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James Swift (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant General James Francis Pardoe Swift, (born 6 October 1967) is a senior British Army officer. Early life and education Swift was born on 6 October 1967 in Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England. He was educated at Netherhall School and Hills Road Sixth Form College. He studied chemistry at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1989; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1992. Military career Swift was commissioned in to the Royal Regiment of Wales on 1 September 1989. He served as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Welsh during the Iraq War, for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 25 July 2008. He became Commander of the 20th Armoured Brigade in May 2012. Swift was appointed Director of Strategy in March 2016; the post was re-titled as Assistant Chief of the General Staff in September 2018. He became General Officer Commanding the 3rd (Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkhas, and 28,330 volunteer reserve personnel. The modern British Army traces back to 1707, with antecedents in the English Army and Scots Army that were created during the Restoration in 1660. The term ''British Army'' was adopted in 1707 after the Acts of Union between England and Scotland. Members of the British Army swear allegiance to the monarch as their commander-in-chief, but the Bill of Rights of 1689 and Claim of Right Act 1689 require parliamentary consent for the Crown to maintain a peacetime standing army. Therefore, Parliament approves the army by passing an Armed Forces Act at least once every five years. The army is administered by the Ministry of Defence and commanded by the Chief of the General Staff. The Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Chief Of The General Staff (United Kingdom)
The Assistant Chief of the General Staff and Army Chief of Staff is a senior role in the British Army. Responsibilities The Assistant Chief of the General Staff supports the Chief of the General Staff in his responsibilities, sets the conditions for the British Army to contribute to success on operations, ensures coherence across the 'Defence Lines of Development' and develops the Army of the Future. The officer is an Army Board member responsible for the Army’s international engagement strategy and the British Army’s internal and external communications policy. As the Army’s senior officer in the Ministry of Defence, he or she provides the gearing between the Ministry of Defence and Army Headquarters. The title of the existing ACGS will be renamed as Director Engagement and Communications (D E&C) on 3 September 2018. The responsibilities of D E&C will deliver the British Army’s communications, both internally, across Defence, across Government, and to the UK public and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Officers Of The Order Of The British Empire
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," from Latin ''officium'' "a service, a duty" the late Latin from ''officiarius'', meaning "official." Examples Ceremonial and other contexts *Officer, and/or Grand Officer, are both a grade, class, or rank of within certain chivalric orders and orders of merit, e.g. Legion of Honour (France), Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy See), Order of the British Empire ( UK), Order of Leopold (Belgium) *Great Officer of State *Merchant marine officer or licensed mariner *Officer of arms * Officer in The Salvation Army, and other state decorations Corporations * Bank officer *Corporate officer, a corporate title **Chief executive officer (CEO) **Chief financial officer (CFO) **Chief operating officer (COO) *Executive officer Education *Chief academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companions Of The Order Of The Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as "Knights of the Bath". George I "erected the Knights of the Bath into a regular Military Order". He did not (as is commonly believed) revive the Order of the Bath, since it had never previously existed as an Order, in the sense of a body of knights who were governed by a set of statutes and whose numbers were replenished when vacancies occurred. The Order consists of the Sovereign (currently King Charles III), the Great Master (currently vacant) and three Classes of members: *Knight Grand Cross ( GCB) ''or'' Dame Grand Cross ( GCB) *Knight Commander ( KCB) ''or'' Dame Commander ( DCB) *Companion ( CB) Members belong to either the Civil or the Military Division.''Statutes'' 1925, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army Generals
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Hally
Rear Admiral Philip John Hally, is a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, People Transformation. Naval career Hally joined the Royal Navy on 18 September 1991. He served as logistics officer on the aircraft carrier as part of the relief effort for Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. He went on to become Programme Leader for the Defence Support Network Transformation Programme in September 2014, Assistant Chief of Staff Resources and Plans in November 2017, and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, People Transformation in May 2019. He also became Naval Secretary in January 2020. Hally was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 26 February 2015, and was made an Honorary Captain of the Volunteer Cadet Corps in December 2019. He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2021 Birthday Honours The Queen's Birthday Honours for 2021 are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Defence People
