The Army Sergeant Major is the most senior member of the
other ranks of the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkha ...
.
The three appointment holders have actually been commissioned officers (and former warrant officers class 1) holding the rank of captain, although uniform and insignia similar to that of a
warrant officer class 1
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is worn while holding the appointment. The appointment was created as part of the changes to the British Army's top ranks around February 2015. The ASM sits on the Executive Committee of the
Army Board
The Army Board is the top single-service management committee of the British Army, and has always been staffed by senior politicians and soldiers. Until 1964 it was known as the Army Council.
Membership of the Board
The composition is as follo ...
(ECAB) and works with the
Secretary of State for Defence
The secretary of state for defence, also referred to as the defence secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the business of the Ministry of Defence. The incumbent is a membe ...
, top civil servants and other high-ranking members to shape British Army policy.
The first appointment was made in March 2015.
The Army Sergeant Major's rank badge is the royal coat of arms within a wreath.
Appointees
See also
*
Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force – Royal Air Force equivalent
*
Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
The Corps Regimental Sergeant MajorNote that in the British Armed Forces, the plural is "sergeant majors" and not "sergeants major". The earliest usage of "sergeant majors" in ''The Times'' is in 1822. The last of the (very occasional) usage ...
– Royal Marines equivalent
*
Warrant Officer of the Naval Service
The Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy (WORN) (previously known as the Warrant Officer of the Naval Service) is the most senior warrant officer and rating of the Royal Navy. The person holding this appointment's main responsibility is to act as a c ...
– Royal Navy equivalent
References
Senior appointments of the British Army
Warrant officers
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