The academy sergeant major [1] is the senior non-commissioned officer instructor at a military academy.
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.
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Photo | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | |
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JC Lord MVO MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneDecember 1960 | August 1963 | Grenadier Guards | ||
CH Phillips MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 1963 | December 1970 | Welsh Guards | ||
RP Huggins MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneDecember 1970 | February 1980 | Grenadier Guards | ||
DP Cleary MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneFebruary 1980 | September 1987 | Irish Guards | ||
M Nesbitt | Warrant Officer Class OneSeptember 1987 | August 1993 | Grenadier Guards | ||
DL Cox | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 1993 | August 1994 | Grenadier Guards | ||
RH McCormack | Warrant Officer Class OneSeptember 1994 | April 1997 | Coldstream Guards | ||
AJ Crawford MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneMay 1997 | April 2000 | Scots Guards | ||
R Convery | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2000 | December 2002 | Scots Guards | ||
M Gaunt OBE | Warrant Officer Class OneDecember 2002 | August 2005 | Grenadier Guards | ||
Simon Nichols MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 2005 | August 2007 | Irish Guards | ||
P.J Carr | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 2007 | April 2010 | Coldstream Guards | ||
Ross Martin | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2010 | December 2011 | Irish Guards | ||
Andrew 'Vern' Stokes MVO MSM [2] | Warrant Officer Class OneDecember 2011 | 2014 | Coldstream Guards | ||
Glenn Haughton MSM (born 1972) | Warrant Officer Class OneJanuary 2014 | 2015 | Grenadier Guards | ||
D Macphee (born 1972) | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2015 | April 2017 | Scots Guards | ||
Carl Taylor | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2017 | January 2021 | Welsh Guards | ||
Andy Purcell | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2017 | August 2021 | Irish Guards | ||
Colin Kirkwood | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 2021 | April 2023 | Scots Guards | ||
Daniel Cope | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2023 | Present | Welsh Guards |
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.
At the Sri Lanka Military Academy, the academy sergeant major (ASM) is of the rank of warrant officer class I.
The academy sergeant major [1] is the senior non-commissioned officer instructor at a military academy.
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.
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Photo | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JC Lord MVO MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneDecember 1960 | August 1963 | Grenadier Guards | ||
CH Phillips MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 1963 | December 1970 | Welsh Guards | ||
RP Huggins MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneDecember 1970 | February 1980 | Grenadier Guards | ||
DP Cleary MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneFebruary 1980 | September 1987 | Irish Guards | ||
M Nesbitt | Warrant Officer Class OneSeptember 1987 | August 1993 | Grenadier Guards | ||
DL Cox | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 1993 | August 1994 | Grenadier Guards | ||
RH McCormack | Warrant Officer Class OneSeptember 1994 | April 1997 | Coldstream Guards | ||
AJ Crawford MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneMay 1997 | April 2000 | Scots Guards | ||
R Convery | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2000 | December 2002 | Scots Guards | ||
M Gaunt OBE | Warrant Officer Class OneDecember 2002 | August 2005 | Grenadier Guards | ||
Simon Nichols MBE | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 2005 | August 2007 | Irish Guards | ||
P.J Carr | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 2007 | April 2010 | Coldstream Guards | ||
Ross Martin | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2010 | December 2011 | Irish Guards | ||
Andrew 'Vern' Stokes MVO MSM [2] | Warrant Officer Class OneDecember 2011 | 2014 | Coldstream Guards | ||
Glenn Haughton MSM (born 1972) | Warrant Officer Class OneJanuary 2014 | 2015 | Grenadier Guards | ||
D Macphee (born 1972) | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2015 | April 2017 | Scots Guards | ||
Carl Taylor | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2017 | January 2021 | Welsh Guards | ||
Andy Purcell | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2017 | August 2021 | Irish Guards | ||
Colin Kirkwood | Warrant Officer Class OneAugust 2021 | April 2023 | Scots Guards | ||
Daniel Cope | Warrant Officer Class OneApril 2023 | Present | Welsh Guards |
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.
At the Sri Lanka Military Academy, the academy sergeant major (ASM) is of the rank of warrant officer class I.