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Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant is a military rank
Military rank

Military rank is a system of hierarchy relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms....
 in some militaries, and an appointment in others.

attalion Quartermaster Sergeant (BQMS) (Ceathrúsháirsint Cathláin in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
) is a rank in the Irish Army
Irish Army

The Irish Army is the main branch of the Irish Defence Forces . It was first formed in 1922 after the implementation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the subsequent foundation of the Irish Free State....
 and Irish Air Corps
Irish Air Corps

The Irish Air Corps provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na h?ireann , in support of the Irish Army and Irish Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government ....
 equivalent to Warrant Officer Class 1 (NATO OR-9) in the British Army.






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Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant is a military rank
Military rank

Military rank is a system of hierarchy relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms....
 in some militaries, and an appointment in others.

Irish Defence Forces

Ie Army Or9b
Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant (BQMS) (Ceathrúsháirsint Cathláin in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
) is a rank in the Irish Army
Irish Army

The Irish Army is the main branch of the Irish Defence Forces . It was first formed in 1922 after the implementation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the subsequent foundation of the Irish Free State....
 and Irish Air Corps
Irish Air Corps

The Irish Air Corps provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na h?ireann , in support of the Irish Army and Irish Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government ....
 equivalent to Warrant Officer Class 1 (NATO OR-9) in the British Army. The equivalent in the Artillery Corps is Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)

Singapore

Like the UK example, the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant is an appointment in a battalion-sized unit usually held by a Second Warrant Officer
Second Warrant Officer

Second Warrant Officer is a Warrant Officer rank in the Singapore Armed Forces. It is the most junior of the Warrant Officers. Second Warrant Officers are promoted from Master Sergeant after graduation from Joint Warrant Officer Course at SAF Warrant Officer School at Pasir Laba Camp....
. He is the senior assistant to the Quartermaster
Quartermaster

Quartermaster refers to two different military occupations. In land Army, it is a term referring to either an individual soldier or a Military unit, who specializes in supplying and provisioning troops....
, who may be a more senior Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer

A Warrant Officer is a member of a military organisation holding one of a specific group of military rank.The rank was first used in the English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, essentially the Commonwealth and USA....
 for non-combat units.

United Kingdom

Uk Army Or8b
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) is an appointment held by a senior Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer

A Warrant Officer is a member of a military organisation holding one of a specific group of military rank.The rank was first used in the English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, essentially the Commonwealth and USA....
 Class 2 in the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
 and Royal Marines
Royal Marines

The Royal Marines are the marine and amphibious warfare infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service....
. The RQMS is the senior assistant to the Quartermaster
Quartermaster

Quartermaster refers to two different military occupations. In land Army, it is a term referring to either an individual soldier or a Military unit, who specializes in supplying and provisioning troops....
 of a regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
 or battalion
Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven company and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel....
 and also usually functions as the deputy Regimental Sergeant Major
Regimental Sergeant Major

Regimental Sergeant Major is an appointment held by Warrant Officers Class 1 in the British Army, the British Royal Marines and in the armies of many Commonwealth of Nations nations, including Australia and New Zealand; and by Chief Warrant Officers in the Canadian Forces....
. Some units have more than one RQMS. RQMS was a separate rank until 1915, when it became a Warrant Officer appointment with the creation of Warrant Officers Class II.

In the Household Cavalry
Household Cavalry

The term Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth of Nations to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions, a country?s most elite or historically senior military groupings or those military groupings that provide functions associated directly with the Head of state....
, the appointment is instead Regimental Quartermaster Corporal (RQMC).