Structure of the British Army

The command structure within the British Army is hierarchical; with divisions and brigades controlling groupings of units from an administrative perspective.

Naming conventions of units differ for traditional British historical reasons, creating a significant opportunity for confusion; an infantry battalion is equivalent to a cavalry regiment.

An example would be a squadron of tanks attached to an armoured infantry battle group, together with a reconnaissance troop, artillery battery, and engineering support.

Unlike the Home, Imperial Fortress, and Crown Dependency Militia and Volunteer units and forces that continued to exist after the First World War, although parts of the British military, most were not considered parts of the British Army[8][9] unless they received Army Funds (as was the case for the Bermuda Militia Artillery and the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps),[10][11] which was generally only the case for those in the Channel Islands or the Imperial Fortress colonies: Nova Scotia (before Canadian confederation), Bermuda, Gibraltar, and Malta).

[16] Headquarters, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, at Imjin Barracks, Innsworth Source:[17] Source:[17] Field Army gained initial operating capability (IOC) on 30 November 2015, and was formed as a result of the 2015 Army Command Review.

The APC's Chief Executive is the Military Secretary, who also holds the post of General Officer, Scotland.

The Household Cavalry has the highest precedence, unless the Royal Horse Artillery parades with its guns.