RQMS

Military abbreviation · British Military Rank

RQMS
Stands forRegimental Quartermaster Sergeant
CategoriesMilitary

RQMS stands for Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, a british military rank abbreviation.

Warrant Officer Class 2 appointment responsible for a British battalion's stores, equipment, rations and ammunition, working under the quartermaster. Separate RQMSs often handle technical equipment and general supplies.

Example: The RQMS signed out the extra radios and night sights for the exercise.

Usage notes

Pronounced "R-Q" in conversation. The quartermaster is usually an officer commissioned from the ranks, so the RQMS works with someone who knows the system from the inside. The US equivalent function falls to the battalion S-4 section and supply sergeant.

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