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The British military (those parts of the British Armed Forces tasked with land warfare, as opposed to the naval forces) [1] historically was divided into a number of 'forces', of which the British Army (also referred to historically as the 'Regular Army' and the 'Regular Force') was only one.
British Forces Gibraltar. Royal Gibraltar Regiment, at Devil's Tower Camp [59] Gibraltar Squadron, RN, at Port of Gibraltar [60] RAF Gibraltar [61] Joint Provost and Security Unit, at Gibdock [62] Gibraltar Defence Police, at Gibdock [63] British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories, at Diego Garcia [64] Naval Party 1002, at Diego Garcia [65]
Provost Branch [32] Royal Military Police (RMP) [33] Military Provost Staff (MPS) [34] Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS) [35] Royal Corps of Army Music - 14 + 20 bands [36] Royal Army Chaplains' Department - approx. 150 [37] Small Arms School Corps [38] Royal Army Physical Training Corps [39] General Service Corps; Royal Army Medical ...
The British Armed Forces consist of: the Royal Navy, a blue-water navy with a fleet of 62 commissioned and active ships, together with the Royal Marines, a highly specialised amphibious light infantry force; the British Army, the UK's principal land warfare branch; and the Royal Air Force, a technologically sophisticated air force with a ...
This category includes various military units and formations of the British Army, organized by size.
In 2012, following the Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010, specific proposals about the make up of the future British Army were announced under the title Army 2020. These proposals were intended to reduce the size of the army to around 82,000.
[101] [102] Of the 300,000 troops who served in Northern Ireland since 1969, there were 763 British military personnel killed [103] and 306 killed by the British military, mostly civilians. [104] An estimated 100 soldiers committed suicide during Operation Banner or soon afterwards and a similar number died in accidents. A total of 6,116 were ...
Volunteer military formations of the United Kingdom (6 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the British Army" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.