The Chief of Defence People is the senior military officer in the British Armed Forces responsible for the policies and processes concerning the management of British military personnel across the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force and Ministry of Defence civil service. Created by re-designating the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) in 2013, the post was initially titled as the Chief of Defence Personnel. In April 2014, MOD civilian personnel policy was added to the post's responsibility. Chiefs of Defence Personnel *2013 – 2016 Lieutenant-General Andrew Gregory Chiefs of Defence People *2016 – 2020 Lieutenant General Richard Nugee *2020 – 2023 Lieutenant General James Swift *2023 – present Vice Admiral Philip Hally Rear Admiral Philip John Hally, is a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, People Transformation. Naval career Hally joined the Royal Navy on 18 September 1991. He served as logist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Elviss
Major General Michael Richard Elviss, (born 18 July 1972) is a senior British Army officer. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff (Operations) at Permanent Joint Headquarters. Education He was educated at the University of Reading (BSc), Cranfield University and King's College London (MA). Military career Elviss was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1993. He served as commanding officer of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. He went on to become commander of 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade in 2016, Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, Field Army in 2018 was General Officer Commanding 3rd (United Kingdom) Division from February 2020 to October 2021. Elviss was promoted to the substantive rank of major-general on 10 February 2020. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 New Year Honours. He was also awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in recognition of his services in Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Borton
Lieutenant General Nicholas Robert Macrae Borton, is a senior British Army officer, who currently serves as commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. Military career Educated at Canford School and the University of Stirling, Borton was commissioned into the Royal Highland Fusiliers on 4 September 1988. After serving as a staff officer in the headquarters of Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq), he became commanding officer of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2008 and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 6 March 2009 for service in Afghanistan. He was appointed commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in April 2013, Director of Overseas Operations at the Ministry of Defence in September 2015, and General Officer Commanding the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division in December 2016. Borton became Chief of Staff (Operations), Permanent Joint Headquarters in February 2019, and commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Wooddisse
Lieutenant General Sir Ralph William Wooddisse, (born 8 January 1970) is a British Army officer who serves as Commander Field Army since April 2021. Early life and education Wooddisse was born on 8 January 1970 in Dhekelia, Cyprus. He was educated at Denstone College, an independent school in Staffordshire, England. He studied at University College London and underwent officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Military career Wooddisse was commissioned into the Royal Anglian Regiment on 3 September 1989. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) on 20 October 1999 in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during operations in Kosovo between January and June that year. He later served as a company commander in Iraq during the Iraq War, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 Birthday Honours, and became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment in March 2009. Wooddisse went on to be Assistant He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Jones (British Army Officer)
Major General Rupert Timothy Herbert Jones, (born 29 April 1969) is a retired senior British Army officer, who served as the Standing Joint Force Commander from November 2018 to July 2021. Early life Jones was born in Germany, the youngest son of H. Jones, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during the Battle of Goose Green in the Falklands War of 1982. Rupert Jones attended St Peter's School, Seaford, St. Peter's Preparatory School in Seaford, East Sussex, Seaford, Sussex and Sherborne School. He later read History at the University of Reading. Military career Jones joined the British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ... as an undergraduate cadet in 1987 and was commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 New Year Honours
The 2023 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January and those for 2023 were announced on 30 December 2022. The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country whose ministers advised Charles III on the appointments, then by the honour and by the honour's grade (''i.e.'' Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander ''etc.''), and then by divisions (''i.e.'' Civil, Diplomatic, and Military), as appropriate. The 2023 New Year Honours was the first honours list issued by King Charles III. United Kingdom Below are the individuals appointed by Charles III in his right as King of the United Kingdom with honours within his own gift and with the advice of the Government for other honours. The Order of the Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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