Future Soldier is a reform 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 ...

resulting from the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy ("Global Britain in a Competitive Age") published in March 2021. The aim of the reform is to create a more lethal, agile and expeditionary force, able to fight and win wars and to operate in the grey-zone between peace and war. Future Soldier was published on 25 November 2021 and deals with the organizational changes of the British Army, with changes to personnel and equipment were set out in the ''

Defence in a Competitive Age ''Defence in a Competitive Age'' is a Ministry of Defence command paper which was released on 22 March 2021. It provided details on changes to the armed forces to meet the requirements of the Integrated Review which was published before it on 16 M ...

'' paper published on 22 March 2021. The British Army will be reduced to 73,000 regular personnel by 2025. The reserves will be kept at the current level.

Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) is a high readiness

corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was formally introduced March 1, 1800, when Napoleon ordered Gener ...

-level command tasked to lead

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...

’s Response Force. *

Allied Rapid Reaction Corps The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) is a rapid reaction force maintained by NATO. It is capable of deploying a High Readiness Force (Land) Headquarters at short notice for operations and crisis response. History The ARRC was created on 1 ...

(ARRC), in

Innsworth Innsworth is a village near Gloucester, and a civil parish in the borough of Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 2,468. It contains Imjin Barracks, the home of Allied R ...

1st Signal Brigade

1st Signal Brigade provides communications elements to Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC),

Permanent Joint Headquarters The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) is the British tri-service headquarters from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled. It is situated at Northwood Headquarters in Northwood, London. The Permanent Joint Headqua ...

Joint Helicopter Command The Joint Aviation Command (JAC), previously known as Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), is a tri-service organisation uniting battlefield military helicopters of all three services of the British Armed Forces and unmanned aerial vehicles of the B ...

(JHC), Joint Task Force HQ (JTFHQ), and other government departments. * 1st Signal Brigade, in Innsworth ** 10 Signal Regiment,

Royal Corps of Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communications an ...

, in

Corsham Corsham is a historic market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in west Wiltshire, England. It is at the southwestern edge of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 road (England), A4 national route. It is southwest of Swindon, east of ...

(Communication and Information Support) ** 16 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in

Stafford Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, England. It is located about south of Stoke-on-Trent, north of Wolverhampton, and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 71,673 at the 2021–2022 United Kingd ...

(Sustainment Signals Support Regiment) ** 22 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in Stafford (HQ ARRC Signal Regiment) ** 30 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in

Bramcote Bramcote (, ) is a suburban village and former civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe, Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire, England, between Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, Stapleford and Beeston, Nottinghamshire, Beeston. It is in the parliame ...

(JHC/JTFHQ Signals Regiment) ** 32 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

(Signal Regiment - Reserve) ** 39 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

(Signal Regiment - Reserve) ** Gurkha ARRC Support Battalion, in Innsworth (Logistics and Force Protection for HQ ARRC) ** 299 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals, in

Bletchley Bletchley is a constituent town of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, in the south-west of the city, split between the civil parishes in England, civil parishes of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford and West Bletchley, which In 2011 had a com ...

(Special Communications)

104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade

104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade is a theatre logistic enabling formation that operates strategic and operational

Lines of Communication A line of communication (or communications) is the route that connects an operating military unit with its supply base. Supplies and reinforcements are transported along the line of communication. Therefore, a secure and open line of communicat ...

s. *

104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade 104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade is a specialist logistic support formation of the British Army. The brigade is the only one of its kind, and as such contains many of the special units of the Royal Logistic Corps and Royal Electrical and Mechanic ...

, in

South Cerney South Cerney is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, 3 miles south of Cirencester and close to the border with Wiltshire. It had a population of 3,074 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 3,464 at the ...

** 9 Supply Regiment,

Royal Logistic Corps The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army. History The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps: * Royal Engine ...

, in

Hullavington Hullavington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, just to the north of the M4 motorway. The village lies about southwest of Malmesbury and north of Chippenham. The Fosse Way, a Roman road, forms the western boundary of the par ...

(Theatre Support Regiment) ** 17 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Marchwood Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, England. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the western shore of Southampton Water and directly east of the New Forest. The population of the village in the 2011 census was 6, ...

(Port and Maritime Regiment) ** 29 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in South Cerney (Movement Control Regiment) ** 9 Theatre Support Battalion,

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME ) is the maintenance arm of the British Army that maintains the equipment that the Army uses. The corps is described as the "British Army's professional engineers". History Prior t ...

, in

Aldershot Aldershot ( ) is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme north-east corner of the county, south-west of London. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Farnborough/Aldershot built-up are ...

(Equipment Support; unit to be established by 2025) ** 2 Operational Support Group, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Grantham Grantham () is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road. It lies south of Lincoln, England ...

(Logistics Operational Support Group; moves to Cottesmore in 2025) ** 152 Logistic Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...

(Fuel Support Regiment - Reserve) ** 162 Logistic Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

(Movement Control and Communications Regiment - Reserve) ** 165 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Plymouth Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and ...

(Port and Maritime Regiment - Reserve) ** 167 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Grantham (Catering Support Regiment - Reserve; moves to Cottesmore by 2027)

Field Army

* Field Army, in

Andover Andover may refer to: Places Australia *Andover, Tasmania Canada * Andover Parish, New Brunswick * Perth-Andover, New Brunswick United Kingdom * Andover, Hampshire, England ** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station United States * Andov ...

** 1st (UK) Division, in

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

3rd (UK) Division The 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, also known as The Iron Division, is a regular army division of the British Army. It was created in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, for service in the Pe ...

, in

Bulford Bulford is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near Salisbury Plain. The village is close to Durrington, Wiltshire, Durrington and about north of the town of Amesbury. The Bulford Camp army base is sep ...

