St John Ambulance Australia ranks and insignia

St John Ambulance Australia employs the use of ranks, as an organisation with its roots in the military. Its rank structure is based upon that of St John Ambulance in the United Kingdom, while also taking inspiration from the Australian Army.

Recent changes

In the mid-2000s, the rank of Sergeant-Major was abolished from the State/Territory level, having already been abolished at a divisional level earlier.

Rank table ^[1][2]

Ranks and Insignia of St John Ambulance Australia (Colours apply to all ranks shown below)

Colour	Red Stripe	Grey Stripe	Green Stripe	Yellow Stripe	Red Piping
Insignia (rank slide)
Meaning	Registered Nurses with or without further rank insignia, as below.	Regional Officers with or without further rank insignia, as below.	Enrolled Nurses with or without further rank insignia, as below.	Paramedics with or without further rank insignia, as below.	Medical practitioners with or without further rank insignia, as below.

Ranks and Insignia of St John Ambulance Australia Cadets

Rank	Cadet	Cadet Corporal	Senior Cadet	Senior Cadet Corporal	Senior Cadet Sergeant
Insignia
Notes	Members aged between 11 and 14 years of age and in possession of a Basic First Aid Certificate.	As for cadet, but with leadership responsibilities.	Members aged between 15 and 18 and in possession of a Senior First Aid Certificate.	As for Senior Cadets, but with leadership responsibilities.	As for Senior Cadets, but with more leadership responsibilities than Senior Cadet Corporals

Ranks and Insignia of St John Ambulance (Other ranks)

Rank	Member	Corporal	Sergeant	Cadet Leader
Insignia
Notes	Standard rank slide for members	Member with leadership responsibilities	Member with advanced leadership responsibilities and skills	An adult member between 18 and 25 that has undertaken a specific leadership course and is ranked above cadets but below all adult ranks.[3]

Ranks and Insignia of St John Ambulance (Officers up to State level)

Rank	Officer Grade 6	Officer Grade 5	Officer Grade 4	Officer Grade 3	Officer Grade 2	Officer Grade 1	Commissioner
Insignia
Notes	Divisional/Medical/Regional Officer or Divisional Nurse.	Divisional/Medical/Regional Officer or Divisional Nurse.	Divisional Superintendent/Nursing/ Medical/Regional/State/Territory Officer.	Regional Superintendent. Regional Medical Officer. State/Territory Officer.	State/Territory Officer.	State/Territory Deputy Commissioner. State/Territory Professional Officer.	State/Territory Commissioner.

Ranks and Insignia of St John Ambulance (Officers at National Headquarters level)

Rank	Officer Grade 1	Chief Officer	Chief Officer	Chief Commissioner
Insignia
Notes	National Staff Officer	Chief Officer Cadets Chief Medical Officer Chief Nursing Officer Chief Ambulance Officer	Chief Professional Officer Chief Superintendent Deputy Chief Superintendent	Chief Commissioner

References

See also

• St John Ambulance Australia
• Insignia of the Venerable Order of St John