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.
[2] The post of Deputy Commander Land Forces was recreated again in January 2012.
[3] Recent Commanders have been:[3] Deputy Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces Commander UK Field Army Deputy Commander-in-Chief Land Command In 2011 a two-star appointment was created for the officer commanding the Territorial Army; this officer has inherited the above designation.