6th (UK) Division The 6th (United Kingdom) Division was a Division (military), division of the British Army, which had been raised and disbanded numerous times as needed over the last 200 years. It was first established by Lieutenant-General (United Kingdom), Lie ...

, in

Upavon Upavon is a rural village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. As its name suggests, it is on the upper portion of the River Avon which runs from north to south through the village. It is on the north edge of Salisbury Plain ...

** Field Army Troops, in Andover

1st (UK) Division

1st (UK) Division is the British Army's main contributor for land operations outside the Euro-Atlantic area and operations on NATO's flanks. * 1st (UK) Division, in

(Moves to Catterick by 2028)

4th Light Brigade Combat Team

4th Light Brigade Combat Team consists of Light Infantry formations. * 4th Light Brigade Combat Team, in Catterick **

Light Dragoons The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment has a light cavalry role and specialises in mounted and dismounted reconnaissance. The Light Dragoons recruit mainly in Northern England, from County Durham, Northu ...

, in Catterick (Light Cavalry) ** 1st Battalion,

Coldstream Guards The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarchy; due to this, it often ...

, in Windsor (Light Infantry) ** 1st Battalion,

Grenadier Guards The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is the most senior infantry regiment of the British Army, being at the top of the Infantry Order of Precedence. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect ...

, in

(Light Infantry) ** 1st Battalion,

Duke of Lancaster's Regiment The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army, part of the King's Division. Headquartered in Preston, it recruits throughout the North West of England. The ...

, in

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

(Light Infantry; moves to

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...

in 2024) ** 2nd Battalion,

Royal Gurkha Rifles The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the Unit ...

, in

Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a coastal town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour, shipping port, and fashionable coastal res ...

(Light Infantry) ** 2nd Battalion,

Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) is the British Army Order of Precedence, senior and only current Scottish regiment, Scottish line infantry Regiment#British Army, regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (form ...

, in

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

(Light Infantry) ** 2nd Battalion,

The Rifles The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions. Each Regular battalion was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the ...

, in

Lisburn Lisburn ( ; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with t ...

(Light Infantry) ** 103rd Regiment Royal Artillery, in St Helens (Close Support Light Artillery - Reserve) ** 75 Engineer Regiment,

Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is the engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces ...

, in

Warrington Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...

(Close Support Engineers - Reserve) ** 154 (Scottish) Logistic Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Dunfermline Dunfermline (; , ) is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries. The earliest ...

(Transport Regiment - Reserve) ** 102 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in

Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham (district), County Durham, England. Founded in 1947 under the New Towns Act 1946, New Towns Act of 1946, the town is to the north of Darlington and to the south of Durham, England, Durham. It is the ...

(Close Support - Reserve)

7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team

7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team is a high readiness and highly mobile formation. *

7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team The 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team is a formation in the British Army with a direct lineage to 7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), 7th Armoured Brigade and a history that stretches back to the Napoleonic Wars. It saw active service i ...

, in Cottesmore **

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a light Cavalry regiments of the British Army, cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The regiment, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest survivi ...

, in

Leuchars Leuchars (pronounced or ; "rushes") is a town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland. The civil parish has a population of 5,754 (in 2011) Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by Nati ...

(Light Cavalry) ** 1st Battalion,

Scots Guards The Scots Guards (SG) is one of the five Foot guards#United Kingdom, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642 in the Ki ...

, in Catterick (Light Mechanised Infantry) ** 1st Battalion,

Royal Yorkshire Regiment The Royal Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (abbreviated R YORKS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006. It lost one battalion as part of the Army 2020 ...

, in Catterick (Light Mechanised Infantry) ** 1st Battalion,

, in

(Light Mechanised Infantry; moves to

Chepstow Chepstow () is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the western end of the ...

in 2025) ** 2nd Battalion,

Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the line regi ...

, in Cottesmore (Light Mechanised Infantry) ** 4th Battalion,

, in Catterick (Light Mechanised Infantry) **

4th Regiment Royal Artillery The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, before being redesignated in 1961. It is currently based at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcl ...

, in Topcliffe (Close Support Light Artillery) **

105th Regiment Royal Artillery 105th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Scottish & Ulster Gunners) is part of the Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is currently equipped with the L118 Light Gun. History The regiment was first formed as ...

, in

(Close Support Light Artillery - Reserve) ** 32 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Catterick (Close Support Engineers) ** 6 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Dishforth (Close Support Logistics) ** 3 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, in Catterick (Close Support Medical Regiment) ** 1 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Catterick (Close Support)

16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team

16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, known simply as 16 Air Assault Brigade from 1999–2021, is a formation of the British Army predominantly based in Colchester, Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in th ...

, in

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''. Colchester occupies the ...

** 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in Colchester (Airborne Infantry) ** 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in Colchester (Airborne Infantry) ** 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

(Airborne Infantry - Reserve) ** 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, in

Ternhill Tern Hill, also known as Ternhill, is a village in Shropshire, England, notable as the location of the former RAF Ternhill, RAF Tern Hill station, which is now operated by the British Army as Clive Barracks. The settlement is named after the R ...

(Light Recce Strike Infantry; will move to Edinburgh by 2027) ** 1st Battalion,

, in

Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

(Air Assault Infantry) **

7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (7 HAT) is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It serves in the field artillery role with 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, and is equipped with the L118 Light Gun. The regi ...

, in Colchester (Airborne Close Support Artillery) ** 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Woodbridge (Close Support Air Manoeuvre Engineers) ** 13 Air Assault Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Colchester (Air Assault Logistics) ** 16 Medical Regiment,

Royal Army Medical Corps The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) was a specialist corps in the British Army which provided medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. On 15 November 2024, the corps was amalgamated with the Royal Army De ...

