Corps Regimental Sergeant Major

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Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
British Corps Regimental Sergeant Major.svg
Incumbent
Nick Ollive
since 9 December 2021
Ministry of Defence
Style Mr or Sir
Type Senior enlisted advisor
AbbreviationCorps RSM
Reports to Commandant General Royal Marines
NominatorCommandant General
Appointer Navy Board
Term length Not fixed,
typically 1–4 years
Formation1 January 1989
First holderDavid Malcolm Stollery MBE

The Corps Regimental Sergeant Major [1] (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.

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Post creation

The post was created in 1989. [2] 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.PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Stollery, DavidDavid Malcolm Stollery MBE 1 January 198922 January 19901 year [2] [3]
2
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Palmer, JohnJohn "Jan" Kenneth Palmer MBE 9 December 19894 April 19922 years, 3 months [3]
3
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W, JJoseph Desmond "Des" Wassall MBE MM 1 April 199224 April 19942 years [3]
4
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S, WW. J. "Willy" S.21 September 19936 March 19951 year, 5 months [3]
5
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W, WW. N. M. "Nev" W. MBE 4 January 19954 April 19983 years, 3 months [3]
6
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R, KK. R.2 December 199716 November 19991 year, 11 months [3]
7
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T, RR. T. MBE 13 September 199914 October 20027 years, 1 month [3]
8
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F, JJohn Anthony "George" Forster14 October 200228 November 20042 years, 1 month [4] [5]
9
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C, EE. A. C. MBE 29 November 200431 January 20072 years, 2 months
10
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D, BB. A. "Baz" D. MBE 1 February 200719 October 20092 years, 8 months
11
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Wicks, Marc Marc Wicks MBE20 October 200914 July 20111 year, 8 months [6]
12
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McGill, AlistairAlistair Iain "Ally" McGill MBE QGM 21 July 201119 November 20143 years, 3 months [7]
13
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Gilby, PhilipPhilip Steven "Phil" Gilby19 November 2014April 20183 years, 4 months [8]
14
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Mason, DaveDave Mason MBE April 201831 July 20202 years, 3 months [9] [10]
15
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Angove, RichardRichard Angove31 July 20209 December 20211 year, 4 months [11]
16
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Ollive, NickNick Ollive9 December 2021Incumbent2 years, 7 months [12]

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References

  1. Note that in the British Armed Forces, the plural is "sergeant majors" and not "sergeants major". "No. 48587". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 April 1981. p. 5671. "No. 25044". The London Gazette . 2 December 1881. p. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Appointment of Corps Regimental Sergeant Major" (PDF). Royal Marines Badge & Insignia Reference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Forster, J. A. Register of the Royal Marines Regimental Sergeant Major. Royal Marines Museum, Eastney, Portsmouth.
  4. "Commander Presents Fathers RSM Cane to Corps Museum". Royal Navy. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  5. "Roll". The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
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  9. "WO1 (CRSM) Dave Mason RM Corps Regimental Sergeant Major". The Royal Marines Charity. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. @MajGenHolmes (31 July 2020). "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" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  11. @AdmTonyRadakin (31 July 2020). "Thank you, WO1 Mason, for your magnificent service and all that you have done for @RoyalMarines and @RoyalNavy. Congratulations on an exemplary career. And welcome to WO1 Richard Angove as the new Corps RSM. Well done on your appointment, and looking forward to working with you" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  12. Lt Cdr Speedy Steedman Royal Navy [@LtCarlSteedman] (9 December 2021). "A genuine pleasure to have worked with the 15th Corps RSM WO1 Rick Angove & the very best in the next stage of your career. So a warm welcome to a good friend & the 16th Corps RSM..WO1 Nick Ollive …looking forward to the exciting times ahead. @RoyalNavy @RoyalMarines #OneNavy" (Tweet) via Twitter.