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{{Short description|Corps of the British Army}}
{{Short description|Corps of the British Army}}
{{Infobox military unit
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| unit_name = Adjutant General's Corps
| unit_name = Adjutant General's Corps
| image = AGC cap badge British Army.jpg
| image = AGC Cipher.png
| image_size = 150
| image_size = 150
| caption = Cap Badge of the AGC
| caption = Cipher of the AGC
| dates = 6 April 1992 – present
| dates = 6 April 1992 – present
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| garrison = [[Worthy Down Camp]], [[Winchester]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhqagc.com/|title=Adjutant General's Corps Association|accessdate=24 February 2021}}</ref>
| garrison = [[Worthy Down Camp]], [[Winchester]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhqagc.com/|title=Adjutant General's Corps Association|accessdate=24 February 2021}}</ref>
| ceremonial_chief =
| ceremonial_chief = [[Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester|The Duchess of Gloucester]]
| ceremonial_chief_label = Colonel-in-Chief
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| motto = ''Animo et fide'' (''With resolution and fidelity'')
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| motto = ''Animo et fide'' (''With resolution and fidelity'')
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|identification_symbol=[[Image:SPS TRF.svg|100px]]
| identification_symbol = [[Image:SPS TRF.svg|100px]]
|identification_symbol_label=Tactical Recognition Flash
| identification_symbol_label = Tactical Recognition Flash
| march = Quick March. Pride of lions; Slow march. Greensleeves
| march = Quick March. Pride of lions; Slow march. Greensleeves
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{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}{{British Army Arms}}
The '''Adjutant General's Corps''' is a corps in the [[British Army]] responsible for many of its general administrative services, named for the [[Adjutant-General to the Forces]] (now the [[Commander Home Command]]). As of 2002, the AGC had a staff of 7,000 people.
The '''Adjutant General's Corps''' is a corps in the [[British Army]] responsible for many of its general administrative services, named for the [[Adjutant-General to the Forces]] (now the [[Commander Home Command]]). As of 2002, the AGC had a staff of 7,000 people.


==History==
==History==
The corps was formed on 6 April 1992 through the amalgamation of several separate services:<ref>[https://www.army.mod.uk/agc/31153.aspx Adjutant General's Corps: History]</ref>
The corps was formed on 6 April 1992 through the amalgamation of several separate services:<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/adjutant-generals-corps/|title=Adjutant General's Corps|website=www.army.mod.uk}}</ref>


* [[Army Legal Services Branch|Army Legal Corps]]
* [[Army Legal Services Branch|Army Legal Corps]]
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* [[Women's Royal Army Corps]]
* [[Women's Royal Army Corps]]
* [[Staff clerk]]s from the [[Royal Army Ordnance Corps]]
* [[Staff clerk]]s from the [[Royal Army Ordnance Corps]]
* Clerks from the [[Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]]
* Clerks from the [[Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]].


In October 2022, to celebrate the Corps' 30th anniversary, a parade was held in [[Winchester]], in the presence of [[Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester|The Duchess of Gloucester]], Deputy Colonel in Chief.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adjutant General's Corps celebrates 30 years with freedom parade |url=https://www.forces.net/services/army/adjutant-generals-corps-celebrate-30-years-freedom-parade |website=Forces Net |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref>
== Organization ==

The AGC is organised into four branches:<ref>[https://www.army.mod.uk/agc/23203.aspx Adjutant General's Corps Branches]</ref>
== Organisation ==
The AGC is organised into the following branches:<ref name="auto"/>


