Academy sergeant major

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Academy Sergeant Major
Insignia of the Academy Sergeant Major
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Style	Academy Sergeant Major[a]
Abbreviation	AcSM
Precursor	Regimental Sergeant Major, RMAS
Formation	December 1960 (1960-12)[3]
First holder	JC Lord

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At the British Army's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the academy sergeant major (AcSM)^[b] holds the rank of warrant officer class 1. Almost always held by a guardsman, it is one of the most senior warrant officer appointments in the British Army.

List of academy sergeant majors

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Photo	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
	Lord, JCWarrant Officer Class One JC Lord MVO MBE	December 1960	August 1963		Grenadier Guards
	Phillips, CHWarrant Officer Class One CH Phillips MBE	August 1963	December 1970		Welsh Guards
	Huggins, RPWarrant Officer Class One RP Huggins MBE	December 1970	February 1980		Grenadier Guards
	Cleary, DPWarrant Officer Class One DP Cleary MBE	February 1980	September 1987		Irish Guards
	Nesbitt, MWarrant Officer Class One M Nesbitt	September 1987	August 1993		Grenadier Guards
	Cox, DLWarrant Officer Class One DL Cox	August 1993	August 1994		Grenadier Guards
	McCormack, RHWarrant Officer Class One RH McCormack	September 1994	April 1997		Coldstream Guards
	Crawford, AJWarrant Officer Class One AJ Crawford MBE	May 1997	April 2000		Scots Guards
	Convery, RWarrant Officer Class One R Convery	April 2000	December 2002		Scots Guards
	Gaunt, MWarrant Officer Class One M Gaunt OBE	December 2002	August 2005		Grenadier Guards
	Nichols, SimonWarrant Officer Class One Simon Nichols MBE	August 2005	August 2007		Irish Guards
	Carr, P.JWarrant Officer Class One P.J Carr	August 2007	April 2010		Coldstream Guards
	Martin, RossWarrant Officer Class One Ross Martin	April 2010	December 2011		Irish Guards
	Stokes, AndrewWarrant Officer Class One Vern Stokes MVO MSM [4]	December 2011	2014		Coldstream Guards
	Haughton, GlennWarrant Officer Class One Glenn Haughton MSM (born 1972)	January 2014	2015		Grenadier Guards
	Macphee, DWarrant Officer Class One D. Macphee (born 1972)	April 2015	April 2017		Scots Guards
	Taylor, CarlWarrant Officer Class One Carl Taylor	April 2017	January 2021		Welsh Guards
	Purcell, AndyWarrant Officer Class One Andy Purcell	April 2017	August 2021		Irish Guards
	Kirkwood, ColinWarrant Officer Class One Colin Kirkwood	August 2021	April 2023		Scots Guards
	Cope, DanielWarrant Officer Class One Daniel Cope	April 2023	Present		Welsh Guards

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At the Australian Defence Force Academy, the academy sergeant major (ASM) also holds the rank of warrant officer class 1 or equivalent and is drawn on rotation from all three services.

At the Sri Lanka Military Academy, the academy sergeant major (ASM) is of the rank of warrant officer class I.