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Conductor (military appointment)

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135: 38: 235:. Staff sergeant majors in the new corps were renamed sub-conductors. In February 1915, with the general introduction of warrant officers throughout the army, conductors and sub-conductors became warrant officers class I. Sub-conductors reverted to the appointment of staff sergeant major in 1967, but the appointment of conductor passed to the new 277:(that is, they must be staff sergeant majors). Since 2009, no more than eight serving WO1s of the RLC at any one time may hold the appointment of conductor; before then it was no more than 10% of the WO1s of the RLC (excluding RSMs). Since 2001, conductors have received their warrant of appointment on a 289:
From 11 July 1900, conductors were authorised to wear a crown within a laurel wreath on their lower sleeve and sub-conductors a crown, although they did not start actually wearing these until 1901 and 1904 respectively. In 1915, conductors were authorised a crown in a laurel wreath and sub-conductors
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The appointment of conductor was used in the New Zealand Army up to the 1930s. It then lapsed, to be introduced back into the New Zealand Army in 1977, with he proviso that a maximum of five conductors could be appointed at any one time. The appointment of conductor was discontinued with the
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The appointment may now be held by WO1s in any RLC trade, including transport, catering, pioneer, ammunition technician, petroleum operator and postal warrant officers, as well as the original suppliers.
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as appointments held by British warrant officers. The Indian Army, however, never adopted the rank of warrant officer class I, and conductor or sub-conductor was, therefore, the only title they used.
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the royal coat of arms. In 1918, conductors began wearing the royal arms in a laurel wreath, still their badge of rank, and sub-conductors the royal arms alone. Like other WO1s, conductors wear
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The appointment lapsed in the Australian Army in the late 1940s, but was reintroduced in July 2005. The first six conductors were appointed in April 2006.
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Prospective conductors must have held the rank of WO1 for at least one year (reduced from three years in 2006). They may not be currently serving as
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in 1544 and conductors are mentioned several times in surviving records from the 17th century. In 1776 they are described in Thomas Simes's book
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appointment in 2015 following Army reforms. The appointment was also reintroduced into the
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and is one of the most senior appointments that can be held by a warrant officer in the
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of the 19th century both included conductors on their strength.
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A former conductor of the Royal Logistic Corps, Captain
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The first known mention of conductors is in the 1327
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The Field Train Department of the Board of Ordnance
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warrant officers class 1
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