Structure of the British Army/Alternative Structure

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[edit] Arms and services

The following arms and services make up the British Army:

[edit] Arms and services breakdown

[edit] Infantry

[edit] The Royal Regiment Of Artillery

  • The Royal Regiment Of Artillery
    • King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery
    • 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
      • A Battery (The Chestnut Troop)
      • B Battery
      • E Battery
      • L/N (Néry) Battery (The Eagle Troop)
      • O/HQ Battery (The Rocket Troop)
    • 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
      • C Battery
      • D Battery
      • J (Sidi Rezegh) Battery
      • M (HQ) Battery
    • 4th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 3/29 (Corunna) Battery
      • 88 (Arracan) Battery
      • 94/HQ (New Zealand) Battery
      • 97 Battery (Lawson's Company)
    • 5th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • K (Hondeghem) Battery
      • P Battery (The Dragon Troop)
      • Q/HQ (Sanna's Post) Battery
      • 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery
    • 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7PARA)
      • F (Sphinx) Parachute Battery
      • G Parachute Battery (Mercer's Troop)
      • H Parachute HQ Battery (Ramsay's Troop)
      • I Parachute Battery (Bull's Troop)
    • 12th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • T/HQ Battery (Shah Sujah's Troop)
      • 9 (Plassey) Battery
      • 12 (Minden) Battery
      • 58 (Eyre's) Battery
    • 14th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 1st/HQ Battery 'The Blazers'
      • 24 (Irish) Battery
      • 34 (Seringapatam) Battery
    • 16th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 11/HQ (Sphinx) Battery
      • 14 (Cole's Kop) Battery
      • 30 Battery (Rogers's Company)
      • 32 (Minden) Battery
    • 19th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 13/HQ (Martinique 1809) Battery
      • 19/5 (Gibraltar 1779–1783) Battery
      • 28/143 Battery (Tomb's Troop)
      • 52 (Niagara) Battery
      • 127 (Dragon) Battery
    • 26th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 16 Battery (Sandham's Company)
      • 17 (Corunna) Battery
      • 55/HQ (The Residency) Battery
      • 159 (Colenso) Battery
    • 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery
      • 8 (Alma) Commando Battery
      • 23/HQ (Gibraltar 1779–1783) Commando Battery
      • 79 (Kirkee) Commando Battery
      • 148 (Meiktila) Commando Forward Observation Battery
    • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 18 (Quebec 1759) Battery
      • 22 (Gibraltar 1779–1783) Battery
      • 42 (Alem Hamza) Battery
      • 46/HQ (Talavera) Battery
      • 57 (Bhurtpore) Battery
    • 39th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 56/HQ (Olpherts) Battery
      • 74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company)
      • 132 (The Bengal Rocket Troop) Battery
      • 176 (Abu Klea) Battery
    • 40th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 6/36 (Arcot 1751) Battery
      • 38 (Seringapatam) Battery
      • 49/HQ (Inkerman) HQ Battery
      • 129 (Dragon) Battery
      • 137 (Java) Battery
    • 47th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 10 (Assaye) Battery
      • 21 (Gibraltar 1779–1783) Battery
      • 25/170 (Imjin) Battery
      • 31 HQ Battery
      • 43 (Lloyd's Company) Battery
    • Royal School of Artillery
    • Honourable Artillery Company (not part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery)
      • HQ Squadron
      • Liaison Troop
      • 1 Squadron
      • 2 Squadron
      • 3 Squadron
      • Signal Squadron
    • 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteer)
      • 201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Battery
      • 266 (Gloucestershire) Parachute Battery
      • 307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry RHA) Battery
    • 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteer)
      • HQ (Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery) Battery
      • 203 (Elswick) Battery
      • 204 (The Tyneside Scottish) Battery
      • 205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery
    • 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
      • 208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery
      • 209 (The Manchester and St Helens Artillery) Battery
      • 216 (The Bolton Artillery) Battery
    • 104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) (Air Defence Artillery)
      • 210 (Stafforshire) Battery
      • 211 (South Wales) Battery
      • 214 (Worcestershire) Battery
      • 217/HQ (City of Newport) Battery
    • 105th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
      • 206 (Ulster) Battery
      • 207 (City of Glasgow) Battery
      • 212 (Highland) Battery
      • 218 (City of Edinburgh) Battery
    • 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
      • 202 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Battery
      • 265 (Home Counties) HQ Battery
      • 269 (West Riding) Battery
      • 457 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery

