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Warrant Officer Class One
The Badge
The highest non-commissioned rank in the British Army. Almost certain to be commissioned as an LE unless they really mess up.
Titles and Appointments
Depending on the capbadge and/or Appointment of an individual they may well have a different title. Some examples of each are:
- Garrison Sergeant Major - abbreviated to GSM.
- Regimental Sergeant Major - abbreviated to RSM.
- Regimental Corporal Major - abbreviated to RCM.
- Academy Sergeant Major - abbreviated to AcSM.
- Artificer Sergeant Major - abbreviated to ASM.
Cap Badge Specific
The RLC are particularly good at coming up with wacky names for their WO1s such as Conductor!
Views
Two types of these really:
- Those who are absolutely excellent at what they do! Don't like messing people around unnecessarily but have no problems in doing so when it has been deserved.
- Those who are those jobsworths, who who mess people around all the time for no apparent reason and come up with bone policies on dress codes and the like just because they've got nothing better to do?
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| Commissioned Ranks | |||||
| Second Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Captain | Major | Lieutenant Colonel | Colonel | Brigadier | Major General | Lieutenant General | General | Field Marshal | |||||
| Non-commissioned Ranks | |||||
| Private | Lance Corporal | Corporal | Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | |||||
Rank Structure of the British Army 
