Command Structure
The command structure is hierarchical with divisions and brigades responsible for administering groupings of smaller units. Major Units are regiment or battalion-sized with minor units being smaller, either company sized sub-units or platoons.
Chief of the General Staff
General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC GEN
The Chief of the General Staff is the head of the British Army. The post is immediately subordinate to The Chief of Defence Staff, the head of the British Armed Services.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Lieutenant General Sharon Nesmith
Responsible for representing the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) within Head Office and outwards to relevant TLBs and dependencies, provides oversight of the Army Operating Model and provides overall personnel policy direction as the Principal Personnel Officer.
Army Headquarters
The most senior headquarters in the British Army, led by a 4* General, the Chief of the General Staff
1st (UK) Division
Headquarters 1st (UK) Division heads up the British Army’s Light Role Adaptable Force, optimised for the challenges of today, both at home and abroad. With approximately 14,000 Regular and 11,000 Army Reserve soldiers, the Division is configured to deliver ‘light role excellence’.
3rd (UK) Division
3rd (United Kingdom) Division, based at the heart of the British Army on Salisbury Plain, is the only division at continual operational readiness in the UK. 'The Iron Division' is made up of 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade (Tidworth), 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade (Bulford Camp), 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade (Paderborn, Germany) and 101st Logistic Brigade (Aldershot).
6th (UK) Division
6th (United Kingdom) Division prepares and generates the Army’s Information Manoeuvre and Unconventional Warfare forces for both constant competition and warfighting, as well as routinely conducting operations below the threshold of armed conflict in the virtual and physical dimensions.
Land Warfare Centre
A Two-Star command in the Field Army. Responsible for driving adaptation in order to deliver success on operations.
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team are specially trained and equipped to deploy by parachute, helicopter and air-landing. Its core role is to maintain the Air Assault Task Force, a battlegroup held at high readiness to deploy worldwide for a full spectrum of missions, from non-combatant evacuation ops to warfighting.
Army Personnel Centre
The Army Personnel Centre Helpdesk (0345 600 9663) provides assistance to Army units, outside agencies and the general public who are inquiring about the disclosure of information held on officers and soldiers.
Army Personnel Services Group
Deliver and assure specified non-financial conditions of service for the Army; advise, educate and audit the Army's approach to discipline, unit financial accounting and personal administration. Manage, administer and assure Service Complains and deliver and assure Army Individual Development - all in order to deliver the Army's personnel support.
HQ Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command
Responsible for all recruiting and training prior to becoming a fully qualified soldier or officer.
The headquarters is commanded by a Brigadier, supported by a number of military and civilian staff.
London District Command
HQ London District is the main headquarters for all British Army units within the M25 corridor of London. It is responsible for all Regular units, Army Reserve units and cadet attachment (ACF and CCF). It also provides for London's ceremonial events as well as supporting operational deployments overseas.
Regional Command
The Army’s 2* HQ enabling the delivery of a secure home front that sustains the Army, enables training for and deployment on operations, its personnel, their dependants in the UK, Nepal and Brunei and ensures the support of the public.
Standing Joint Command
The purpose of HQ SJC(UK), based in Aldershot, is to coordinate defence’s contribution to UK resilience operations in support of other government departments.
The Directorate of Children and Young People
The Directorate of Children and Young People (DCYP) was established in 2010 to provide a single Ministry of Defence (MOD) focus for all issues related to service children and young people.
Service children are the children of serving service personnel but they also have a responsibility for the children of Ministry of Defence UK based civilians and sponsored organisations serving outside of the UK.
Defence Fire Risk
We provide fire safety and fire fighting capability during peace and conflict to protect MOD personnel and assets.
The Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (DFRMO) was formed in 2006, to make a single, integrated, regionally based fire risk management organisation.