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The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
s, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments
Cavalry regiments of the British Army

There are currently nine regular cavalry regiments of the British Army, with two tank regiments provided by the Royal Tank Regiment, traditionally classed alongside the cavalry, for a total of eleven regiments....
, and four Yeomanry
Yeomanry

Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer cavalry regiments. Today Yeomanry units may serve in a variety of different military roles....
 regiments of the Territorial Army
Territorial Army

The Territorial Army is the volunteer Military reserve force of the British Army, the army of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents....
. It provides the armour capability of the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
, with vehicles such as the Challenger 2 Tank
Challenger 2 tank

FV4034 Challenger 2 is a main battle tank currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. It is built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems ....
 and the Scimitar
FV107 Scimitar

FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle used by the British Army. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm cannon....
 Reconnaissance Vehicle.

RAC was created on 4 April 1939, just before World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 started, by combining the cavalry wing
Cavalry wing

The term cavalry wing in military history was used to refer to the cavalry units positioned on either of the army flanks when deployed for battle, predominantly during the period from the Middle Ages to the French Revolutionary Wars....
 (cavalry
Cavalry

The Cavalry is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat, it represents the mobility and offensive power of the armed forces....
 units that had mechanised), and the Royal Tank Corps (which was thereupon renamed the Royal Tank Regiment
Royal Tank Regiment

The Royal Tank Regiment is an Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It was formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps....
 within the new corps).






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The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
s, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments
Cavalry regiments of the British Army

There are currently nine regular cavalry regiments of the British Army, with two tank regiments provided by the Royal Tank Regiment, traditionally classed alongside the cavalry, for a total of eleven regiments....
, and four Yeomanry
Yeomanry

Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer cavalry regiments. Today Yeomanry units may serve in a variety of different military roles....
 regiments of the Territorial Army
Territorial Army

The Territorial Army is the volunteer Military reserve force of the British Army, the army of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents....
. It provides the armour capability of the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
, with vehicles such as the Challenger 2 Tank
Challenger 2 tank

FV4034 Challenger 2 is a main battle tank currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. It is built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems ....
 and the Scimitar
FV107 Scimitar

FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle used by the British Army. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm cannon....
 Reconnaissance Vehicle.

History

The RAC was created on 4 April 1939, just before World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 started, by combining the cavalry wing
Cavalry wing

The term cavalry wing in military history was used to refer to the cavalry units positioned on either of the army flanks when deployed for battle, predominantly during the period from the Middle Ages to the French Revolutionary Wars....
 (cavalry
Cavalry

The Cavalry is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat, it represents the mobility and offensive power of the armed forces....
 units that had mechanised), and the Royal Tank Corps (which was thereupon renamed the Royal Tank Regiment
Royal Tank Regiment

The Royal Tank Regiment is an Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It was formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps....
 within the new corps). As the war went on, many other units became mechanised and joined this corps
Corps

A Corps is either a large formation , or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service....
. In 1944, the RAC absorbed the Reconnaissance Corps
Reconnaissance Corps

The Reconnaissance Corps was a short-lived corps of the British Army. It was formed from Infantry Brigade Reconnaissance Groups on 1 August 1941....
.

The regiments (like the Royal Tank Regiments, battalion-sized) of the RAC during the war were numbered in the range from 1 to 200. These included training regiments and battalions of infantry converted. For exaple the 5th Bn of the Gordon Highlanders became the 116th Regiment RAC

Units

The Royal Armoured Corps is divided into those regiments that operate main battle tanks (armoured regiments) and those that operate reconnaissance tanks (formation reconnaissance regiment
Formation reconnaissance regiment

The Formation Reconnaissance Regiment is one of two organisations currently provided by cavalry regiments of the British Army. Until recently, it was known as the Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment....
s). Of these, three regiments are designated as Dragoon Guards
Dragoon guards

Dragoon guards was, in some army, particularly the British Army, the designation used to refer to heavy cavalry regiments from the 18th century onwards....
, two as Hussars, two as Lancers and one as Dragoons. The remaining two are the two regiments of the Royal Tank Regiment
Royal Tank Regiment

The Royal Tank Regiment is an Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It was formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps....
. In the regular army there are five armoured regiments and five formation reconnaissance regiments:
  • Regular Army
    • 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards - Formation Reconnaissance
    • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
      Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