[edit] The Royal Logisitic Corps

  • The Royal Logisitic Corps
    • 1 General Support Regiment
    • 2 Logistic Support Regiment
    • 3 Close Support Regiment
    • 4 General Support Regiment
    • 5 Training Regiment
    • 6 Support Regiment
    • 7 Transport Regiment
    • 8 Artillery Support Regiment
    • 9 Supply Regiment
    • 10 Transport Regiment
    • 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment
    • 12 Supply Regiment
    • 13 Air Assault Support Regiment
    • 14 Supply Regiment
    • 17 Port and Maritime Regiment
    • 21 Logistic Support Regiment
    • 23 Pioneer Regiment
    • 24 Regiment
    • 27 Transport Regiment
    • 29 Regiment
    • 89 Postal and Courier Regiment

[edit] The Corps Of Royal Electrical And Mechanical Engineers

[edit] The Royal Corps Of Signals

  • The Royal Corps Of Signals
    • 2 Signal Regiment
      • 214 Signal Squadron
      • 219 Signal Squadron
      • 246 Gurkha Signal Squadron
    • 7 (Allied Rapid Reaction Corps) Signal Regiment
    • 10 Signal Regiment
      • 238 (London) Signal Squadron
      • 241 Signal Squadron
      • 242 Signal Squadron
      • 243 Signal Squadron
      • 251 Signal Squadron
    • 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 226 Signal Squadron (Electronic Warfare)
      • 237 Signal Squadron (Electronic Warfare)
      • 245 Signal Squadron (Electronic Warfare)
    • 15 Signal Regiment (Northern Ireland)
    • 16 Signal Regiment
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 230 Signal Squadron
      • 252 Signal Squadron
      • 255 Signal Squadron
    • 21 Signal Regiment (Air Support)
    • 30 Signal Regiment
      • Support Squadron
      • 250 Gurkha Signal Squadron
      • 256 Signal Squadron
      • 258 Signal Squadron
    • 1 Armoured Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 20 Armoured Brigade Headquarters and 200 Signal Squadron
      • 4 Armoured Brigade Headquarters and 204 Signal Squadron
      • 7 Armoured Brigade Headquarters and 207 Signal Squadron
    • 3 (UK) Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment
      • Headquarters (Somme) Squadron
      • 202 Signal Squadron
      • 206 Signal Squadron
      • 222 Signal Squadron
    • 11 Signal Regiment
    • 200 Signal Squadron
    • 204 Signal Squadron
    • 207 Signal Squadron
    • 215 Signal Squadron
    • 209 Signal Squadron
    • 213 Signal Squadron
    • 216 Signal Squadron
    • 218 Signal Squadron
    • 228 Signal Squadron
    • 261 Signal Squadron
    • 262 Signal Squadron
    • 18 (UKSF) Signal Squadron
    • 18 UKSF Signal Regiment
    • 280 Signal Squadron
    • Joint Service Signal Unit (Cyprus)
    • Cyprus Communications Unit
    • Joint Communications Unit (Falkland Islands)
    • Band of the Royal Corps of Signals
    • 31 (City of London) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 41 (Princess Louise's Kensington) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 56 Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 83 (London) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 94 (Berkshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 51 (Highland) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 52 (Lowland) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 61 (City of Edinburgh) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • 42 (City of Manchester) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 55 (Merseyside) Headquarters Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 59 (City of Liverpool) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 80 (Cheshire Yeomanry) (Earl of Chester's) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 34 (Northern) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 49 (West Riding) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 50 (Northumbrian) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 90 (North Riding) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 48 (City of Birmingham) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 58 (Staffordshire) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 89 (Warwickshire) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 95 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 36 (Eastern) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 44 (Cinque Ports) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 45 (Essex) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 54 (East Anglian) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 37 (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 53 (Welsh) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 67 (Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 93 (East Lancashire) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 96 Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 38 (City of Sheffield) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters Squadron
      • 46 (City of Derby) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 64 (City of Sheffield) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 87 (City of Nottingham) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters Squadron (North Somerset Yeomanry)
      • 5 (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 47 (Middlesex Yeomary) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 57 (City and County of Bristol) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters Squadron [Belfast]
      • 66 (City of Belfast) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 69 (North Irish Horse) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 85 (Ulster and Antrim Artillery) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
      • Headquarters (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron
      • 60 Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 68 (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 70 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
      • 265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 1 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Special Communications) (Volunteers)
    • 2 (City of Dundee) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 63 (SAS) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 81 Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 97 (BRITFOR) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • 98 (Balkans) Signal Squadron (Volunteers)
    • Land Information Assurance Group (Volunteers)

