Australian Army enlisted rank insignia

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Like the British Army, the Australian Army does not use the term 'enlisted' to describe its non-commissioned ranks. Instead, personnel who are not commissioned officers are referred to as other ranks. [1] These are soldiers, non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and warrant officers (WOs). Warrant officers are appointed by a warrant which is signed by the Chief of the Army. [2] The insignia for non-commissioned ranks are identical to the British Army up to the rank of warrant officer class two. Since 1976, WO1s and the WO in the Australian Army wear insignia using the Australian Coat of Arms. [3]

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    Insignia

    Enlisted/Other Ranks of the Australian Army [4]
    Warrant Officers [1] Senior NCOs [1] Junior NCOs [1]
    Rank Title Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant 2 Sergeant Corporal/

    Bombardier

    		Lance Corporal/

    Lance Bombardier

    		Private Proficient 3 Private
    AbbreviationRSM-A (WO)WO1WO2SSGTSGTCPL / BDRLCPL / LBDRPTE(P)PTE
    AUS Code/NATO CodeE-9* / OR-9E-9 / OR-9E-8 / OR-8E-7 / OR-7E-6 / OR-6E-5 / OR-5E-4 / OR-4E-3 / OR-3E-2 / OR-2
    Insignia of the Enlisted (Other Ranks) of the
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian Army [5]
    		Australian Army OR-9b (2025).svg Australian Army OR-9a (2025).svg Australian Army OR-8 (2025).svg Australian Army OR-7 (2025).svg Australian Army OR-6 (2025).svg Australian Army OR-5 (2025).svg Australian Army OR-4 (2025).svg No insignia

    NOTE: 2 The rank of Staff Sergeant is being phased out from the Australian Army, [6] as at 2022 there are 10 Staff Sergeants in the Army, all in the Army Reserve

    Ranks

    Warrant officer ranks

    Senior non-commissioned officer ranks

    Junior non-commissioned officer ranks

    Bombardier and lance bombardier are used by members of Royal Australian Artillery. [7] All other corps use corporal and lance corporal.

    Private soldier ranks

    Different rank titles are used by other corps. [8] [6] These soldiers hold the same rank as a PTE E-2 or PTE(P) E-3

    Private (and equivalent) soldiers in the Australian Army are still commonly referred to as 'diggers'. [9]

    Warrant officer appointments and special insignia

    There are a number of appointments held by the senior warrant officers in the Australian Army. These are appointments, not ranks. In general, the rank of the incumbents of these positions is WO1, and they wear the WO1 rank insignia. [1] Due to it having its own special insignia which is worn instead of the WO1 rank insignia, the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) 1 is unusual as it holds the unique Army rank of Warrant Officer (WO), which is senior to WO1 and equivalents. [2]

    Other appointments include:

    Unit level appointments:

    See also

    Notes

    Footnotes
    Citations
    1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jobson 2009, p. 11.
    2. 1 2 3 Jobson 2009, p. 19.
    3. ↑ Jobson 2009, p. 13.
    4. ↑ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
    5. ↑ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
    6. 1 2 "Ranks - Australian Army". army.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 1 Oct 2023.
    7. ↑ Jobson 2009, p. 12.
    8. ↑ Jobson 2009, p. 15.
    9. ↑ Jobson 2009, p. 82.

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