      The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers , and Scots Greys....
       - Armoured
    • The Royal Dragoon Guards
      Royal Dragoon Guards

      The Royal Dragoon Guards is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:...
       - Armoured
    • The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) - Armoured
    • 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
      9th/12th Royal Lancers

      The 9th/12th Royal Lancers is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army.It was formed on 11 September 1960 in the garrison church at Tidworth from the amalgamation of the...
       - Formation Reconnaissance
    • The King's Royal Hussars
      King's Royal Hussars

      The King's Royal Hussars is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and was formed on 4 December 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:...
       - Armoured
    • The Light Dragoons - Formation Reconnaissance
    • The Queen's Royal Lancers - Formation Reconnaissance
    • 1st Royal Tank Regiment
      1st Royal Tank Regiment

      The 1st Royal Tank Regiment is an Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps....
       - NBC and training/demonstration
    • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
      2nd Royal Tank Regiment

      The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment is an Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps....
       - Armoured


The 1st Royal Tank Regiment forms approximately two thirds of the regular establishment of the Joint CBRN Regiment
Joint CBRN Regiment

The Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Regiment is a specialist expeditionary unit of the Military of the United Kingdom. It is a joint unit consisting of:...
.

The Household Cavalry Regiment
Household Cavalry Regiment

The Household Cavalry Regiment is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army, and is one of two regiments that are formed from the Household Cavalry....
 (consisting of the Life Guards
Life Guards (British Army)

The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army. With the Blues and Royals they make up the Household Cavalry.They originated in the four troops of horse guards raised by Charles II of England around the time of his English Restoration, plus two troops of horse grenadier guards which were raised some years later....
 and the Blues and Royals
Blues and Royals

The Blues and Royals is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.The Colonel-in-Chief is Majesty Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the Colonel is Her Royal Highness The Anne, Princess Royal....
) is not part of the RAC; instead it is part of the Household Cavalry
Household Cavalry

The term Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth of Nations to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions, a country?s most elite or historically senior military groupings or those military groupings that provide functions associated directly with the Head of state....
, which is classed as a corps in its own right. However, for operational purposes, the Household Cavalry Regiment is considered to be part of the RAC and constitutes the fifth formation reconnaissance regiment.

  • Territorial Army
    Territorial Army

    The Territorial Army is the volunteer Military reserve force of the British Army, the army of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents....
    • The Royal Yeomanry
      Royal Yeomanry

      The Royal Yeomanry is an armoured regiment of the Territorial Army consisting of five squadrons and a military band:*A Squadron *B Squadron ...
       - CBRN Reconnaissance
    • The Royal Wessex Yeomanry
      Royal Wessex Yeomanry

      The Royal Wessex Yeomanry is an armoured regiment of the British Territorial Army consisting of four squadrons, each of which bears the cap badge of an old yeomanry regiment:...
       - MBT crew replacement
    • The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
      Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry

      The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry is a yeomanry regiment of the United Kingdom's Territorial Army. It currently serves in the armoured replacement role, providing replacement tank crews for regular armoured regiments....
       - MBT crew replacement
    • The Queen's Own Yeomanry
      Queen's Own Yeomanry

      The Queen's Own Yeomanry is an armoured regiment of the British Territorial Army. The Queen's Own Yeomanry is the only Yeomanry regiment that serves in the formation reconnaissance regiment, equipped with the Combat_Vehicle_Reconnaissance_%28Tracked%29 family of armoured reconnaissance vehicles, including FV107 Scimitar and FV103 Spartan....
       - Formation Reconnaissance
  • Role Affiliations - The four TA regiments are affiliated to the regular army regiments by role:
    • RY - SCOTS DG, QRL, RTR
    • R WX Y - RDG, KRH, RTR
    • RMLY - QRH, RTR
    • QOY - HCR, QDG, 9/12 L, LD


The RAC armoured regiments are supported by 32 Armoured Engineer Regiment (Royal Engineers) which operates tank based AVRE and AVLB equipement.

