Future Soldier is a reform of the British Army resulting from the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy ("Global Britain in a Competitive Age") published in March 2021. The aim of the reform is to create a more lethal, agile and expeditionary force, able to fight and win wars and to operate in the grey-zone between peace and war. [1] Future Soldier was published on 25 November 2021 and deals with the organizational changes of the British Army, with changes to personnel and equipment were set out in the Defence in a Competitive Age paper published on 22 March 2021.
The British Army will be reduced to 73,000 regular personnel by 2025. The reserves will be kept at the current level.[2][3]
The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) is a high readiness corps-level command tasked to lead NATO’s Response Force (NRF).
1st Signal Brigade provides communications elements to Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), Joint Task Force HQ (JTFHQ), and other government departments.
104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade is a theatre logistic enabling formation that operates strategic and operational Lines of Communications.
1st (UK) Division is the British Army's main contributor for land operations outside the Euro-Atlantic area and operations on NATO's flanks.
4th Light Brigade Combat Team consists of Light Infantry formations.
7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team is a high readiness and highly mobile formation.
11th Security Force Assistance Brigade trains and mentors allied and partner nations' ground units.
8 Engineer Brigade commands the army's two engineer specialist groups: 12 Group provides land and air force support engineering. 29 Group provides Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Counter-Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear capabilities.
102 Operational Sustainment Brigade moves troops and equipment to the battle area and logistically sustains fighting formations.
Provost Marshal (Army) polices the army and undertakes activities concerned with investigations, custodial matters and security in the UK. The 1st Royal Military Police Group provides police support to the force at an operational level, which includes operational detention, and support to security and stability policing.[42]
Army units assigned to other parts of Defence:[44]
The following are the units that will be raised, disbanded, amalgamated, re-designated, and re-roled under the reforms:[45]
Infantry
Royal Army Medical Corps
Infantry
Royal Army Medical Corps
Infantry
Royal Armoured Corps