===Staff & Personnel Support (SPS) Branch===
===Staff & Personnel Support (SPS) Branch===
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The SPS branch provides specialist HR, Finance, Accounting and ICT support to the British Army, during peacetime and on operations. Its personnel serve alongside and administer every unit in the British Army. The branch also provides clerical support to headquarters at all levels including various departments of the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MOD Head Office]] in [[Whitehall]] and the [[Permanent Joint Headquarters|Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ)]] at [[Northwood Headquarters|Northwood]] working alongside counterparts in the [[Royal Navy]] and [[RAF]], as well as in divisional and brigade headquarters and at unit and sub-unit level through Land Forces. In addition to HR, administrative and clerical support, the SPS Branch also maintains the Army Welfare Service, where its small cohort of Army Welfare Workers - trained social and occupational welfare specialists - provide therapeutic support to Army personnel and their families.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/adjutant-generals-corps/staff-and-personnel-support/|title=Staff and Personnel Support|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref>
The SPS is the largest branch of the Adjutant General's Corps (AGC) and provides specialist HR, Finance, Accounting and ICT support to the British Army, during peacetime and on operations. Its personnel serve alongside and administer every unit in the British Army.
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The branch also provides clerical support to headquarters at all levels including various departments of the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MOD Head Office]] in [[Whitehall]] and the [[Permanent Joint Headquarters|Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ)]] at [[Northwood Headquarters|Northwood]] working alongside counterparts in the [[Royal Navy]] and [[RAF]], as well as in divisional and brigade headquarters and at unit and sub-unit level through Land Forces. In addition to HR, administrative and clerical support, the SPS Branch also maintains the Army Welfare Service, where its small cohort of Army Welfare Workers - trained social and occupational welfare specialists - provide therapeutic support to Army personnel and their families.

AGC (SPS) and AGC (RMP) female soldiers deployed in Afghanistan often patrol with infantry soldiers in order to conduct searches where women or children could be concealing weapons including potential suicide bombers.

The AGC (SPS) was formed from the Royal Army Pay Corps and the Women's Royal Army Corps, as well as the [[staff clerk]]s of the [[Royal Army Ordnance Corps]], followed by the All Arm's Clerks from the remainder of the British Army. Responsible for finance and personnel management, it also provides staff clerks to all sections of the Army, multinational formations and British Embassies and High Commissions in nearly every country of the world.


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In 2011, [[Gurkha]] clerks and administrative personnel who, up to that point, had served under the [[Royal Gurkha Rifles]] cap badge, were brought into a single unit titled the '''Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support Company''' (GSPS Coy). Following the traditions of the [[Queen's Gurkha Engineers]], [[Queen's Gurkha Signals]] and the [[10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment RLC|Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment]], the GSPS Coy has a cap badge that combines elements of both its parent corps (the AGC) and the [[Brigade of Gurkhas]], of which it is a constituent alongside the other Gurkha units in the British Army.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/brigade-of-gurkhas/|title=Brigade of Gurkhas|website=www.army.mod.uk}}</ref>
====Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support Company====
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In 2011, [[Gurkha]] clerks and administrative personnel who, up to that point, had served under the [[Royal Gurkha Rifles]] cap badge, were brought into a single unit titled the '''Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support Company''' (GSPS Coy). Following the traditions of the [[Queen's Gurkha Engineers]], [[Queen's Gurkha Signals]] and the [[10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment RLC|Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment]], the GSPS Coy has a cap badge that combines elements of both its parent corps (the AGC) and the [[Brigade of Gurkhas]], of which it is a constituent alongside the other Gurkha units in the British Army.<ref>[http://www.army.mod.uk/gurkhas/34058.aspx Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support Company]</ref>


===Provost (AGC Pro) Branch===
===Provost (AGC Pro) Branch===
The AGC Pro unifies two former services which, while no longer independent, retain their identities and [[cap badge]]s. The [[Royal Military Police]] (RMP) is the Army's police force, while the [[Military Provost Staff]] (MPS) provides guards for military prisons. The newly formed [[Military Provost Guard Service]] (MPGS) is also part of this branch.
The AGC Pro unifies two former services which, while no longer independent, retain their identities and [[cap badge]]s. The [[Royal Military Police]] (RMP) is the Army's police force, while the [[Military Provost Staff]] (MPS) provides guards for military prisons. The newly formed [[Military Provost Guard Service]] (MPGS) is also part of this branch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Military Provost Guard Service|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/agc/provost/31527.aspx|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=30 August 2013}}</ref>


===Educational Training and Services Branch===
===Educational and Training Services Branch===
The [[Educational and Training Services Branch|ETS]] Branch has the responsibilities of the former Royal Army Educational Corps, it is an all officer branch with around 400 serving members. In 2006 the former RAEC cap badge of a 'fluted flambeau with five flames, with crown and scroll' was reintroduced, with 'ETS' replacing 'R.A.E.C.' on the scroll.<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/619983/2017-03109.pdf Army Dress Regulations 2017]</ref>
The [[Educational and Training Services Branch|ETS]] Branch has the responsibilities of the former Royal Army Educational Corps, it is an all officer branch with around 400 serving members. In 2006 the former RAEC cap badge of a 'fluted flambeau with five flames, with crown and scroll' was reintroduced, with 'ETS' replacing 'R.A.E.C.' on the scroll.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/619983/2017-03109.pdf|title=Army Dress Regulations 2017}}</ref>


