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<p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal
Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command.
The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic
Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services
and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because
of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments
in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command
appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p>
</p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army,
Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4
Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First
Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief
of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic
Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second
Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy
Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief
Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General
Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director
General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2
Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant
Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag
Officer Sea Training & Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant
Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer
Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines)
/ Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief
of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant
Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant
Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant
General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding
Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding
London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding
1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer
Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General
Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General
Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding
1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air
Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer
Commanding 22 (Training) Group & Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air
Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff
UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British
Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat
Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command
Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon
General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel
& Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat
Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat
Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore
Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval
Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander
(Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike
Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore
Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime
Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land
and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport
Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain
HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar
Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery
Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry
Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry
Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry
Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade
and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal
Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade
and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd
Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics
Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry
Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd
Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police
Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy
Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy
Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy
Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective
Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School
of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence
College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant
Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy
Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding
83 Expeditionary Air Group & UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant
RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air
Officer Lightning & Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air
Officer Typhoon & Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air
Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air
Officer A4 & A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air
Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander & Commandant General
RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management
& Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air
Officer Air Mobility & Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air
Officer A6 & A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding
Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy
Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station
Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber
Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander
Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table
notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange
command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments
within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French
Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included
in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic
Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An
* marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p>
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