Only those Staff Officer ranks that can hold a Royal Artillery appointment are shown. Shown here are the Officers rank badges in metal for wear on the Service Dress. The cloth Officers rank badges worn on the Battledress are backed with red. This shows as a thin line of colour around the badge.
The Appointments possible for each rank are shown along with the usual abbreviations for each.
| Rank | Appointment | |
| Brigadier – Brig | Corps Commander RA – CCRA Corps Commander Medium Artillery – CCMA (1939-41) |
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| Brigadier – Brig | Commander Royal Artillery – CRA | |
| Lieutenant Colonel – LtCol | Commanding Officer (Regiment) – CO |  |
| Major – Maj | Second in Command (Regiment) – 2i/c Battery Commander – BC |
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| Captain – Capt | Adjutant – Adj Quartermaster – QM Battery Captain (Battery 2i/c) – BK Troop Commander/Forward Observation Officer – TC/FOO |
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| Lieutenant – Lt |
Assistant Adjutant – A/Adj |
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| Second Lieutenant – 2 Lt |
Assistant Gun Position Officer – AGPO |
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