Warrant Officer of the Navy
Most senior sailor in the Royal Australian Navy
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Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N) is the most senior sailor in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It is a singular appointment, being only held by one person at any time. The special insignia for the WO-N is the Australian coat of arms with a wreath around it. The current Warrant Officer of the Navy is Andrew Bertoncin.[1]
AbbreviationWO-N
Reports to
Formation1993
First holderPaul Whittaker
| Warrant Officer of the Navy | |
|---|---|
 WO-N special insignia | |
Incumbent since 16 December 2022Andrew Bertoncin | |
| Abbreviation | WO-N |
| Reports to | |
| Formation | 1993 |
| First holder | Paul Whittaker |
The appointment is the equivalent of the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) in the Australian Army, and Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF) in the Royal Australian Air Force.
Appointees
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  |
Paul Whittaker AM | 1993 | 1997 | 3–4 years | [2][3] |
| 2 | | (James) Michael McConnell OAM | 1997 | 1999 | 1–2 years | [4] |
| 3 | | David Wilson AM | 1999 | 2002 | 2–3 years | [5][6] [7] |
| 4 | | David Turner AM | 2002 | 2005 | 2–3 years | [5][8] |
| 5 | | James Levay | 2005 | 2008 | 2–3 years | [9] |
| 6 | .JPG) | Mark Tandy CSC | 2008 | 2012 | 3–4 years | [10][11] [12] |
| 7 | .JPG) | Martin Holzberger AM, CSC | 2012 | 2016 | 3–4 years | [13][14] |
| 8 | _(cropped).jpg) | Gary Wight AM | 2016 | 2019 | 2–3 years | [15] |
| 9 | | Deb Butterworth OAM, CSM & Bar | 2019 | 2022 | 2–3 years | [16] |
| 10 | | Andrew Bertoncin OAM | 2022 | Incumbent | 3–4 years | [17] |
