Sergeant Major Instructor
Encyclopedia
Sergeant Major Instructor (SMI) is a British Army
appointment held by Warrant Officer
s Class 1 in the Small Arms School Corps
and the Army Physical Training Corps
and by some WO1s in the Royal Engineers
.
, ranking between Staff Sergeant Instructor and Regimental Sergeant Major Instructor. SMIs of the ACF do not hold a Warrant and thus are not Warrant Officers, although their badges of rank are similar to those of an army Warrant Officer Class 2.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
appointment held by Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
A warrant officer is an officer in a military organization who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission, or from non-commissioned officer who is designated an officer by virtue of seniority.The rank was first...
s Class 1 in the Small Arms School Corps
Small Arms School Corps
The Small Arms School Corps is a small corps of the British Army responsible for maintaining the proficiency of the army in the use of small arms, support weapons and range management.-History:...
and the Army Physical Training Corps
Army Physical Training Corps
The Royal Army Physical Training Corps is the British Army corps responsible for physical fitness and physical education. Its members are all Royal Army Physical Training Corps Instructors ....
and by some WO1s in the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
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Cadet forces
It is also a rank held by some of the civilian adult instructors in the Army Cadet ForceArmy Cadet Force
The Army Cadet Force is a British youth organisation that offers progressive training in a multitude of the subjects from military training to adventurous training and first aid, at the same time as promoting achievement, discipline, and good citizenship, to boys and girls aged 12 to 18 and 9...
, ranking between Staff Sergeant Instructor and Regimental Sergeant Major Instructor. SMIs of the ACF do not hold a Warrant and thus are not Warrant Officers, although their badges of rank are similar to those of an army Warrant Officer Class 2.