The Common Corps of the Armed Forces are Spanish military corps that are shared by all the branches of the
Spanish Armed Forces
The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain, defending its territorial integrity and the constitutional order, according to the functions entrusted to them by the Constitution o ...
providing specific professional expertise. The Common Corps are four; the Military Legal Corps (legal assistance), the
Military Comptroller Corps (audit and accountability), the Military Health Corps (medical personnel) and the Military Bands Corps (
military bands
A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the tit ...
). Currently, 3,998 Officers and NCOs make up the Common Corps.
The educational centres of the Common Corps are part of the
Central Defence Academy.
History
Until the 1980s each of the branches of the Armed Forces had specific corps to undertake the tasks currently taken by the Common Corps. Due to operational reasons these corps were merged into the common corps that depend on the undersecretariat of the
Ministry of Defence. In 1985 the Comptroller Corps were merged, in 1988 the Legal Corps were merged, and in 1989 the Medical and Bands Corps were merged.
Gallery
File:Emblem of the Spanish Military Medicine (Ornamented variant).svg, Military Medical Corps
File:Emblem of the Spanish Military Legal Corps.svg, Military Legal Corps
File:Emblem of the Spanish Military Audit Corps.svg, Military Comptroller Corps
File:Emblem of the Spanish Military Bands Members.svg, Military Band Corps
References
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Military of Spain