[edit] The Army Air Corps

  • The Army Air Corps
    • 1st Regiment
      • 652 Squadron
      • 661 Squadron
    • 2nd Regiment
      • 651 Squadron
      • 670 Squadron
      • 671 Squadron
    • 3rd Regiment
      • 653 Squadron
      • 662 Squadron
      • 663 Squadron
    • 4th Regiment
      • 654 Squadron
      • 659 Squadron
      • 669 Squadron
    • 5th Regiment
      • 655 Squadron
      • 665 Squadron
    • 7th Regiment (Volunteer)
      • 658 Squadron
      • 666 Squadron
      • 3 Flight
      • 6 Flight
    • 9th Regiment
      • 656 Squadron
      • 664 Squadron
      • 672 Squadron
    • 657 Squadron
    • 660 Squadron (Defence Helicopter Flying School)
    • 667 Squadron
    • 7 Flight
    • 8 Flight
    • 12 Flight
    • 25 Flight
    • BATUS Flight

[edit] The Corps Of Royal Engineers

  • The Corps Of Royal Engineers
    • 21 Engineer Regiment (Armoured)
      • 1 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 4 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 7 Headquarters Squadron
      • 73 Armoured Engineer Squadron
    • 22 Engineer Regiment (Armoured/Field)
      • 3 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 5 Field Squadron
      • 6 Headquarters Squadron
    • 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault)
      • 9 Parachute Squadron (9 PARA)
      • 12 (Nova Scotia) Headquarters Squadron (Air Assault)
      • 51 Field Squadron (Air Assault)
      • 61 Field Support Squadron (Air Assault)
    • 25 Engineer Regiment (Northern Ireland)
      • 33 Field Squadron
      • 43 Headquarters and Support Squadron
    • 26 Engineer Regiment (Armoured/Field)
      • 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 30 Field Squadron
      • 38 Headquarters Squadron
    • 28 Engineer Regiment (Amphibious/Field)
      • 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron
      • 42 Field Squadron
      • 45 Field Support Squadron
      • 64 Headquarters Squadron
      • 65 Field Support Squadron
    • 32 Engineer Regiment (Armoured)
      • 2 Headquarters Squadron
      • 26 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 31 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 39 Armoured Engineer Squadron
    • 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
      • 21 Field Squadron (EOD)
      • 22 Headquarters and Support Squadron (EOD)
      • 49 Field Squadron (EOD)
      • 58 Field Squadron (EOD)
    • 35 Engineer Regiment (Armoured)
      • 29 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 37 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 44 Headquarters Squadron
      • 77 Armoured Engineer Squadron
    • 36 Engineer Regiment (Field)
      • 20 Field Squadron
      • 50 Headquarters Squadron
      • 69 Gurkha Field Squadron
      • 70 Gurkha Field Support Squadron
    • 38 Engineer Regiment (Field/Armoured)
      • 11 Field Squadron
      • 15 Field Support Squadron
      • 25 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 32 Headquarters Squadron
    • 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support)
      • 34 Field Squadron (Air Support)
      • 48 Field Squadron (Air Support)
      • 53 Field Squadron (Air Support)
      • 60 Headquarters and Support Squadron (Air Support)
    • 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic)
      • 13 Geographic Squadron
      • 14 Geographic Squadron
      • 16 Survey Support Squadron
      • Royal School of Military Survey
    • 59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers
    • 62 Cyprus Support Squadron Royal Engineers
    • Royal School of Military Engineering
      • Combat Engineer School
        • 3 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment
          • 55 Training Squadron
          • 63 Training Support Squadron
          • 67 Training Squadron
        • Instructor Troop
        • Battlefield Engineering Wing
