) Flag of a military member of the Army Board | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1964 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Jurisdiction |  United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | Whitehall, Westminster, London |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Defence |
The Army Board is the top single-service management committee of the British Army, and has always been staffed by senior politicians and soldiers. Until 1964 it was known as the Army Council.[2]
Membership of the Board
The composition is as follows:[3]
- Civilian
- Secretary of State for Defence
- Minister of State for the Armed Forces
- Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology
- Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans
- British Army
- Chief of the General Staff
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Assistant Chief of the General Staff
- Commander Home Command
- Chief of Materiel (Land)
- Commander Field Army
- 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 Army Sergeant Major became the first enlisted soldier to be a member of the Executive Committee of the Army Board.[4]
Former members of the board
- Chief Scientist (Army), (civil)
- Deputy Under Secretary of State (Army), (civil)
- Master-General of the Ordnance, (military)
- Permanent Under Secretary of State (Administration), (civil)
- Vice-Chief of the General Staff, (military)
See also
- Air Force Board – for the RAF
- Admiralty Board – for the Royal Navy
References
- ^ "Ben Wallace Named New Defence Secretary". Forces Network. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Holmes 2011, pp. 22–23.
- ^ "Army Board". Armed Forces. 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "New Army Sergeant Major Glenn Haughton". Army.mod.uk. British Army. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ Paxton, J. (23 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1974-75: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-the-World. Springer. p. 107. ISBN 9780230271036.
- ^ Paxton, J. (27 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1985-86. Springer. p. 1301. ISBN 9780230271142.
- Holmes, Richard (2011), Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors, UK: Harper Collins, pp. 22–23, ISBN 9780007457724