The 7th Battalion, The Rifles (7 RIFLES) is an Army Reserve battalion of the British Army originally formed from elements of the Royal Rifle Volunteers, and Royal Green Jacket badged Sub-Units of The London Regiment following the Future Army Structure programme, and remains an integral part of the regiment.

The regiment was, and would remain the only infantry unit in the brigade, sitting alongside its University Officer Training Corps counterparts.

On 22 July 2005, the RGBW Company was redesignated as B (RGBW) Company and consolidated in Reading, and on 1 April 2006, the battalion was reorganised in preparation for its integration into the Rifles[9] into the following:[2] In addition the above structure changes, C (PWRR) Coy was transferred to the 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.

In March 2004, a composite platoon was formed with personnel from across the regiment and deployed to Iraq on Operation Telic VI.

On the 18 May 2005, the company arrived in Iraq and assumed it role on 27 March 2005 of providing force protection for HQ MND (SE), initially under Command of the Rear Ops BG and later under Force Protection Wing , Basra Air Station.

[2][13][14] On 26 January 2006, Secretary of State for Defence John Reid announced members of the regiment would deploy alongside HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps to provide force protection at, what would later become, Camp Bastion.

30 Soldiers of the regiment then formed Salamanca Platoon, which deployed with Task Force Helmand from April to September 2006.

The battalion's new, and current, structure is as follows as of April 2021:[13][28] In 2021 a further British Army Wide restructure was announced, "Future Soldier".