, in Colchester (Air Manoeuvre Medical Regiment) ** 216 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals, in Colchester (Communication and Information Support) ** Pathfinders, in Colchester

19th Brigade

* 19th Brigade, in

(Reactivated in 2022) **

Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry (SNIY) is a reserve light cavalry regiment created in 2014 as part of the restructuring of the British Army's Army Reserve. It is operationally paired with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, based at Leuchars ...

, in

(Light Cavalry - Reserve) **

Queen's Own Yeomanry The Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY) is a reserve light cavalry reconnaissance regiment of the British Army. The regiment is part of the 19th Brigade, which was reactivated in 2022. The regimental headquarters is at Fenham Barracks, Newcastle, with sq ...

, in

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle ( , Received Pronunciation, RP: ), is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located o ...

(Light Cavalry - Reserve) ** 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, in

(Infantry - Reserve) ** 3rd Battalion,

, in

Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as ''Bury,'' is a cathedral as well as market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St. Edmunds an ...

(Infantry - Reserve) ** 4th Battalion,

, in York (Infantry - Reserve) ** 4th Battalion,

, in Preston (Infantry - Reserve) ** 6th Battalion,

, in

Exeter Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...

(Infantry - Reserve) ** 6th Battalion,

, in

(Infantry - Reserve) ** 7th Battalion,

, in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

(Infantry - Reserve) ** 8th Battalion,

, in

Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham, England, Durham. M ...

(Infantry - Reserve)

8 Engineer Brigade

8 Engineer Brigade commands the army's two engineer specialist groups: 12 Group provides land and air force support engineering. 29 Group provides

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bomb disposal is an explosives engineering profession using the process by which hazardous explosive devices are disabled or otherwise rendered safe. ''Bomb disposal'' is an all-encompassing term to describe the separate, but interrelated fu ...

, and Counter-Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear capabilities. * 8 Engineer Brigade, in

Minley Minley is a slightly depopulated rural, well-wooded village in the Hart District of Hampshire, England. It has the only church of the C of E ecclesiastical parish of Minley and is in the civil parish of Blackwater and Hawley. It straddles on the ...

** 12 Force Support Group, at

RAF Wittering Royal Air Force Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire. Although Stamford in Lincolnshire ...

*** 36 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in

Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, l ...

(Force Support Engineers; moves to Cottesmore by 2028) *** 39 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in

Kinloss Barracks Kinloss Barracks is a military installation located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. Until 2012 it was a Royal Air Force (RAF) station, RAF Kinloss. History RAF Kinloss The Royal Air Force statio ...

(Force Support (Air) Engineers) *** 71 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in

(Force Support Engineers - Reserve) *** 20 Works Group, Royal Engineers, at

(Specialist Air Infrastructure Support) *** 62 Works Group, Royal Engineers, in

Chilwell Chilwell is a suburban area in the borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on the west side of the town of Beeston and is south-west of the centre of Nottingham. History Roman buildings, pottery and coins have been found i ...

(Infrastructure Support; moves to

in 2026) *** 63 Works Group, Royal Engineers, in Chilwell (Infrastructure Support; moves to Stafford in 2026) *** 65 Works Group, Royal Engineers, in Chilwell (Infrastructure Support - Reserve; moves to Stafford in 2026) *** 66 Works Group, Royal Engineers, in Chilwell (Infrastructure Support; moves to Stafford in 2026) ** 29 EOD & Search Group, in Aldershot *** 11 EOD Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Didcot Didcot ( ) is a railway town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, located south of Oxford, east of Wantage and north west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. Historically part of Berkshire, the town is noted ...

(EOD and Search Regiment) *** 28 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Woodbridge (Counter CBRN) *** 33 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Wimbish (EOD and Search Regiment) *** 35 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Wimbish (EOD and Search Regiment) *** 101 (City of London) Regiment, Royal Engineers, in

Catford Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green (ward), Rushey Green and Catford South Ward (electoral subdivi ...

(EOD and Search Regiment - Reserve) ***

1st Military Working Dog Regiment The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps is a British Army working dog unit. It is responsible for providing trained dogs and handlers to support British Armed Forces on operations in the UK and overseas.The regiment ...

, in Cottesmore (Military working dogs)

102 Operational Sustainment Brigade

102 Operational Sustainment Brigade moves troops and equipment to the battle area and logistically sustains fighting formations. * 102 Operational Sustainment Brigade, in

(Will move to York in 2024) ** 7 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Abingdon (Force Logistic Regiment) ** 150 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...

(Transport Regiment - Reserve) ** 158 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Peterborough Peterborough ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in the City of Peterborough district in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The city is north of London, on the River Nene. A ...

(Aviation Support Regiment - Reserve) ** 159 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Coventry Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centurie ...

(Supply & Transport Regiment - Reserve) ** 2 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in

(Force Support) ** 101 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in

Keynsham Keynsham ( ) is a town and civil parish located on the outskirts of the city of Bristol on the A4 that links the cities of Bristol and Bath, Somerset, Bath in Somerset, England. It had a population of 19,603 at the 2021 Census. It was listed i ...

(Force Support - Reserve)

1st Divisional Integrated Effects Group

* 1st Divisional Integrated Effects Group, in Catterick ** 1 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in Catterick (Military Intelligence) ** 5 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in

(Military Intelligence - Reserve) ** 2 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in York (Communication and Information Support; will move to Catterick by 2028) ** 37 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in

Redditch Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. It is located south of Birmingham, east of Bromsgrove, north-west of Alcester and north-east of Worcester. In 2021, the town had a population of ...

(Signal Regiment - Reserve)

3rd (UK) Division

, in

12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team

12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team The 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, formerly the 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade, is a regular brigade of the British Army which has been in almost continuous existence since 1899 and now forms part of 3rd (United Kingdom) Division. History S ...

, in

King's Royal Hussars The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) is an armoured regiment of the British Army formed in 1992. Based at Tidworth it serves as one of the armoured regiments of the 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). History The regiment was formed on 4 Decem ...

