Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
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The Corps Regimental Sergeant Major (Corps RSM) is the most senior warrant officer of the Royal Marines. Responsible for maintaining standards and discipline within the Royal Marines, they act as a parental figure to their subordinates and also to junior officers, even though the latter technically outrank the RSM.
Post creation
The post was created in 1989. He is addressed as "Mr" by officers and "Sir" by all other ranks. Routinely known as "the Corps RSM"
"It has been decided to appoint a representative Regimental Sergeant Major, who will be responsible for centralised events involving Warrant Officers and Senior Non Commissioned Officers and upon who the Commandant General can call for advice should he so desire. The Warrant officers so appointed will be called the Corps Regimental Sergeant Major (Corps RSM)"Royal Marine Routine Orders, Monday 20th February 1989. (signed by Maj. Gen. H. Y. La R. Beverley)
List of Royal Marines Corps Regimental Sergeant Majors
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stollery, DavidDavid Malcolm Stollery MBE | 1 January 1989 | 22 January 1990 | 1 year | ||
| 2 | Palmer, JohnJohn "Jan" Kenneth Palmer MBE | 9 December 1989 | 4 April 1992 | 2 years, 3 months | ||
| 3 | W, JJoseph Desmond "Des" Wassall MBE MM | 1 April 1992 | 24 April 1994 | 2 years | ||
| 4 | S, WW. J. "Willy" S. | 21 September 1993 | 6 March 1995 | 1 year, 5 months | ||
| 5 | W, WW. N. M. "Nev" W. MBE | 4 January 1995 | 4 April 1998 | 3 years, 3 months | ||
| 6 | R, KK. R. | 2 December 1997 | 16 November 1999 | 1 year, 11 months | ||
| 7 | T, RR. T. MBE | 13 September 1999 | 14 October 2002 | 7 years, 1 month | ||
| 8 | F, JJohn Anthony "George" Forster | 14 October 2002 | 28 November 2004 | 2 years, 1 month | ||
| 9 | C, EE. A. C. MBE | 29 November 2004 | 31 January 2007 | 2 years, 2 months | ||
| 10 | D, BB. A. "Baz" D. MBE | 1 February 2007 | 19 October 2009 | 2 years, 8 months | ||
| 11 | Wicks, MarcMarc Wicks MBE | 20 October 2009 | 14 July 2011 | 1 year, 8 months | ||
| 12 | McGill, AlistairAlistair Iain "Ally" McGill MBE QGM | 21 July 2011 | 19 November 2014 | 3 years, 3 months | ||
| 13 | Gilby, PhilipPhilip Steven "Phil" Gilby | 19 November 2014 | April 2018 | 3 years, 4 months | ||
| 14 | Mason, DaveDave Mason MBE | April 2018 | 31 July 2020 | 2 years, 3 months | ||
| 15 | Angove, RichardRichard Angove | 31 July 2020 | 9 December 2021 | 1 year, 4 months | ||
| 16 | Ollive, NickNick Ollive | 9 December 2021 | May 2024 | 2 years, 5 months | ||
| 17 | Jukes, TimTim Jukes | June 2024 | 1 year, 10 months |
See also
- Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force – Royal Air Force equivalent
- Warrant Officer of the Naval Service – Royal Navy equivalent
- Army Sergeant Major – British Army equivalent
- Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee - senior OR to Chiefs of Staff Committee