Deployments

Regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps are deployed primarily in the UK and Germany:

UK regiments
  • Tidworth
    Tidworth

    Tidworth is a town in south-east Wiltshire, England with a growing civilian population. Situated at the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain, it is approximately 10 miles west of Andover, Hampshire, 12 miles south of Marlborough, Wiltshire, 24 miles south of Swindon, 15 miles north by north-east of Salisbury, England and 6 miles east of Amesbury....
     - Armoured Regiment (12 Mechanised Brigade)
  • Catterick
    Catterick

    Catterick could be*Catterick, North Yorkshire, England, commonly known as Catterick Village**Catterick Bridge, a hamlet near Catterick Village...
     - Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (19 Light Brigade)
  • Windsor
    Windsor, Berkshire

    Windsor is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is best known as the site of Windsor Castle....
     - Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (1 Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade)
  • Swanton Morley
    Swanton Morley

    Swanton Morley is a picturesque village situated in the heart of Norfolk. It is a village steeped in history documented back to the Domesday Book....
     - Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (1 Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade)
  • Honington
    RAF Honington

    RAF Honington is a RAF Station 6 miles south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England. Although used as a bomber station during World War II, RAF Honington is now the RAF Regiment depot and home to the Joint CBRN Regiment....
     - NBC Reconnaissance Regiment (1 Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade)


Overseas regiments
Armoured regiments:
  • Münster
    Münster

    M?nster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region and it is also capital of the government region M?nster ....
     - The Royal Dragoon Guards
    Royal Dragoon Guards

    The Royal Dragoon Guards is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:...
     (4th Mechanised Brigade)
  • Fallingbostel - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
    Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

    The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers , and Scots Greys....
     & 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
    2nd Royal Tank Regiment

    The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment is an Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps....
     (7th Armoured Brigade)
  • Sennelager
    Sennelager

    Sennelager is a village in Germany that forms part of the City of Paderborn. It is notable by the presence of a United Kingdom army barracks, where the 20th Armoured Brigade are currently situated, which has led to a considerable settlement around the area of British people, as the subsequent nicknaming of the area as "Little England"....
     - The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) (20th Armoured Brigade)
Formation reconnaissance regiments:
  • Osnabrück
    Osnabrück

    Osnabr?ck is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of M?nster, and some 100 km due west of Hannover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehengebirge and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest....
     - 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (20th Armoured Brigade)
  • Hohne
    Hohne

    ----Hohne is a little town in Germany, to the north of Braunschweig, about 25km north west of Celle.Located north of Celle is the NATO training area "Schie?platz Bergen-Hohne"....
     - 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
    9th/12th Royal Lancers

    The 9th/12th Royal Lancers is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army.It was formed on 11 September 1960 in the garrison church at Tidworth from the amalgamation of the...
     (1st Armoured Division)


Bands

The Corps of Army Music
Corps of Army Music

The Corps of Army Music is a corps of the British Army. It was formed in 1994 as an umbrella organisation, centred on the Royal Military School of Music, to oversee the 29 new permanent military band formed following Options for Change, although each band continues to wear the capbadges and Full dress uniforms associated with the corps or re...
 is responsible for the administration and training of the two RAC bands:
  • The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band - this band represents the regiments of Dragoon Guards and the Royal Tank Regiment, and was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of the Band of the Dragoon Guards and the Royal Tank Regiment Cambrai Band.
  • The Light Cavalry Band - this band represents the regiments of Light Dragoons (classed as hussars), Kings Royal Hussars, Queens Royal Hussars, Queens Royal Lancers and 9th/12th Lancers, and was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of the Band of the Hussars and Light Dragoons and the Band of the Royal Lancers.
  • In addition, there is a TA band within the RAC, the Regimental Band (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry
    Inns of Court and City Yeomanry

    HistoryThe Inns of Court and City Yeomanry is a yeomanry regiment of the British Territorial Army .The regiment was formed in 1961 by the amalgamation of the Inns of Court Regiment and the City of London Yeomanry....
    ) of the Royal Yeomanry.


Reorganisation

The reorganisation of the Army announced in 2004
Delivering Security in a Changing World

The 2003 Defence white paper, entitled Delivering Security in a Changing World set out the future structure of the Military of the United Kingdom, and was preceded by the 1998 Strategic Defence Review and the 2002 SDR New Chapter, which responded to the immediate challenges to security in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks....
 led to significant changes to the Royal Armoured Corps. Reorganisation that began in 2003 would see three armoured regiments removed from Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 to the UK, with one re-roled as an FR regiment. In addition, three Challenger 2 squadrons will be converted to Interim Medium Armour Squadrons, while each FR regiment will gain a Command and Support Squadron.