, in

Tidworth Tidworth is a garrison town and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. Lying on both sides of the A338 about north of the A303 primary route, the town is approximately west of Andover, sout ...

(Armoured Cavalry) **

Royal Tank Regiment The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the World War I, First World War. Today, it is an Armoured warfare, armoured regiment equipped with Challenger 2 main battle tanks ...

, in Tidworth (Armoured Regiment) **

Royal Wessex Yeomanry The Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RWxY) is a reserve armoured regiment of the British Army consisting of five squadrons, with the regimental headquarters based at Bovington Camp, Dorset. The regiment is part of 3rd (UK) Division and provides battle c ...

, in Bovington (Armoured Regiment - Reserve) ** 1st Battalion,

Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of the counties that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Known as 'The Heart of England's Infant ...

, in Bulford (Mechanised Infantry) ** 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment, in

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of ...

(Infantry - Reserve) ** 1st Battalion,

Royal Welsh The Royal Welsh (R WELSH) () is an Infantry, armoured infantry regiment of the British Army. It was established in 2006 from the Royal Welch Fusiliers, Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd Foot) and the Royal Regiment of Wales, Royal Regiment of Wales ...

, in Tidworth (Mechanised Infantry) ** 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh, in

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

(Infantry - Reserve) ** 4 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Abingdon (Close Support Logistics; will move to Catterick in 2028) ** 4 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Tidworth (Armoured Close Support) ** 2 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, in Tidworth (Close Support Medical Regiment)

20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team

20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team The 20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, previously the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade, is an armoured infantry brigade formation of the British Army, currently headquartered at Wing Barracks, Bulford, Wiltshire, as part of the 3rd (United Kingdo ...

, in

Royal Dragoon Guards The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army, cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dr ...

, in

Warminster Warminster () is a historic market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of 18,173 in 2021. The name ''Warminster'' occurs first i ...

(Armoured Cavalry) **

Queen's Royal Hussars The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) (QRH) is the most senior armoured regiment in the British Army, equipped with Challenger 2 main battle tanks. The regiment was formed on 1 September 1993 from the amalgamation of the Quee ...

, in Tidworth (Armoured Regiment) ** 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, in Woolwich to Cyprus, then Bulford / Tidworth (Mechanised Infantry) ** 3rd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, in Canterbury (Infantry - Reserve) ** 1st Battalion,

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (often referred to as, "The Fusiliers") is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. Currently, the regiment has two battalions: the 1st Battalion, part of the Regular Army, is an ...

, in Tidworth (Mechanised Infantry) ** 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, in

Alnwick Alnwick ( ) is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116. The town is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish border, inland from the North Sea ...

(Infantry - Reserve) ** 5th Battalion, The Rifles, in Bulford (Mechanised Infantry) ** 7th Battalion, The Rifles, in

Kensington Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...

(Infantry - Reserve) ** 1 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Bicester Bicester ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, north-west of Oxford. The town is a notable tourist attraction due to the Bicester Village shopping centre. The historical town centre � ...

(Close Support Logistics) ** 3 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Tidworth (Armoured Close Support) **

1 Medical Regiment 1 Medical Regiment is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Army Medical Service currently based at Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth Camp, Wiltshire. History The regiment was formed as 1 Close Support Medical Regiment on 1 April 2000, by the amalga ...

, Royal Army Medical Corps, in Tidworth (Close Support Medical Regiment)

1st Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team

1st Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team The 1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team is a formation of the British Army, currently headquartered in Delhi Barracks, Tidworth Camp, Wiltshire, as part of the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division. History As part of the Future Soldie ...

, in

Household Cavalry Regiment The Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) is an Armoured Cavalry regiment of the British Army based in Bulford Camp in Wiltshire. It is the brother regiment of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) based at Hyde Park Barracks in London - both ...

, in

(Armoured Cavalry) **

Royal Lancers The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) is a armoured cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed by an amalgamation of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) and the Queen's Royal Lancers on ...

, in Catterick (Armoured Cavalry; will move to Tidworth in 2026) **

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Shropshir ...

, in Swanton Morley (Light Cavalry; will move to

Caerwent Caerwent () is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about five miles west of Chepstow and 11 miles east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of '' Venta Silurum'', an important settlement of th ...

by 2027) **

Royal Yeomanry The Royal Yeomanry (RY) is the senior reserve cavalry regiment of the British Army. Equipped with Supacat Jackal variants, their role is to conduct mounted and dismounted formation reconnaissance. The Regimental Headquarters is located in Leice ...

, in

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

(Light Cavalry - Reserve) **

1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the armoured field artillery role, and was equipped with the AS90 self-propelled gun, until it was retired from service ...

, in

Larkhill Larkhill is a garrison town in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about west of the centre of Durrington village and north of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. It is about north of Salisbury. The settlement ...

(Armoured Close Support Artillery) **

3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery in the British Army. They are currently based at Albemarle Barracks, Northumberland, England. The regiment is equipped with MLRS and provides Deep Fires to the 1 ...

, Royal Horse Artillery, in

(Deep Fires) **

5th Regiment Royal Artillery 5th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery before being redesignated in 1958. It currently serves in the Surveillance and Target Acquisiti ...

, in Catterick (Surveillance and Target Acquisition) ** 19th Regiment Royal Artillery, in Larkhill (Armoured Close Support Artillery) ** 26th Regiment Royal Artillery, in Larkhill (Deep Fires) ** 101st Regiment Royal Artillery, in

Gateshead Gateshead () is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...

(Deep Fires - Reserve) **

104th Regiment Royal Artillery 104 Regiment Royal Artillery (The Welsh & Borderer Gunners) is part of the British Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout Wales and the West Midlands of England. It is equipped with the 105mm Light Gun. History The regiment was formed as 104 ...

