Army Board
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The Army Board is the senior single-service management committee of the British Army
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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.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
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Army Board members
- Civilian
- The Secretary of State for DefenceSecretary of State for DefenceThe Secretary of State for Defence, popularly known as the Defence Secretary, is the senior Government of the United Kingdom minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence, chairing the Defence Council. It is a Cabinet position...
- Minister for the Armed Forces
- Minister for Defence Equipment and Support
- Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
- The Secretary of State for Defence
- British Army
- Chief of the General StaffChief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)Chief of the General Staff has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. The CGS is a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Board...
- Assistant Chief of the General Staff
- Adjutant-General to the ForcesAdjutant-General to the ForcesThe Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General , is one of the most senior officers in the British Army. He is in charge of administration, personnel and organisational matters. The Adjutant-General usually holds the rank of General or Lieutenant-General...
- Quartermaster-General to the ForcesQuartermaster-General to the ForcesIn the United Kingdom, the Quartermaster-General to the Forces is a senior general in the British Army.From 1904 the Quartermaster-General to the Forces was the Third Military Member of the Army Board.-Responsibilities:...
- Master-General of the OrdnanceMaster-General of the OrdnanceThe Master-General of the Ordnance was a very senior British military position before 1855, when the Board of Ordnance was abolished.-Responsibilities:...
- Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces
- Commander UK Support Command (Germany)
- Chief of the General Staff
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
Defence Council of the United Kingdom
The Defence Council of the United Kingdom is the body legally entrusted with the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories and with control over the British armed forces, and is part of the Ministry of Defence.-Functions:...
and government. The Chief of the General Staff is the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Army Board.
See also
- Air Force BoardAir Force BoardThe Air Force Board of the Defence Council is responsible for the management of the Royal Air Force.Prior to the creation of the current UK Ministry of Defence in 1964, the administration of the RAF and its personnel was undertaken by the Air Force Council, part of the Air Ministry...
- for the RAF - Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)The Admiralty Board is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom...
- for the Royal Navy