The academy sergeant major[1] is the senior non-commissioned officer instructor at a military academy.

British Army

At the British Army's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the academy sergeant major (AcSM)[Note 1] holds the rank of warrant officer class 1. Almost always held by a guardsman, it is one of the most senior warrant officer appointments in the British Army.

List of academy sergeant majors

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Photo Took office Left office Time in office Party
JC LordMVO MBE
Lord, JCWarrant Officer Class One
JC LordMVO MBE		December 1960August 1963 Grenadier Guards
CH PhillipsMBE
Phillips, CHWarrant Officer Class One
CH PhillipsMBE		August 1963December 1970 Welsh Guards
RP HugginsMBE
Huggins, RPWarrant Officer Class One
RP HugginsMBE		December 1970February 1980 Grenadier Guards
DP ClearyMBE
Cleary, DPWarrant Officer Class One
DP ClearyMBE		February 1980September 1987 Irish Guards
M Nesbitt
Nesbitt, MWarrant Officer Class One
M Nesbitt		September 1987August 1993 Grenadier Guards
DL Cox
Cox, DLWarrant Officer Class One
DL Cox		August 1993August 1994 Grenadier Guards
RH McCormack
McCormack, RHWarrant Officer Class One
RH McCormack		September 1994April 1997 Coldstream Guards
AJ CrawfordMBE
Crawford, AJWarrant Officer Class One
AJ CrawfordMBE		May 1997April 2000 Scots Guards
R Convery
Convery, RWarrant Officer Class One
R Convery		April 2000December 2002 Scots Guards
M Gaunt OBE
Gaunt, MWarrant Officer Class One
M Gaunt OBE		December 2002August 2005 Grenadier Guards
Simon Nichols MBE
Nichols, SimonWarrant Officer Class One
Simon Nichols MBE		August 2005August 2007 Irish Guards
P.J Carr
Carr, P.JWarrant Officer Class One
P.J Carr		August 2007April 2010 Coldstream Guards
Ross Martin
Martin, RossWarrant Officer Class One
Ross Martin		April 2010December 2011 Irish Guards
Andrew 'Vern' Stokes MVO MSM
Stokes, AndrewWarrant Officer Class One
Andrew 'Vern' Stokes MVO MSM
[2]		December 20112014 Coldstream Guards
Glenn Haughton MSM
Haughton, GlennWarrant Officer Class One
Glenn Haughton MSM
(born 1972)		January 20142015 Grenadier Guards
D Macphee
Macphee, DWarrant Officer Class One
D Macphee
(born 1972)		April 2015April 2017 Scots Guards
Carl Taylor
Taylor, CarlWarrant Officer Class One
Carl Taylor		April 2017January 2021 Welsh Guards
Andy Purcell
Purcell, AndyWarrant Officer Class One
Andy Purcell		April 2017August 2021 Irish Guards
Colin Kirkwood
Kirkwood, ColinWarrant Officer Class One
Colin Kirkwood		August 2021April 2023 Scots Guards
Daniel Cope
Cope, DanielWarrant Officer Class One
Daniel Cope		April 2023Present Welsh Guards

Australian Defence Force

At the Australian Defence Force Academy, the academy sergeant major (ASM) also holds the rank of warrant officer class 1 or equivalent and is drawn on rotation from all three services.

Sri Lanka Army

At the Sri Lanka Military Academy, the academy sergeant major (ASM) is of the rank of warrant officer class I.

Notes

  1. ^ ASM in the British Army stands for artificer sergeant major, an appointment in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

References

  1. ^ Note that in the British Army, the plural is "academy sergeant majors" and not "academy sergeants major". "No. 48587". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 April 1981. p. 5671. "No. 25044". The London Gazette. 2 December 1881. p. 6467. The earliest usage of "sergeant majors" in The Times is in 1822. The last of the (very occasional) usages of "sergeants major", except when referring to American NCOs, is in 1938.
  2. ^ "WO1 (GSM) Andrew 'Vern' Stokes, Coldstream Guards". Trooping the Colour. Retrieved 7 July 2021.


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