Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
{{Short description|Royal Marines}}
{{For|the USMC equivalent|Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps}}
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| incumbent = Nick Ollive
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| incumbentsince = 9 December 2021
| department = Ministry of Defence
| style = Mr or Sir
| type = Senior enlisted advisor
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| abbreviation = Corps RSM
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| reports_to = Commandant General Royal Marines
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| nominator = Commandant General
| appointer = Navy Board
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| termlength = Not fixed,
| termlength_qualified = typically 1–4 years
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| formation = 1 January 1989
| first = David Malcolm Stollery {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
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The Corps Regimental Sergeant MajorNote that in the British Armed Forces, the plural is "sergeant majors" and not "sergeants major". {{London Gazette |issue=48587 |date=16 April 1981 |page=5671 |supp=y}} {{London Gazette |issue=25044 |date=2 December 1881 |page=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. (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.{{cite web |url=http://www.rm-badges.com/images/RMRO%2024%201989.pdf |title=Appointment of Corps Regimental Sergeant Major |website=Royal Marines Badge & Insignia Reference |access-date=20 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061239/http://www.rm-badges.com/images/RMRO%2024%201989.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} 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
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 1
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| officeholder = David Malcolm Stollery {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
| officeholder_sort = Stollery, David
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| term_start = 1 January 1989
| term_end = 22 January 1990
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1989|01|1|1990|01|22}}
| ref = {{cite book |first=J. A. |last=Forster |title=Register of the Royal Marines Regimental Sergeant Major |location=Royal Marines Museum, Eastney, Portsmouth}}
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| order = 2
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| officeholder = John "Jan" Kenneth Palmer {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
| officeholder_sort = Palmer, John
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| term_start = 9 December 1989
| term_end = 4 April 1992
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1989|12|9|1992|04|2}}
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| order = 3
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| officeholder = Joseph Desmond "Des" Wassall {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE|MM}}
| officeholder_sort = W, J
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| term_start = 1 April 1992
| term_end = 24 April 1994
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1992|04|1|1994|04|24}}
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| order = 4
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| officeholder = W. J. "Willy" S.
| officeholder_sort = S, W
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| term_start = 21 September 1993
| term_end = 6 March 1995
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1993|09|21|1995|03|6}}
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| order = 5
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| officeholder = W. N. M. "Nev" W. {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
| officeholder_sort = W, W
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| term_start = 4 January 1995
| term_end = 4 April 1998
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1995|01|4|1998|04|4}}
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| order = 6
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| officeholder = K. R.
| officeholder_sort = R, K
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| term_start = 2 December 1997
| term_end = 16 November 1999
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1997|12|2|1999|11|16}}
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| order = 7
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| officeholder = R. T. {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
| officeholder_sort = T, R
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| term_start = 13 September 1999
| term_end = 14 October 2002
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1995|09|13|2002|10|14}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 8
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| officeholder = John Anthony "George" Forster
| officeholder_sort = F, J
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| term_start = 14 October 2002
| term_end = 28 November 2004
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|2002|10|14|2004|11|28}}
| ref = {{cite web |title=Commander Presents Fathers RSM Cane to Corps Museum |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2012/March/28/120322-Cdr-Terry-Tyacks-Cane |website=Royal Navy |access-date=19 March 2014 |date=22 March 2012}}{{cite web |title=Roll |url=http://yeomenoftheguard.com/roll.htm |website=The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard |access-date=19 March 2014}}
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| order = 9
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| officeholder = E. A. C. {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
| officeholder_sort = C, E
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| term_start = 29 November 2004
| term_end = 31 January 2007
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|2004|11|29|2007|01|31}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 10
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| officeholder = B. A. "Baz" D. {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
| officeholder_sort = D, B
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| term_start = 1 February 2007
| term_end = 19 October 2009
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|2007|02|1|2009|10|19}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 11
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| officeholder = Marc Wicks {{post-nominals|post-noms=MBE}}
| officeholder_sort = Wicks, Marc
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| term_start = 20 October 2009
| term_end = 14 July 2011
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|2009|10|20|2011|07|14}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 12
| image = British Royal Marines Commandant General Visit and Parade 140718-M-OH106-006 (Alistair McGill cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Alistair Iain "Ally" McGill {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE|QGM}}
| officeholder_sort = McGill, Alistair
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| term_start = 21 July 2011
| term_end = 19 November 2014
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|2011|07|21|2014|11|19}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 13
| image = Dad son Marines (Phil Gilby cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Philip Steven "Phil" Gilby
| officeholder_sort = Gilby, Philip
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| term_start = 19 November 2014
| term_end = April 2018
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|2014|11|19|2018|04|1}}
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| order = 14
| image = Spean Bridge commemorations (Dave Mason cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Dave Mason {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
| officeholder_sort = Mason, Dave
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| term_start = April 2018
| term_end = 31 July 2020
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|2018|04|1|2020|07|31}}
| ref = {{cite web |url=https://theroyalmarinescharity.org.uk/our-mission/our-trustees/wo1-crsm-dave-mason-rm/ |title=WO1 (CRSM) Dave Mason RM Corps Regimental Sergeant Major |access-date=18 May 2018 |website=The Royal Marines Charity}}{{Cite tweet |user=MajGenHolmes |number=1289112545316478977 |date = 31 July 2020 |title=On behalf of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, I'd like to thank WO1 (RSM) Mason profusely for his 28 years of dedicated and distinguished service. An outstanding Corps RSM, he hands the cane and the responsibility to WO1 (RSM) Angove. }}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 15
| image = Richard Angove.jpg
| officeholder = Richard Angove
| officeholder_sort = Angove, Richard
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| term_start = 31 July 2020
| term_end = 9 December 2021
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|2020|07|31|2021|12|9}}
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 16
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| officeholder = Nick Ollive
| officeholder_sort = Ollive, Nick
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| term_start = 9 December 2021
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months |2021|12|9}}
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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
References
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Category:Military appointments of the Royal Marines