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A '''permanent staff instructor''' ('''PSI''') is a warrant officer class 2 (WO2), or senior non-commissioned officer (sergeant, staff sergeant or colour sergeant), of the Regular British Army who has been selected to instruct Army Reserve soldiers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Galera |first1=Erick |title=British, US Marines improve intelligence cooperation during exercise |url=https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/626383/british-us-marines-improve-intelligence-cooperation-during-exercise/ |access-date=20 October 2023 |publisher=United States Marine Corps |date=28 October 2015}}</ref> Each AR unit has several PSIs attached to it. A normal rifle company in a Regular Army battalion has a single WO2, serving in the role of company sergeant major (CSM).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hammer |first1=Matthias |title=Einzigartige Partnerschaft in der Reserve |date=5 May 2023 |url=https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/aktuelles/einzigartige-partnerschaft-in-der-reserve-5619264 |publisher=Bundeswehr |access-date=20 October 2023 |language=de}}</ref> An Army Reserve rifle company normally has two WO2s. One is the CSM, normally a part-time member of the Army Reserve, and the other is the seconded PSI, the only full-time member of the company. The PSI is meant to provide the reserve company with the benefit of his professional experience, as well as to ensure that the training and operation of the company adheres to the Army's methods and standards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Permanent Staff Instructor - SERVE |url=https://www.findforcesjobs.mod.gov.uk/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-4/user-9028/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/8246-Permanent-Staff-Instructor/en-GB |publisher=UK Ministry of Defence |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref> The PSI is typically responsible for much of the company's administration work, and usually takes a particular role in the training of junior NCOs (corporals and lance-corporals, and equivalent).
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Category:British Army training Category:Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
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