, in Newport (Close Support Artillery - Reserve) ** 6 Armoured Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Tidworth (Close Support)

7 Air Defence Group

7 Air Defence Group 7th Air Defence Group (7 AD Gp) is a formation of the British Army under the command of HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. It provides all of the United Kingdom's ground based air defence assets. The organisation's subordinate units are drawn from t ...

, in Thorney Island **

12th Regiment Royal Artillery 12 Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently serves in the air defence role, and is equipped with the Starstreak missile. History The regiment was established in 1947 when the 7th Regimen ...

, in Thorney Island (Short Range Air Defence) ** 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, in Thorney Island (Medium Range Air Defence) ** 106th Regiment Royal Artillery, in London (Air Defence - Reserve)

25 (Close Support) Engineer Group

25 (Close Support) Engineer Group 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group is an engineering group of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. History The group was formed in 2014 under the Army 2020 programme. Current structure After the Army 2020 Refine, the group now has the ...

, in

** 21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in

Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, the ...

(Force Support Engineers; will move to Catterick in 2025) ** 22 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Perham Down (Close Support Engineers) ** 26 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Perham Down (Close Support Engineers) **

Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) is the most senior regiment of the British Army Reserve. The regiment was formed in 1539 during the reign of by King Henry VIII. The R Mon RE (M) became a militia unit in 1660 and then became a p ...

, in

Monmouth Monmouth ( or ; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated on where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. The population in the 2011 census was 10,508, rising from 8 ...

(Engineers - Reserve)

101 Operational Sustainment Brigade

* 101 Operational Sustainment Brigade, in

** 10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, in Aldershot (Divisional Support Logistics) ** 27 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Aldershot (Divisional Support Logistics) ** 151 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Croydon Croydon is a large town in South London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a Districts of England, local government district of Greater London; it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater Lond ...

(Transport Regiment - Reserve) ** 156 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

(Supply Regiment - Reserve) ** 157 (Welsh) Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in

(Transport Regiment - Reserve) ** 5 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Lyneham (Force Support) ** 103 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in

Northampton Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...

(Force Support - Reserve)

7 Signals Group

* 7 Signals Group, in Bulford ** 1 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in Perham Down (Communication and Information Support) ** 3 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in Bulford (Communication and Information Support) ** 15 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in Perham Down (Communication and Information Support) ** 71 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in Bexley Heath (Signal Regiment - Reserve)

3rd UK Divisional Integrated Effects Group

* 3rd UK Divisional Integrated Effects Group, in Bulford ** 4 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in Bulford (Military Intelligence) **

7 Military Intelligence Battalion The Intelligence Corps (Int Corps) is a corps of the British Army. It is responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security. The Director of the Intelligence Corps is a br ...

, Intelligence Corps, in

(Military Intelligence - Reserve)

6th (UK) Division

, in

Army Special Operations Brigade

* Army Special Operations Brigade, in

** 1st Battalion, Ranger Regiment, in

(Army Rangers; former 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland) ** 2nd Battalion, Ranger Regiment, in Aldershot (Army Rangers; former 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment) ** 3rd Battalion, Ranger Regiment, in

Pirbright Pirbright () is a village in Surrey, England. Pirbright is in the Guildford (borough), borough of Guildford and has a civil parish council covering the traditional boundaries of the area. Pirbright contains one buffered sub-locality, Stanford ...

(Army Rangers; former 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment; will move to Aldershot in 2027) ** 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment, in Aldershot (Army Rangers; former 4th Battalion, The Rifles) ** 255 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals, in Perham Down (Communication and Information Support; will move to Aldershot in 2027)

77th Brigade

* 77th Brigade, in Hermitage (Will move to Pirbright in 2026) ** Staff Corps, in Hermitage (Capacity Building; will move to

in 2026) ** Deployed Information Activities, in Hermitage (Deployed Information Activity; will move to Pirbright in 2026) ** Stand-off Information Activities, in Hermitage (Stand-off Information Activity; will move to Pirbright in 2026) ** 6 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

(Military Intelligence, hybrid active/reserve unit; will move to Pirbright by 2026) **

Honourable Artillery Company The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is a reserve regiment in the British Army. Incorporated by royal charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII, it is the oldest regiment in the British Army and is considered the second-oldest military unit in the w ...

, in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

(Surveillance and Target Acquisition - Reserve)

Field Army Troops

* Field Army Troops, in

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

* Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, in

32nd Regiment Royal Artillery 32 Regiment Royal Artillery (The Wessex Gunners) is a regiment in the Royal Artillery, part of the British Army and is the only Royal Artillery unit equipped with miniature unmanned aerial systems. History The regiment has its origins in 7th Me ...

, in Larkhill (Miniature Un-crewed Aerial Systems: Puma and Wasp AE) **

47th Regiment Royal Artillery 47 Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It is equipped with the Thales Watchkeeper WK450. It is located at Horne Barracks, Larkhill in Wiltshire. It falls under command of Joint Aviation Command. ...

, in Larkhill (Tactical Un-crewed Aerial Systems:

Watchkeeper WK450 The Thales Watchkeeper WK450 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) formerly used by the British Army. It was developed by UAV Tactical Systems (U-TacS), a joint venture ...

) ** 2 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in Upavon (Intelligence Exploitation, hybrid active/reserve unit) ** 3 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in London (Military Intelligence - Reserve) ** Specialist Group Military Intelligence, in Hermitage (Military Intelligence - Reserve; will move to Aldershot by 2026) ** Land Intelligence Fusion Centre, in Hermitage (Will move to Andover in 2027)

2nd Medical Group

* 2nd Medical Group, in

Strensall Strensall is a village in the Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby. In 2001 the parish had a population of 3,81 ...

