The British Army is headed by the Chief of the General Staff and his General Staff who are based in the Ministry of Defence.

The Commander-in-Chief Land Forces is based in Headquarters Land Forces and reports directly to the Chief of the General Staff to deliver forces that are properly trained and equipped to sustain current operations.

The Adjutant General is also based in Headquarters Land Forces and reports directly to the Chief of the General Staff on the personnel policies that enable the Army to carry out its duties.

Both the Commander-in-Chief Land Forces and the Adjutant General are supported by the remainder of the General Staff.

Everyone in the Army is a part of 'the chain of command' - the phrase used for the whole Army structure from the Chief of the General Staff downwards.

The Army command structure is hierachical with Commander Field Army and Commander Regional Forces controlling groupings of units based around Divisions and their Brigades.

Within these Brigades are Major Units, regiment or battalion-sized and Minor Units, smaller company sized sub-units or platoons.

All units within the service are either Regular (full-time) or Territorial Army (part-time), or a combination with sub-units of each type.