Army Sergeant Major
{{Short description|Appointment of the British Army}}
{{for|the United States Army equivalent|Sergeant Major of the Army}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
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| incumbent = John Miller
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| incumbentsince = April 2025
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| style = Army Sergeant Major
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| member_of = Army Board
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| formation = {{start date|2015|02|df=y}}
| first = Glenn Haughton
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| website = [https://twitter.com/armysgtmajor?lang=en Official Twitter]
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The Army Sergeant Major is the most senior member of the other ranks of the British Army.{{cite news|title=Soldiers take seat at top table|url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7fe7ba28#/7fe7ba28/12|work=Soldier Magazine|publisher=British Army|date=February 2015|page=13}}
Although all appointment holders have been former warrant officers who were commissioned as captains before their appointment,{{London Gazette|issue=61742|page=3|supp=y|date=25 October 2016}}{{London Gazette|issue=60765|page=1689|supp=y|date=28 January 2014}} the Army Sergeant Major wears the uniform and insignia of a warrant officer class 1. 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 and works with the Secretary of State for Defence, top civil servants and other high-ranking members to shape British Army policy.{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Bruce|title=CGS outlines new British Army senior posts amid culling of generals|work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=1 February 2015|url=http://www.janes.com/article/48536/cgs-outlines-new-british-army-senior-posts-amid-culling-of-generals}}{{cite news|last=Inglis|first=Will|title=Army Promises To Listen To Lower Ranks|url=http://forces.tv/05734014|date=16 April 2015|work=Forces TV|access-date=14 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619095712/http://forces.tv/05734014|archive-date=19 June 2015|url-status=dead}} The first appointment was made in March 2015.{{cite web|title=Trustees|url=http://www.soldierscharity.org/about-us/trustees|website=The Soldiers Charity|accessdate=14 June 2015}}
The Army Sergeant Major's rank badge is the royal coat of arms within a wreath.
Appointees
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 1
| image = Glenn Haughton.jpg
| officeholder = Glenn Haughton {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}}
| officeholder_sort = Haughton, Glenn
| born_year = 1972
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| term_start = 1 March 2015
| term_end = 31 October 2018
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2015|03|01|2018|10|31}}
| alt_officeholder = Grenadier Guards
| ref = {{cite news|url=https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2015/06/27/senior-military-officers-support-london-pride/|title=Senior military officers support London Pride|date=27 June 2015|work=Defence in the media blog|publisher=MOD}}{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/news/27179.aspx|title=New Army Sergeant Major Glenn Haughton|date=20 August 2015|website=British Army official website}}{{cite news |title=WO1 Glenn Haughton OBE has been appointed as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (SEAC) |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/wo1-glenn-haughton-obe-has-been-appointed-as-the-first-senior-enlisted-advisor-to-the-chiefs-of-staff-committee-seac |agency=UK MOD |publisher=UK MOD |date=5 November 2018}}
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| order = 2
| image = Warrant Officers Clive Douglas and Gavin Paton (48227950701) (Paton cropped 2).jpg
| officeholder = Gavin Paton
| officeholder_sort = Paton, Gavin
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| born_year = 1979
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| term_start = 8 November 2018
| term_end = 3 August 2021
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2018|11|08|2021|08|03}}
| alt_officeholder = The Rifles
| ref = {{cite tweet |author= British Army |user= BritishArmy |number= 1060558878398693376 |date= 8 November 2018 |title= Chief of the General Staff General Mark Carleton-Smith has confirmed the appointment of WO1 Gavin Paton as the next @ArmySgtMajor, replacing WO1 Glenn Haughton @SEAC_Defence, "Big shoes to fill, but WO1 Paton is the man for the job"}}{{cite magazine |url=http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3ae6fb6c#/3ae6fb6c/26|title=Soldier Magazine December 2018 |number=December 2018 |date=30 November 2018 |magazine=Soldier Magazine}}
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| order = 3
| image = Paul Carney (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Paul Carney
| officeholder_sort = Carney, Paul
| born_year = 1979
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| term_start = 3 August 2021
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2021|08|03|2025|04|04}}
| alt_officeholder = Royal Engineers
|term_end=April 2025}}
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| officeholder =John Miller
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| term_start =April 2025
| timeinoffice ={{ayd|2025|04|04}}
| alt_officeholder =Royal Corps of Signals
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See also
- Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force – Royal Air Force equivalent
- Corps Regimental Sergeant Major – Royal Marines equivalent
- Warrant Officer of the Naval Service – Royal Navy equivalent
References
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{{The British Army}}
{{Senior Enlisted Advisor}}
Category:Senior appointments of the British Army
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