Jump to content

Structure of the British Army

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by BG19bot (talk | contribs) at 20:28, 8 February 2016 (WP:CHECKWIKI error fix. Syntax fixes. Do general fixes if a problem exists. -, added Empty section (1) tag using AWB (11876)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The full structure of the British Army under Army 2020 is:[1][2]

Under Army 2020 the army will be divided into:

  • Reaction forces comprising a modified 16 Air Assault Brigade and an armoured division (3rd (UK) Division) of three armoured infantry brigades. These will be the 1st, 12th and 20th Armoured Infantry Brigades.[3][4]
  • Adaptive forces comprising a division (1st (UK) Division) of seven infantry brigades, three of which (the 4th, 7th, and 51st) will be deployable.[5][6][7]
  • Force Troops Command comprising nine brigades.

It should be clearly noted that elements within the nine regionally-aligned brigades report to two separate command chains. Within each regionally-aligned brigade, such as 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East, there is a Regional Point of Command (RPOC) that is responsible, not to 1st UK Division or Force Troops Command, but to Headquarters Regional Command at Andover.[8] These RPOCs handle routine links with the civilian community, ranges etc, and the 'defence contribution to homeland resilience' - homeland defence.

Structure of the British Army 2016 (click image to enlarge)

Commander Field Army

British Army

class=notpageimage|
British Army Reaction Forces locations

3rd (United Kingdom) Division

Structure of 3rd (UK) Division under Army 2020

16 Air Assault Brigade

British Army

class=notpageimage|
British Army Adaptable Force locations

1st (United Kingdom) Division

Structure of 1st (UK) Division under Army 2020 (click image to enlarge)

Joint Helicopter Command

class=notpageimage|
British Army Force Troops Command and subordinate units

Force Troops Command

Force Troops Command Structure (click image to enlarge)

London District

Army units under joint commands

Joint Forces Command

United Kingdom Special Forces

3 Commando Brigade

References

  1. ^ a b c Regular Army basing matrix by formation and unit
  2. ^ Army 2020 Update
  3. ^ "Famed Desert Rats to lose their tanks under Army cuts". Telegraph. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  4. ^ Army Basing Plan: The basing plan table labels them as "Armoured Infantry Brigades"
  5. ^ Army Basing Plan: The basing plan table labels them in order
  6. ^ Transforming the British Army Annex A
  7. ^ Transforming the British Army Annex C
  8. ^ British Army, Transforming the British Army: An Update: July 2013, pp. 22-23.
  9. ^ a b c d The Rifles and The Royal Gloucestershire,Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment Newsletter 2013 Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "9th/12th Charitable Association Website". Delhispearman.org.uk. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  11. ^ "Regimental Update". Rwf-forum.co.uk. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  12. ^ pages 21 22
  13. ^ Army 2020 Update, page 7
  14. ^ Regular Army Basing Announcement footnote 10
  15. ^ a b c The Red Hackle November 2012
  16. ^ REME battalion marks name change
  17. ^ a b c d e f Army 2020 Update, page 9
  18. ^ The Welsh Cavalry swap Scimitars for jungle boots (They are due to rerole to 'Light Cavalry' and move to Swanton Morley in Norfolk as part of the Army 2020 restructuring exercise)
  19. ^ "3 Royal Welsh". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  20. ^ Summary of Army 2020 Reserve Structure and Basing, page 24
  21. ^ Army 2010 Update, page 9
  22. ^ 49 Battery
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Structure_of_the_British_Army&oldid=703979659"