** 21 Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in Strensall (Restructured 34 Field Hospital) ** 22 Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in Preston (Restructured 22 Field Hospital; will move to Strensall by 2026) **

202 (Midlands) Multi-Role Medical Regiment 202 (Midlands) Multi-Role Medical Regiment is an Army Reserve unit of the Royal Army Medical Service within the British Army. History The hospital was formed upon the formation of the TAVR in 1967, from the amalgamation of 147th (South Midland) ...

, in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...

(Reserve; restructured 202 Field Hospital) **

203 (Welsh) Multi-Role Medical Regiment 203 (Welsh) Multi-Role Medical Regiment is a unit of the Royal Army Medical Service within the Army Reserve of the British Army, based in Wales. History The regiment was formed upon the formation of the TAVR in 1967, from the amalgamation of 3 ...

, in

(Reserve; restructured 203 Field Hospital) ** 206 (North-West) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in

and

(Reserve; merged and restructured 207 and 208 field hospitals) ** 210 (North Irish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in

(Reserve; merged and restructured 204 Field Hospital and 253 Medical Regiment) ** 214 (North-East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in

and

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

(Reserve; merged and restructured 201 and 212 field hospitals) ** 215 (Scottish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in

(Reserve; merged and restructured 205 Field Hospital and 225 Medical Regiment) **

243 (Wessex) Multi-Role Medical Regiment 243rd (Wessex) Multi-Role Medical Regiment is a unit of the Royal Army Medical Service within the Army Reserve of the British Army. History The unit was formed in 1999, through the amalgamation of 211th (Wessex) Field Hospital, and 219th (Wes ...

, in

(Reserve; restructured 243 Field Hospital) **

254 (East of England) Multi-Role Medical Regiment 254 (East of England) Multi-Role Medical Regiment is an Army Reserve regiment of the British Army. The regiment is part of the Royal Army Medical Service and specialises in providing pre-hospital care. History The regiment was formed in Cambri ...

, in

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

(Reserve; restructured 254 Medical Regiment) ** 256 (London and South-East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in

Walworth Walworth ( ) is a district of South London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. It adjoins Camberwell to the south and Elephant and Castle to the north, and is south-east of Charing Cross. Major streets in Walworth include the ...

(Reserve; restructured 256 Field Hospital) ** 306 Hospital Support Regiment, in Strensall (Hospital Support Regiment - Reserve) **

335 Medical Evacuation Regiment 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment is a British Army medical regiment and part of 2 Medical Brigade. It is an Army Reserve unit, part of the Royal Army Medical Service, and has a unique role within the Armed Forces. The Regiment is designed to sup ...

, in Strensall (Medical Evacuation - Reserve) ** Medical Operations Support Unit, in Strensall (Medical Operations Support Unit - Reserve)

Cyber and Electro Magnetic Activities Effects Group

* Cyber and Electro Magnetic Activities Effects Group, in

** 13 Signal Regiment,

, in

Blandford Blandford Forum ( ) is a market town in Dorset, England, on the River Stour, Dorset, River Stour, north-west of Poole. It had a population of 10,355 at the United Kingdom 2021 census, 2021 census. The town is notable for its Georgian archit ...

(Cyber; will move to

by 2028) ** 14 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in

Brawdy Brawdy () is a village, parish and Community (Wales), community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Etymology The Welsh language Welsh placename, name appears to be an archaic form of "Bridget" and the parish may originally have been Llanfreudeth. The Eng ...

(Electronic Warfare; will move to

by 2028) ** 21 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in Colerne (Electronic Warfare; will move to Innsworth by 2028)

Land Warfare Centre

* Land Warfare Centre, in

** Collective Training Group *** British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS), in Suffield (

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

) *** British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), in

Nanyuki Nanyuki is a market town in Laikipia County of Kenya lying northwest of Mount Kenya along the A2 road (Kenya), A2 road and at the terminus of the branch railway from Nairobi. The name is derived from Enyaanyukie Maasai word for resemblance. It ...

(

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

) *** British Army Training and Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), in

Ladyville Ladyville is the largest village in the country of Belize, eight miles northwest of Belize City in the Belize District. The Philip Goldson Highway connects Ladyville to Belize City. History Although originally a separate settlement, Ladyville ...

(

Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...

) *** Command, Staff and Tactical Training Group (CSTTG) *** Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC), in Royston *** Combat Ready Training Centre ** Army Schools *** 1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment, in Chatham *** 2 Training Regiment, Army Air Corps, at

AAC Middle Wallop Middle Wallop Flying Station is a British Army airfield located near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop. It is the Headquarters for the Army Air Corps, and the 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team, and is also used for Army Air Corps trai ...

*** 3 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment, in Minley Manor *** 14th Regiment Royal Artillery, in

*** 25 Training Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Leconfield ** Experimentation and Trials Group *** Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU) *** Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) *** Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit (RA TDU) *** Royal Engineers Trials and Development Unit (RE TDU) *** Combat Service Support Training and Development Unit (CSS TDU) *** 2nd Battalion,

, in Catterick

Home Command

* Home Command, in

** Army Personnel Centre (APC), in

** Army Personnel Services Group (APSG) ** Arms and Services

Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command

* Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command (ARITC), in

Army Officer Selection Board Army Officer Selection Board (AOSB) is an assessment centre used by the British Army as part of the officer selection process for the regular army and Army Reserve and related scholarship schemes. The board is based at Leighton House, Westbury ...

(AOSB), in Westbury (Officer Selection) ** Recruiting Group (RG), in Upavon (Recruit enlistment) ** School of Infantry (SCHINF), in Catterick (Infantry training) ** Initial Training Group (ITG), in

and

(Phase One training) ** Army Adventurous Training Group (Army) (ATG(A), in Upavon (Adventurous training)

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Group

* Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Group, in Sandhurst **

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academy, military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial Commissioned officer, officer train ...

