM) of a battalion or equivalent unit, RSM of a brigade or larger formation, or occasionally a training or administrative position, particularly Quartermaster of a |
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Acronym: MWO
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Master Warrant Officer
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port Officer]] in training and non-combat units. There are four grades of warrant officer: * Second Warrant Officer (2WO) * First Warrant Officer (1WO) * Master Warrant Officer (MWO) * Senior Warrant Officer (SWO) These are the successor ranks to the previous warrant officer rank structure which consisted of Warrant Officer Class II and I only in the British style. Their |
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Acronym: ASM
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Artificer Sergeant Major
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ld by WO1s include: * Academy Sergeant Major (AcSM) * Accountant Sergeant Major (obsolete) * Armament Sergeant Major * Armourer Sergeant Major * Artificer Sergeant Major (ASM) * Bandmaster (BM) * Clerk of Works Sergeant Major * Conductor (British Army)|Conductor (Cdr) * Draughtsman Sergeant Major (obsolete) * Farrier Corporal Major |
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Acronym: GSM
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Garrison Sergeant Major
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rmation Systems)]] (FofS IS) * Foreman of Signals (FofS) * Foreman of Signals Sergeant Major (obsolete) * Foreman of Works Sergeant Major (obsolete) * Garrison Sergeant Major (GSM) * Lithographer Sergeant Major (obsolete) * Master Gunner 1st Class * Master Gunner 2nd Class * Orderly Room Sergeant Major (ORSM) * Pipe Major * |
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Acronym: RSM
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Regimental Sergeant Major
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ter Gunner|Master Gunner 2nd Class]] * Orderly Room Sergeant Major (ORSM) * Pipe Major * Regimental Corporal Major (RCM) * Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) * Royal Artillery Sergeant Major * Saddler Sergeant Major * Schoolmaster 1st Class (obsolete) * Sergeant Major (obsolete) * Sergeant Major Instructor (SMI) * [[Staff Sergean |
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Acronym: SSM
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Staff Sergeant Major
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illery Sergeant Major]] * Saddler Sergeant Major * Schoolmaster 1st Class (obsolete) * Sergeant Major (obsolete) * Sergeant Major Instructor (SMI) * Staff Sergeant Major (SSM) * Staff Sergeant Major 1st Class (obsolete) * Supervisor (Information Systems) (Supvr (IS)) (obsolete) * Supervisor (Radio) (Supvr (R)) (obsolete) * [[Conductor |
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Acronym: BSM
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Band Sergeant Major
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ent Quartermaster Sergeant]] * Armourer Quartermaster Sergeant * Artificer Quartermaster Sergeant (AQMS) * Band Corporal Major (BCM) * Band Sergeant Major (BSM) * Battery Sergeant Major (BSM) * Bugle Major * Clerk of Works Quartermaster Sergeant * Company Sergeant Major (CSM) * Draughtsman Quartermaster Sergeant * [[D |
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Acronym: CSM
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Company Sergeant Major
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al Major]] (BCM) * Band Sergeant Major (BSM) * Battery Sergeant Major (BSM) * Bugle Major * Clerk of Works Quartermaster Sergeant * Company Sergeant Major (CSM) * Draughtsman Quartermaster Sergeant * Drill sergeant * Drum Major * Engineer Clerk Quartermaster Sergeant * Farrier Quartermaster Sergeant * [[Foreman of Signals (Informati |
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Acronym: QMSI
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Quartermaster Sergeant Instructor
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er Quartermaster Sergeant]] (obsolete) * Master Gunner 3rd Class * Orderly Room Quartermaster Sergeant (ORQMS) * Pipe Major * Quartermaster Sergeant Instructor (QMSI) * Regimental Quartermaster Corporal (RQMC) * Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) * Saddler Quartermaster Sergeant * Sergeant Major Signals ( |
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Acronym: SMS
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Sergeant Major Signals
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Regimental Quartermaster Corporal (RQMC) * Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) * Saddler Quartermaster Sergeant * Sergeant Major Signals (SMS) * Squadron Corporal Major (SCM) * Squadron Sergeant Major (SSM) * Staff Quartermaster Sergeant * Supervisor (Information Systems) (Supvr (IS)) * [[Supervi |
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Acronym: TQMS
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Technical Quartermaster Sergeant
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uartermaster Sergeant]] * Supervisor (Information Systems) (Supvr (IS)) * Supervisor (Radio) (Supvr (R)) * Surveyor Quartermaster Sergeant * Technical Quartermaster Sergeant (TQMS) * Troop Sergeant Major (TSM) * Trumpet Major * Yeoman of Signals (YofS) From 1938, there was also a rank of '''Warrant Officer Class III''' ('''WOIII'''). The only appointments held |