Army structure Flashcards
What are combat units
Units which lead the military capability. Made up fo regiments and batalians
Combat unit examples
Infantry, royal armoured corps, royal artiliary, army air corps
What are combat support units
Units which provide support to the combat units in the combat zone.
Combat support units examples
Royal engineers, royal signals and the intelligence corps
What are combat service support units
Units which provide support services in combat and peace time
Combat service support units
Army medical services, royal logistics corps and royal electrical and mechanical engineers
What is the heirachy of units
Division Brigade Battallion (Regiment) Company (Squadron) Plattoon (troop) Section Fire teams
How many of each unit is normally in the bigger one
2-5
How many people in a division
10,000
How many people in a company squadron
100
What is the heirarchy of ranks
Maj-general Brigadier Lt Colonel Major Captain Lt Corporel
What is a corps
2 or more divisions
What is a battlegroup
Instead of a battalion. Combat unit core with other units added or removed dependent on purpose.
What are the two operational divisions of the army
1st Division (Imphal) 3rd Division (Bulford)
Name 4 overseases territories military units
Royal Bermuda regiment
Royal gibralter regiment
Falkland islands defence force
Royal montsterrat defense force
Who is the prime minister
Theresa May
Who is the Chancellor
Phillip Hammond
Who is the Home secretary
Sajid Javid
Who is the foreign secretary
Jeremy Hunt
Who is the Defence secretary
Penny Mordaunt
Who is in charge of the military
Queen
Who is in charge of all 3 forces
Chief of defence staff, Nick Carter
Who is in charge of the army
Chief of general staff, Mark Carleton Smith
What are the three components of fighting power
physical, conceptual, moral
