SOP1: Organisational Structure

Higher Command (HICOM)
Chief of the General Staff (CGS)
Assistant Chief of the General Staff (ACGS)
Commander of the Land Forces (CLF)
Military Secretary (MILSEC)

• The HICOM is a team which sits at the top of the British Army's chain of command and includes the highest ranking members of staff. They are tasked with making the toughest of decisions in regards to the entire military but always have the personnel's best interest at heart; they are to ensure that personnel's military experience at the British Armed Forces is of high quality.

Executive Committee of the Army Board (ECAB)
Chief of the General Staff (CGS)
Assistant Chief of the General Staff (ACGS)
Military Secretary (MILSEC)
Army Sergeant Major (ASM)
Director of the Army Personnel Centre (DAPC)
Director of the Army Recruitment & Training Division (DARTD)
Director of the Foreign Commonwealth Office (DFCO)
Director of the Army Media Centre (DMC)
Director of the Special Forces (DSF)
Provost Marshal of the Army (PMA)

• The British Army is expected to achieve all of its objectives promptly. This is only possible with the British Armed Forces' senior administration staff also known as the Executive Committee of the Army Board (ECAB), also simply known as just the Army Board. Excluding the CGS, ACGS, MILSEC and CLF, every position within the ECAB has a specific job description and together, the team is able to manage all aspects of a military organisation.

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (NSC)
Chief of the General Staff (CGS)
Assistant Chief of the General Staff (ACGS)
Military Secretary (MILSEC)
Commander of the Land Forces (CLF)
Director of the Special Forces (DSF)
Director of the Intelligence Corps (DIRIC)
Director of the Foreign Commonwealth Office (DFCO)

• The safety and national security of the British Armed Forces, it's personnel and any known partners is one of the most important factors of this military organisation hence why the NSC was originally established.
• This council is tasked with constantly collaborating to implement various systems in order to maintain operation efficiency

Deputies
Deputy Director of the Army Personnel Centre (DDAPC)
Deputy Director of the Army Recruitment & Training Division (DDARTD)
Deputy Director of the Foreign Commonwealth Office (DDFCO)
Deputy Director of the Army Media Centre (DDMC)
Deputy Director of the Special Forces (DDSF)
Deputy Director of the Intelligence Corps (DDIRIC)
Deputy Provost Marshal of the Army (DPMA)

• This office is composed of a dedicated team responsible for serving as the 2nd-in-command for each British Armed Forces career path. Members are always prepared to cover for their designated ECAB representative.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP STAFF (SLS)
Officer Commanding of the Army Personnel Centre (OC apc)
Officer Commanding of the Infantry Training Center (OC ITC)
Officer Commanding of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (OC RMAS)
Officer Commanding of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (OC FCO)
Media Operations Group, Team Leader (MOG TL)
Officer Commanding, 22nd Special Air Service (OC 22SAS)
Officer Commanding, Special Forces Support Group (OC SFSG)
Officer Commanding of the Royal Military Police (OC RMP)

• The SLS is the group of individuals who serve as the primary point of contact for any queries regarding your career paths.

ARMED FORCES DEPARTMENTS (AFD)
Army Personnel Centre (APC)

• Job Role (1): Human Resources Administrator (HRA) - Operates under the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (2): Human Resources Specialist (HRS) - Operates under the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (3): Career Counselling Specialist (CCS) - Operates under the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (4): Paybody Administrator (PBA) - Operates under the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) Career Pathway.
  

Army Recruitment & Training Division (ARTD)

• Job Role (2): Learning Development Officer (LDO) - Operates under the Infantry Training Division (ITC) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (3): Military Academy Instructor (MAI) - Operates under the Military Academy Instructor (RMAS) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (4): Physical Training Instructor (PTI) - Operates under the Infantry Training Division (ITC) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (5): Physical Training Instructor Candidate (PTIC) - Operates under the Infantry Training Division (ITC) Career Pathway.

Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)

• Job Role (1): Defence Attache (DA) - Operates under the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (2): Liaison Officer (LO) - Operates under the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) Career Pathway.

Army Media Centre (AMC)

• Job Role (1): Media Operations Group (MOG) - Operates under the Media Operations Group (MOG) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (2): Defence Foot Guards (DFG) - Operates under the Defence Foot Guards (DFG) Career Pathway.

United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF)

• Job Role (1): Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) - Operates under the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (2): 22nd Special Air Service Regiment Operator (22SAS) - Operates under the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment Operator (22SAS) Career Pathway.

Office of the Provost Marshal of the Army (OPMA)

• Job Role (1): Royal Military Police Officer (RMPO) - Operates under the Office of the Provost Marshal of the Army (OPMA) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (2): Royal Military Police Soldier (RMPS) - Operates under the Office of the Provost Marshal of the Army (OPMA) Career Pathway.
• Job Role (3): Royal Military Police Trainee (MPT) - Operates under the Office of the Provost Marshal of the Army (OPMA) Career Pathway.

Office of the Army Sergeant Major (OASM)

• Job Role (1): Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA) - A position which operates under the Army Sergeant Major (ASM)
  

CHAIN OF COMMAND