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REGIMENTAL SERGEANT - MAJORS
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WARRANT OFFICER CLASS ONE ADAM LAW,RAA |
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Warrant Officer Class One Adam Law was born and raised in Kilmarnock, Scotland and enlisted into the Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army in June 1984. He served until April 2009 with a career spanning 25 years, fulfilling postings within Europe and operational deployments to Northern Ireland and Iraq. His British Army career culminated with a commission to Captain from Warrant Officer Class One (WO1).
During his time in the British Army he gained numerous qualifications and experience. He passed a number of arduous courses, including the Commando Course, the Military Ski, Mountain, Arctic and Jungle Warfare Instructors Courses. These qualifications enabled him to deploy with 3 Commando Brigade, to train and instruct in the arctic of Norway and the jungles of Brunei. |
Adam was promoted to Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) in 1999 and was appointed as a Sergeant Major Instructor Gunnery Air Defence. He was employed as a missile, gun and equipment safety officer in Germany, Poland, Canada, United States of America and the Falkland Islands. He was appointed Battery Sergeant Major (BSM) of 20 Commando Battery 2002 – 2004. Adam promoted to WO1 in 2006 and was employed as a Master Gunner where he posted to the Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit as the Trials and Development Officer. In 2008 he commissioned to Captain and posted to 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery where he was employed as the Regimental Signals Officer.
Adam was fortunate to be successful in transferring from the British Army to the Australian Defence Force in 2009 where his first appointment was to 16 Air Defence Regiment Royal Australian Artillery at the rank of WO2.
Adam has previously been employed as a Troop Sergeant Major (TSM), Operations Warrant Officer (OPSWO) and deployed on operations to Afghanistan as the Counter Rockets Artillery Mortars TSM. Upon returning from operations he was posted to the Land Warfare Centre, Warrant Officer and Non Commissioned Officer Academy as the lead package master for the Military Justice System, as part of the Defence Force Discipline Act syllabus.
Adam returned to 16 Air Land Regiment in Woodside as BSM Combat Service Support Battery in January 2015 until December 2017. Whilst employed as a BSM he was awarded the Commander Forces Command Bronze Commendation.
In January 2018 he posted to the Adelaide Universities Regiment where he was employed as an OPSWO and Course Manager. He was awarded the Australia Day Medallion in 2019 and received an Army Bronze Commendation in 2020. He promoted to WO1 on the 18 January 2021 on posting to 16 Regiment Royal Australian Artillery as the Master Gunner.
Adam assumed the appointment of RSM 16 Regiment Royal Australian Artillery in January 2022. He is married to Terri and has two sons, Joshua and Thomas. His interests include hiking and keeping fit. He has a dog who travelled with him from the United Kingdom in 2009 called Chester and a cat called Sox who has wrecked the family home carpets and “fly screens’. |
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