(RMAS) **

University Officer Training Corps The University Officers' Training Corps (UOTC), also known as the Officers' Training Corps (OTC), are British Army reserve units, under the command of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, which recruit exclusively from universities and focus on ...

(UOTC) ** General Staff Centre (GSC) ** Centre for Army Leadership (CAL)

London District

* London District (LONDIST), in

Westminster Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, ...

Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army tasked primarily with ceremonial duties. Part of the Household Division, it is classed as a regiment of guards, and carries out mounted (and some dismounte ...

, at Hyde Park Barracks in

Knightsbridge Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park, London, Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End of London, West End. ...

(Public Duties and State Ceremonial) **

King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, is a ceremonial unit of the British Army, quartered at Woolwich. It is a mounted unit and all of its soldiers are trained to care for and drive teams of six horses, each team pulling a First World War-er ...

, at

Royal Artillery Barracks Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, is a barracks of the British Army which forms part of Woolwich Garrison. The Royal Regiment of Artillery had its headquarters here from 1776 until 2007, when it was moved to Larkhill Garrison. History In 171 ...

Woolwich Woolwich () is a town in South London, southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was mainta ...

(Public Duties and State Ceremonial) ** 1st Battalion,

Welsh Guards The Welsh Guards (WLSH GDS; ), part of the Guards and Parachute Division, Guards Division, is one of the Foot guards, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the World War I, First ...

, in Windsor (Light Infantry) ** 1st Battalion,

London Guards The London Guards is an administrative formation within the British Army comprising the reserve companies of the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots and Irish Guards. On formation, these companies drew their personnel from the London Regiment, which ...

, in

Battersea Battersea is a large district in southwest London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross and also extends along the south bank of the Thames Tideway. It includes the Battersea Park. Hist ...

(Infantry - Reserve) ** Public Duties Teams, at

Wellington Barracks Wellington Barracks is a military barracks in Westminster, central London, for the Foot Guards units on public duties in that area. The building is located about from Buckingham Palace, allowing the guard to be able to reach the palace very q ...

in London (Public Duties and State Ceremonial) *** Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards *** No. 7 Company, Coldstream Guards *** F Company, Scots Guards *** No. 9 Company, Irish Guards (Until 2027) *** No. 12 Company, Irish Guards (Until 2027) ** Household Division Bands *** Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry *** Band of the Grenadier Guards ***

Band of the Coldstream Guards The Band of the Coldstream Guards is one of the oldest and best known bands in the British Army, having been officially formed on 16 May 1785 under the command of Major C F Eley. History The band of the Coldstream Guards was officially formed u ...

***

Band of the Scots Guards The Band of the Scots Guards is one of five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division which primarily guards the British monarch. The band is based at Wellington Barracks in St James's, London, which is the same place as ...

***

Band of the Irish Guards Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary * Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania * Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, ...

***

Band of the Welsh Guards Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary * Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania * Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, ...

*** Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra ** Regional Bands ***

Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland is one of the three official military bands of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, and is based at Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh. The bandsmen wear the feather bonnet with a red over white hackle and scarlet ...

*** Band and Bugles of The Rifles *** Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas *** Prince of Wales Band *** Catterick Band *** Tidworth Band *** Sandhurst Band

Regional Command

* Regional Command (RC), in Aldershot ** Regional Point of Command (RPoC) South East, in Aldershot ** Regional Point of Command South West, in

** Regional Point of Command North (Its exact location remains subject to further work.) ** Regional Point of Command Centre, in Cottesmore ** 38 (Irish) Brigade, in

51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland HQ 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland is a Regional Point of Command, Brigade of the British Army. Although it takes its name and identity directly from, the 51st (Highland) Division, it is also a descendant of the 52nd Lowland Divi ...

, in

*** Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, in Edinburgh ** 160th (Welsh) Brigade, in

Brecon Brecon (; ; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the county town of Breck ...

Joint Helicopter Command

, in

** Army Aviation Centre, at

** Watchkeeper Force HQ, at AAC Middle Wallop

1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team

* 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team, at AAC Middle Wallop ** 1 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at

RNAS Yeovilton Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, commonly referred to as WAFU central, (HMS ''Heron'') is an airbase of the Royal Navy, sited a few miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset. It is one of two active Fleet Air Arm bases, the ...

(Aviation Reconnaissance) ** 3 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at

Wattisham Flying Station Wattisham Flying Station, formerly Wattisham Airfield, is a British Army airfield and barracks located near the village of Wattisham in Suffolk, England. It is home to the Army Air Corps' Apache attack helicopter force. A helicopter repair fa ...

(Attack Aviation) ** 4 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at Wattisham Flying Station (Attack Aviation) ** 5 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at

Aldergrove Flying Station Aldergrove Flying Station, also known previously as JHC FS Aldergrove, is a British military base located south of Antrim, Northern Ireland and northwest of Belfast, and adjoins Belfast International Airport. It is sometimes referred to sim ...

(Aviation Reconnaissance) ** 6 Regiment, Army Air Corps, in

(Aviation Support Regiment - Reserve) ** 7 AS Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Wattisham Flying Station (Aviation Close Support)

Provost Marshal (Army)

Provost Marshal (Army) polices the army and undertakes activities concerned with investigations, custodial matters and security in the UK. The 1st Royal Military Police Group provides police support to the force at an operational level, which includes operational detention, and support to security and stability policing. * Provost Marshal (Army), in

1st Royal Military Police Group

* 1st Royal Military Police Group, in Andover ** 1 Regiment, Royal Military Police, in Catterick (Military Police, hybrid active/reserve unit) ** 3 Regiment, Royal Military Police, in Bulford (Military Police, hybrid active/reserve unit) ** Special Investigation Branch, in Bulford (Special Investigations Branch) ** Special Operations Unit, in

Southwick Park Southwick Priory or Our Lady at Southwick () was a priory of Augustinian canons founded in Portchester Castle on Portsmouth Harbour and later transferred north to Southwick, Hampshire, England. It ceased at the Dissolution of the Monasterie ...

