The Army Board is the top single-service management committee of the

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

, and has always been staffed by senior politicians and soldiers. Until 1964 it was known as the Army Council.

Membership of the Board

The composition is as follows: *Civilian **

Secretary of State for Defence The secretary of state for defence, also known as the defence secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Defence. As a senior minister, the incumbent is a member of the ...

Minister of State for the Armed Forces The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces is a mid-level ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence in the Government of the United Kingdom. It has been held by Luke Pollard since ...

Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology The Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry is, as a Minister of State, a mid-level defence minister in the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence of the British Government frontbench, British Government. The curr ...

** Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans ** Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence ** Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Secretary of the Army Board) *British Army ** Chief of the General Staff ** Deputy Chief of the General Staff ** Assistant Chief of the General Staff ** Commander Home Command **

Commander Field Army The Field Army is a command of the British Army responsible for generating and preparing forces for current and contingency operations. Commander Field Army reports to the Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom), Chief of the General Staff. ...

** Chief of Materiel (Land) **

Army Sergeant Major The Army Sergeant Major is the most senior member of the other ranks of the British Army. Although all appointment holders have been former warrant officers who were commissioned as captains before their appointment, the Army Sergeant Major ...

The Executive Committee of the Army Board (ECAB) dictates the policy required for the Army to function efficiently and meet the aims required by the Defence Council and government. The Chief of the General Staff is the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Army Board. In 2015, the newly created

became the first Army representative not a commissioned

officer An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fro ...

to be a member of the Executive Committee of the Army Board.

Former members of the board

Included: * Chief Scientist (Army), (civil) * Deputy Under Secretary of State (Army), (civil) *

Master-General of the Ordnance The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 (except 1855–1895 and 1939–1958) with some changes to the name, usually held by a serving general. The Master-General of the Ordnance was ...

, (military) * Permanent Under Secretary of State (Administration), (civil) * Vice-Chief of the General Staff, (military)

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* British Army British defence policymaking {{UK-mil-stub

Membership of the Board

Former members of the board

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