Commander Regional Forces (United Kingdom)
The Commander Regional Forces (CRF) was a senior British Army officer who had command over the Regenerative Divisions of the British Army i.e. those divisions that are not on full strength and would only be mobilised in a national emergency. The post was held by a lieutenant general and was based at HQ Land Forces. The post holder was also Inspector-General of the Territorial Army.
Structure
[edit]Regional Forces was established in 2003, under the LANDmark reorganisation.[1] The Commander Regional Forces was responsible for three regenerative Divisions (2nd Division, 4th Division and 5th Division), London District, and United Kingdom Support Command (Germany).[2]
In December 2009 it was announced that the responsibilities of the Commander Regional Forces (i.e. responsibility for support) would be subsumed within those of the Adjutant-General to the Forces who henceforth would take responsibility for both personnel and support.[3]
Recent Commanders
[edit]Recent Commanders of Regional Forces have been:[4]
- 2002-2004 Lieutenant General J Kiszely
- 2004-2007 Lieutenant General J McColl
- 2007-2009 Lieutenant General N Parker
- September 2009 - December 2009 Lieutenant General M Mans
See also General Officer Commanding Support Command, renamed Regional Command in 2015.
References
[edit]- ^ Lt Col Richard Quinlan, R Signals, HQ Theatre Troops, in News From Formations, The Wire, April 2003, p.127
- ^ Heyman, Charles (2007). The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, 2007–2008. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1783409990.
- ^ Army conducts top level organisational review Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Defence News, 9 December 2009
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine