ARMED FORCES
Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment is of HQ Field Army by (a) rank and (b) responsibility.
Mike Penning, Minister of State for the Armed Forces: HQ Field Army is established for 236 military posts, which includes 188 Regular, 12 Reservists, 6 RAF/exchange posts (EXI) and 30 Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS). The tables below show breakdown by rank.
|
Regular Army |
|
|
Lieutenant General |
1 |
|
Major General |
1 |
|
Brigadier |
4 |
|
Colonel |
13 |
|
Lieutenant Colonel |
42 |
|
Major |
76 |
|
Captain |
16 |
|
Warrant Officer 1 |
9 |
|
Warrant Officer 2 |
11 |
|
Staff Sergeant |
5 |
|
Sergeant |
5 |
|
Corporal |
4 |
|
Lance Corporal |
1 |
|
Total |
188 |
|
Reserve |
|
|
Major General |
1 |
|
Lieutenant Colonel |
2 |
|
Major |
5 |
|
Captain |
2 |
|
Warrant Officer 1 |
2 |
|
Total |
12 |
|
RAF/ EXI |
|
|
Colonel |
2 |
|
Lieutenant Colonel |
1 |
|
Major |
1 |
|
Wing Commander |
1 |
|
Squadron Leader |
1 |
|
Total |
6 |
|
FTRS |
|
|
Lieutenant Colonel |
6 |
|
Major |
21 |
|
Warrant Officer 1 |
2 |
|
Warrant Officer 2 |
1 |
|
Total |
30 |
The HQ is broken into the following areas of responsibility:
Commander Field Army (CFA). CFA, Deputy CFA and Chief Of Staff Field Army Outer Offices (Establishment 11);
Command Plans: Responsible for financial planning/programming, reserve planning, organisational structures, Command Secretariat and legal (Establishment 29);
Support Branch: Responsible for the delivery of medical, personnel, logistic and equipment support (Establishment 68);
Commitments branch: Responsible for the force generation of capability for operations and exercises (Establishment 29);
Training Branch: Responsible for supporting Land Forces force generation through the provision of collective training capability and mission specific training (Establishment 47);
Warfare Branch: Responsible for the development and communication of the Army’s doctrine, as well as contributing to the development of NATO and joint doctrine (Establishment 52).
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