(Specialist Operations) ** Military Provost Staff Corps, in

(Military Police)

Army units in other parts of Defence

Army units assigned to other parts of Defence:

Navy Command

3 Commando Brigade United Kingdom Commando Force (UKCF), previously called 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), is the UK's special operations-capable commando formation of the Royal Marines. It is composed of Royal Marine Commandos and commando qualified personnel f ...

, in

29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery is the Commando-trained unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery, based in Plymouth. The regiment is under the operational control of the UK Commando Force, to which it provides artillery support and gunn ...

, Royal Artillery, in Plymouth (Commando Artillery) ** 24 Commando Royal Engineers, in Chivenor (Commando Engineers)

Air Command

* No. 22 Group, at RAF High Wycombe ** 11 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in

( Defence School of Communications and Information Systems) ** 8 Training Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Lyneham (REME Training Battalion)

UK Strategic Command

Defence Intelligence Defence Intelligence (DI) is an organisation within the United Kingdom intelligence community which focuses on gathering and analysing military intelligence. It differs from the UK's intelligence agencies (MI6, GCHQ and MI5) in that it is an ...

, in London ** 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), Royal Engineers, at

RAF Wyton Royal Air Force Wyton or more simply RAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force List of Royal Air Force stations, station near St Ives, Cambridgeshire, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield is decommissioned and the station is now under the comm ...

(Geographical Support) * Director Overseas Basing, in London **

Royal Gibraltar Regiment The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is part of British Forces Gibraltar for the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, which historically, along with Bermuda, Halifax, Nova Scotia (prior to the 1867 Confederation of Canada), and Malta, had been d ...

, in

Gibraltar Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...

(Light Infantry)

Graphic overview

British Army - Future Soldier 2024 organization

Unit changes

The following are the units that will be raised, disbanded, amalgamated, re-designated, and re-roled under the reforms:

Units raised

* No 9 Company, Irish Guards * No 12 Company, Irish Guards * Coriano Company, Royal Gurkha Rifles * Falklands Company, Royal Gurkha Rifles * 9 Equipment Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Disbandment

* 3 Medical Regiment * 3 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps

Amalgamations

Infantry * 1st and 2nd Battalions of the

, as the 1st Battalion. Royal Army Medical Corps * 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital and 208 (Liverpool) Field Hospital to form 206 (North West) Multi-Role Medical Regiment. *

204 (North Irish) Field Hospital 204 (North Irish) Field Hospital was a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps within the Army Reserve of the British Army. History The hospital was formed upon the formation of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve (TAVR) in 1967, as the 204 (Nor ...

and

253 (North Irish) Medical Regiment 253 (North Irish) Medical Regiment was a regiment of the Royal Army Medical Corps within the Army Reserve of the British Army. History The regiment was originally formed as the 253 (North Irish) Field Ambulance, upon the formation of the TAVR in ...

to form 210 (North Irish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment. * 201 (Northern) Field Hospital and 212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital to form 214 (North East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment. * 205 (Scottish) Field Hospital and 225 (Scottish) Medical Regiment to form 215 (Scottish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.

Re-designations

Infantry *

London Regiment London Regiment may refer to two infantry regiments in the British Army: * London Regiment (1908–1938) The London Regiment was an infantry regiment in the British Army, part of the Territorial Force (renamed the Territorial Army in 1921). Th ...

to become the London Guards. * Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion,

to become 1st Battalion, Ranger Regiment. * 2nd Battalion,

Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (PWRR), also known as the Tigers, is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, second in the line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regiment of Scotland and part of the Queen ...

to become 2nd Battalion, Ranger Regiment. * 2nd Battalion,

to become 3rd Battalion, Ranger Regiment. * 4th Battalion,

to become 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment. * 3rd Battalion,

not formed, with personnel instead forming reinforcement companies for Ranger Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps * 22 Field Hospital to become 22 Multi-Role Medical Regiment. * 34 Field Hospital to become 21 Multi-Role Medical Regiment. * 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital to become 202 (Midlands) Multi-Role Medical Regiment. * 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital to become 203 (Welsh) Multi-Role Medical Regiment. * 243 (The Wessex) Field Hospital to become 243 (Wessex) Multi-Role Medical Regiment. * 254 (East of England) Medical Regiment to become 254 (East of England) Multi-Role Medical Regiment. * 256 (City of London) Field Hospital to become 256 (London and South East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.

Re-role

Infantry * 1st Battalion,

Irish Guards The Irish Guards (IG) is one of the Foot guards#United Kingdom, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and is part of the Guards Division. Together with the Royal Irish Regiment (1992), Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish infant ...

from Light Role Infantry to

Security Force Assistance Security Force Assistance (SFA) a term originating in the United States Armed Forces for military adviser assistance with "training, equipping and advising allied or 'partner' militaries to enable them to defend themselves without 100,000 Americ ...

. * 1st Battalion,

from Light Role Infantry to Security Force Assistance. * 3rd Battalion,

from Light Mechanised Infantry to Security Force Assistance. * Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland from Light Mechanised Infantry to Security Force Assistance. * 1st Battalion,

from Light Mechanised Infantry to Light Role Infantry. * 1st Battalion, The Rifles from Light Role Infantry to Light Mechanised Infantry. * 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment from Light Role Infantry to Light Mechanised Infantry. * 1st Battalion,

from Armoured Infantry to Light Mechanised Infantry. * The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland from Armoured Infantry to Light Mechanised Infantry. * 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment from Light Role Infantry to Mechanised Infantry.

Notes

References

* {{The British Army 21st-century history of the British Army