Future deployments

As part of the reorganisation, postings will be realigned:

UK regiments
  • Catterick
    Catterick

    Catterick could be*Catterick, North Yorkshire, England, commonly known as Catterick Village**Catterick Bridge, a hamlet near Catterick Village...
    : Armoured Regiment (RDG
    Royal Dragoon Guards

    The Royal Dragoon Guards is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:...
    ) (4th Mechanised Brigade), Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (Queen's Royal Lancers) (19th Light Brigade)
  • Tidworth
    Tidworth

    Tidworth is a town in south-east Wiltshire, England with a growing civilian population. Situated at the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain, it is approximately 10 miles west of Andover, Hampshire, 12 miles south of Marlborough, Wiltshire, 24 miles south of Swindon, 15 miles north by north-east of Salisbury, England and 6 miles east of Amesbury....
    : 2 x Armoured Regiment (2RTR
    2nd Royal Tank Regiment

    The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment is an Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps....
    , King's Royal Hussars
    King's Royal Hussars

    The King's Royal Hussars is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and was formed on 4 December 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:...
    ), Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (QDG) (1st Mechanised Brigade, 12th Mechanised Brigade, 3rd Mechanised Division)
  • Windsor
    Windsor, Berkshire

    Windsor is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is best known as the site of Windsor Castle....
    : Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (Household Cavalry Regiment
    Household Cavalry Regiment

    The Household Cavalry Regiment is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army, and is one of two regiments that are formed from the Household Cavalry....
    ) (Theatre Troops)
  • Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley
    Swanton Morley

    Swanton Morley is a picturesque village situated in the heart of Norfolk. It is a village steeped in history documented back to the Domesday Book....
    : Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (Light Dragoons) (Theatre Troops)
  • Warminster
    Warminster

    Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36 road, and near Frome, Somerset and Westbury, Wiltshire. It has a population of about 17,000 and is part of the West Wiltshire district....
    : 2 x squadrons (1RTR
    1st Royal Tank Regiment

    The 1st Royal Tank Regiment is an Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps....
    )
  • Honington
    RAF Honington

    RAF Honington is a RAF Station 6 miles south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England. Although used as a bomber station during World War II, RAF Honington is now the RAF Regiment depot and home to the Joint CBRN Regiment....
    : NBC Reconnaissance Regiment (1RTR
    1st Royal Tank Regiment

    The 1st Royal Tank Regiment is an Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps....
    )
  • Bovington: Home of the RAC, also here is the RAC Training Regiment, Royal Marines Armoured Support Company
    Royal Marines Armoured Support Group

    The current Royal Marines Armoured Support Group is an element of the Royal Marines which operates the Viking BvS10, All Terrain Vehicle. The Armoured Support Group is under the operational command of 3 Commando Brigade and is based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton in southern England....
    , and The Light Cavalry Band (CAMus)


Overseas regiments
  • Fallingbostel: Armoured Regiment (Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
    Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

    The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers , and Scots Greys....
    ) (7th Armoured Brigade)
  • Sennelager
    Sennelager

    Sennelager is a village in Germany that forms part of the City of Paderborn. It is notable by the presence of a United Kingdom army barracks, where the 20th Armoured Brigade are currently situated, which has led to a considerable settlement around the area of British people, as the subsequent nicknaming of the area as "Little England"....
    : Armoured Regiment (Queen's Royal Hussars) (20th Armoured Brigade)
  • Hohne
    Hohne

    ----Hohne is a little town in Germany, to the north of Braunschweig, about 25km north west of Celle.Located north of Celle is the NATO training area "Schie?platz Bergen-Hohne"....
    : Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (9th/12th Royal Lancers
    9th/12th Royal Lancers

    The 9th/12th Royal Lancers is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army.It was formed on 11 September 1960 in the garrison church at Tidworth from the amalgamation of the...
    ) (1st Armoured Division)


Order of Precedence


Related units


This unit is allied with the following:

  • Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
    Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

    The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command , including regular force and reserve regiments....
  • Royal Australian Armoured Corps
    Royal Australian Armoured Corps

    The Royal Australian Armoured Corps is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Army Reserve regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the Australian Army....
  • Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
    Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps

    The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army....




See also

  • Structure of the British Army
    Structure of the British Army

    The structure of the British Army is broadly similar to that of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, being divided into two Commands as top-level budget holders: Land Command and the Adjutant-General to the Forces....


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