British Army
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The British Army is one of the three Armed Forces. It carries out tasks given to it by the democratically elected Government of the United Kingdom. Its main job is to help defend the interests of the UK, which consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This may involve service overseas as part of a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Force or any other multi-national deployment. Soldiers may also be deployed on United Nations (UN) operations and used to help in other emergencies.
Structure
Everyone in the Army is a part of 'the chain of command' - the phrase used for the whole Army structure from the Chief of the General Staff downwards
The British Army is headed by the Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt KCB CBE MC ADC Gen, and his General Staff who are based in the Ministry of Defence.
Units
- Adjutant General's Corps
- The Royal Artillery
- The Royal Armoured Corps
- Royal Army Chaplains' Department
- Corps of Royal Engineers
- The Intelligence Corps
- The Infantry
- Royal Logistic Corps
- Corps of Army Music
- HQ Northern Ireland & 38 (Irish) Brigade
- Army Physical Training Corps
- Provost Marshal (Army)
- Royal Corps of Signals
- Small Arms School Corps
- UK Support Command Germany
- HQ Theatre Troops
Territorial Army
The Territorial Army, or TA as it is usually known, is part of Britain's reserve land forces. Together with the Regular Reserve the TA provides support to the Regular Army at home and overseas.