          • United Kingdom Mine Information and Training Centre
        • Communications Training Wing
      • Construction Engineer School
        • 1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment
        • Command Wing
        • Civil Engineering Wing
        • Electrical and Mechanical Wing
        • National Search Centre
      • Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal School
    • Military Works Force
      • HQ Works Group
        • 530 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (STRE)
        • Royal Engineers Specialist Advisory Team (RESAT)
        • Technical Information Centre Royal Engineers
      • 62 Works Group
        • 519 STRE
        • 523 STRE
        • 521 STRE
      • 63 Works Group
        • 518 STRE
        • 522 STRE
        • 528 STRE
      • 64 Works Group
        • 524 STRE
        • 527 STRE
        • 516 STRE
      • 517 STRE
    • Royal Engineers Diver Training Wing, Defence Diving School
    • 28 Training Squadron, Army Training Regiment
    • Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers
    • Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) (Field)
      • 100 Field Squadron [Cwmbran/Bristol/Cardiff]
      • 101 Headquarters Squadron
      • 108 (Welsh) Field Support Squadron
      • 225 Plant Squadron
    • 71 Engineer Regiment (Air Support) (Volunteer)
      • 72 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron (Air Support)
      • 102 (Clyde) Field Squadron (Air Support)
      • 117 (Highland) Headquarters and Support Squadron
    • 72 Engineer Regiment (Air Support) (Voklunteer)
      • 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron (Air Support)
      • 129 Headquarters and Support Squadron
      • 350 Field Squadron (Air Support)
      • 575 (Sherwood Foresters) Field Squadron (Air Support)
      • The Jersey Field Squadron
    • 75 Engineer Regiment (Field) (Volunteer)
      • 107 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Field Squadron
      • 125 (Staffordshire) Field Support Squadron
      • 143 Plant Squadron
      • 201 Headquarters Squadron
    • 101 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) (Volunteer)
      • 217 (London) Field Squadron (EOD)
      • 221 Field Squadron (EOD)
      • 223 Headquarters Squadron
      • 579 Field Squadron (EOD)
    • 131 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers (Volunteer)
    • 135 Independent Geographic Squadron Royal Engineers (Volunteer)
    • Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps (Volunteer)
    • Military Works Force (Volunteers)
      • 65 Works Group Royal Engineers (Volunteer)

[edit] The Intelligence Corps

  • The Intelligence Corps
    • 1 Military Intelligence Brigade
      • 1 Military Intelligence Battalion
      • 2 Military Intelligence Battalion
      • 3 Military Intelligence Battalion (Volunteer)
      • 4 Military Intelligence Battalion

[edit] The Army Medical Services

[edit] The Adjutant General's Corps

  • Adjutant General's Corps
    • The Staff and Personnel Support Branch
    • The Provost Branch
    • The Educational and Training Services Branch
    • The Army Legal Services Branch

[edit] The Royal Army Chaplains' Department

[edit] Specialist units

[edit] Command order

[edit] Divisions and brigades

Districts 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division 4th Division 5th Division HQ Northern Ireland
London District 4th Mechanised Brigade 15th Brigade 1st Mechanised Brigade 2nd Infantry Brigade 43rd Brigade 8 Infantry Brigade
United Kingdom Support Command (Germany) 7th Armoured Brigade 42nd Brigade 12th Mechanised Brigade 16 Air Assault Brigade 143 West Midlands Brigade 39 Infantry Brigade
20th Armoured Brigade 51st Brigade 19th Light Brigade 49th East Brigade 160th Wales Brigade 107 Brigade
102nd Logistic Brigade 52 Infantry Brigade 145 Home Counties Brigade
Catterick Garrison Aldershot Garrison
Colchester Garrison