The British Army Guide · 2016-2017 by Heyman, Charles -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Chapter 1: Overview

General Information Government Military Tasks and Defence Planning Assumptions of the UK’s Armed Forces Future Force 2020 Current Force Levels British Army Equipment Summary Ministry of Defence (MoD) Defence Committees MoD Head Office Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas Houghton GCB CBE ADC Gen Chain of Command Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) The United Kingdom and Defence Finance UK Defence Expenditure UK – Top Level Budgets The Defence Equipment Plan British Army Statistics

Chapter 2: Army Organisations

The Army Board Chief of the General Staff – General Sir Nicholas Carter Army Chain-of-Command Staff Branches Commander Land Forces (CLF) 3rd (United Kingdom) Division – The Reaction Force 1st (United Kingdom) Division – The Adaptable Force Force Troops Command Support Command Land Equipment (LE) Armoured Infantry Brigade Organisation The Battlegroup Company Groups/Task Group British Forces Germany (BFG) Northern Ireland

Chapter 3: International Commitments

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation SACEUR – General Philip M. Breedlove NATO Commands Deployable NATO Response Forces available Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) Allied Command Transformation (ACT) European Union CSDP Objectives – EU Helsinki Headline Goal 2010 European Union Military Committee (EUMC) Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy European Union Military Staff (EUMS) Director General of the EU Military Staff Current Major EU Military Operations (mid 2015) European Defence Agency EU Defence Expenditure Overview EU Force Levels EU Military Structures Eurocorps EU Battlegroups European Rapid Reaction Force EU Relationship with NATO French – United Kingdom Defence Co-operation Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) Afghanistan

Chapter 4: Joint Forces Command and Joint Service Organisations

Joint Forces Command General Sir Richard Barrons CBE – Chief of Joint Operations JFC Structure Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) Joint Rapid Reaction Force (JRRF) Special Forces Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) Defence Medical Services (DMS) Defence Equipment and Support Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Joint Services Signal Organisation (JSSO) Skynet Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC)

Chapter 5: Units of the Regular Army (During 2015)

The Services

Chapter 6: Reserve Forces

Overview Army Reserve Major Units and Sub-Unit locations from 2016. Organisation Types of Army Reserve Units Officers Mobilisation and Call Out Reimbursement Management Cadets

Chapter 7: The Household Cavalry and the Royal Armoured Corps

Overview The Armoured Cavalry Regiment Light Cavalry Regiment Armoured Regiment (Type 56) Armour in the 21st Century

Chapter 8: Armoured and Protected Vehicles

Armoured vehicles Protected Vehicles

Chapter 9: Infantry

Regiments and Battalions Infantry Structure Provisional Infantry Battalion Strengths (Army 2020) Infantry Battalions (Listed by role) Infantry – Army Reserve Battalions Infantry strength Operational units Armoured Infantry Battalion (Provisional outline Army 2020) Heavy Protected Mobility Battalion (Provisional outline Army 2020) Light Protected Mobility Battalion (Provisional outline Army 2020) Light Role Infantry Battalion (Provisional outline Army 2020) Platoon Organisation Infantry weapons and systems The right stuff

Chapter 10: Army Aviation and Aviation Support

Army Air Corps Force Structure The Aviation Mission AAC Attack Regiment Organisation Army Aviation Training AAC Aircraft RAF Support RAF Transport Aircraft

Chapter 11: Artillery and Fire Support

Overview Current Organisation Reserve Artillery Artillery Fire Support Artillery Fire Missions Air Defence Artillery Systems Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) UAV Operated by the Royal Air Force

Chapter 12: Engineers

Overview Force structure 8 Engineer Brigade Combat Engineering roles Close Support Engineer Regiment Combat Engineer Training Combat Engineering Vehicles and Equipment

Chapter 13: Communications

Overview Force structure Roles of Military Communications Royal Signals Operational Missions Order of Battle Multi Role Signal Regiments (MRSR) Training Equipment

Chapter 14: Combat Service Support

Logistic Overview Logistic Brigades The Royal Logistic Corps Logistic Support Regiments Vehicles Roles, Functions and Trades in the RLC Daily Messing Rates The Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers – REME Army Medical Services (AMS) The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) The Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) The Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) The Adjutant General’s Corps (AGC) The Role of SPS Branch The Royal Military Police (RMP) The Military Provost Staff (MPS) The Military Provost Guard Services (MPGS) Smaller Corps

Chapter 15: Recruiting, Selection, Training

Overview Army Recruitment and Training Division Recruiting Soldier Selection Phase 1 Basic Training for Recruits School of Infantry, Catterick Gurkhas Army Technical Foundation College – Winchester Phase 2 Special to Arm Recruit Training Conditions of Service – Soldiers and Officers Officer Commissions Officer Selection and Sandhurst (RMAS) Phase 3 In-Service Training The Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) Training areas outside the UK and Europe Fitness Requirements

Chapter 16: Miscellaneous

The Services Hierarchy UK Armed Forces Pay 2015–2016 Modes of Address Regimental Head-Dress The Mod’s Civilian Staff The United Kingdom Defence Industry QinetiQ Codewords and Nicknames Dates and Timings Phonetic Alphabet The Royal Marines RAF Regiment Operation Banner – Northern Ireland UK Armed Forces – Fatal Casualties since 1945 Honours and Awards Major Army Charities Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) Some Unusual British Officers Quotations Extracts from Officer’s Annual Confidential Reports Extracts from the Devils Dictionary 1911

Abbreviations Charles Heyman (Editor)