Warrant Officer Class 1 Paul Christopher Carney (born November 1979) is a senior British Army soldier. Since 2021, he has served as the Army Sergeant Major, the most senior warrant officer and member of the other ranks in the British Army.

Carney joined the British Army in January 1997. As a soldier of the Royal Engineers, he trained and served as a combat engineer and electrician. He rose to be regimental sergeant major of 22 Engineer Regiment. He then served as command sergeant major (CSM) of 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, and CSM of the Field Army. In July 2021, he was appointed the third Army Sergeant Major,^[1] thereby becoming the most senior member of the other ranks of the British Army.^[2][3]

Carney serves as a warrant officer but was commissioned as a captain on 2 April 2018.^[4] He was promoted to major on 31 July 2021.^[5]