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This is a list of career roles available within each corps in the British Army, as a soldier or officer. [ 1 ] Roles in italics are only available to serving soldiers, or re-joiners, and are not open to civilians.
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Richardson Copinger-Symes, KCB CBE (born 18 November 1969), is a senior British Army officer, who serves as the Deputy Commander, Strategic Command since May 2022. He previously served as General Officer Commanding Force Troops Command and Director of Military Digitisation, Strategic Command .
General Sir Charles Roland Vincent Walker, KCB, DSO, ADC Gen (born 14 May 1970) is a senior British Army officer, who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) from April 2021 until June 2024. [1] He became Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, on 15 June 2024. [2]
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst instructors' cadre (group of trainers) is run once every year. The aim is to select 30 senior non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) from 60 over the course of 3–4 weeks. Instructors can come from any part of the British Army although most are historically from the Infantry.
After serving as Deputy Chief of Staff, 16 Air Assault Brigade from 2005 to 2006, he became commanding officer of 2 Close Support Battalion REME. [3] Eastman was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in December 2006, for services during the first UK deployment to Helmand Province . [ 4 ]
Following the traditions of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers, Queen's Gurkha Signals and the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, the GSPS Coy has a cap badge that combines elements of both its parent corps (the AGC) and the Brigade of Gurkhas, of which it is a constituent alongside the other Gurkha units in the British Army.
Commander British Forces (CBF) British Forces Cyprus was a rotational post between the Army and RAF, at two-star level; CBF British Forces Belize was an Army brigadier; CBF Falklands was a rotational post between all three services at two-star level; and CBF Hong Kong was an Army major general. These were: [1]
The UK Field Army was first established in 1982 when the Deputy Commander-in-Chief at UK Land Forces was designated Commander of that formation. In 1995 the designation changed to Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Land Command. The Field Army was re-established in 2003, under the LANDmark reorganisation. [1]