===Army Legal Services===
===Army Legal Services===
The [[Army Legal Services Branch|ALS]] Branch provides legal advice to all levels of the Army. It retains the cap badge of the former Army Legal Corps. Prior to its amalgamation into the AGC, it was an independent corps in its own right. Its personnel are all qualified lawyers and commissioned officers.
The [[Army Legal Services Branch|ALS]] Branch provides legal advice to all levels of the Army. It retains the cap badge of the former Army Legal Corps. Prior to its amalgamation into the AGC, it was an independent corps in its own right. Its personnel are all qualified lawyers and commissioned officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/agc/31506.aspx|title=ALS history|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref>


=== CRHQ ===
=== CRHQ ===
Almost all corps of the [[British Army]] contained a CRHQ (Central Reserve Headquarters) which oversee training for the corps along with controlling specialist units and formations. The Adjutant General's Corps currently maintains two specialist pools:<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 July 2020|title=Army Reserve unit changes since 2015|url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/664382/response/1596315/attach/3/20200706%20FOI05506%20Arbeely%20Response%20Letter%20ArmySec.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1|access-date=11 July 2020|website=whatdotheyknow.com}}</ref>
Almost all corps of the [[British Army]] contain a CRHQ (Central Reserve Headquarters) which oversee training for the corps along with controlling specialist units and formations. The Adjutant General's Corps currently maintains two specialist pools:<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 July 2020|title=Army Reserve unit changes since 2015|url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/664382/response/1596315/attach/3/20200706%20FOI05506%20Arbeely%20Response%20Letter%20ArmySec.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1|access-date=11 July 2020|website=whatdotheyknow.com}}</ref>


* CRHQ Adjutant General's Corps Educational Training and Services Specialist Pool
* CRHQ Adjutant General's Corps Educational Training and Services Specialist Pool
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:47, 23 August 2024

Adjutant General's Corps
Cipher of the AGC
Active6 April 1992 – present
Allegiance Vereinigtes Königreich
Branch British Army
RoleAdministrative services
Garrison/HQWorthy Down Camp, Winchester[1]
Motto(s)Animo et fide (With resolution and fidelity)
MarchQuick March. Pride of lions; Slow march. Greensleeves
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefThe Duchess of Gloucester
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

Arms of the British Army
Combat Arms
Combat Support Arms
Combat Services

The Adjutant General's Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services, named for the Adjutant-General to the Forces (now the Commander Home Command). As of 2002, the AGC had a staff of 7,000 people.

History

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The corps was formed on 6 April 1992 through the amalgamation of several separate services:[2]

In October 2022, to celebrate the Corps' 30th anniversary, a parade was held in Winchester, in the presence of The Duchess of Gloucester, Deputy Colonel in Chief.[3]

Organisation

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The AGC is organised into the following branches:[2]

Staff & Personnel Support (SPS) Branch

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The SPS branch provides specialist HR, Finance, Accounting and ICT support to the British Army, during peacetime and on operations. Its personnel serve alongside and administer every unit in the British Army. The branch also provides clerical support to headquarters at all levels including various departments of the MOD Head Office in Whitehall and the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) at Northwood working alongside counterparts in the Royal Navy and RAF, as well as in divisional and brigade headquarters and at unit and sub-unit level through Land Forces. In addition to HR, administrative and clerical support, the SPS Branch also maintains the Army Welfare Service, where its small cohort of Army Welfare Workers - trained social and occupational welfare specialists - provide therapeutic support to Army personnel and their families.[4]

In 2011, Gurkha clerks and administrative personnel who, up to that point, had served under the Royal Gurkha Rifles cap badge, were brought into a single unit titled the Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support Company (GSPS Coy). Following the traditions of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers, Queen's Gurkha Signals and the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, the GSPS Coy has a cap badge that combines elements of both its parent corps (the AGC) and the Brigade of Gurkhas, of which it is a constituent alongside the other Gurkha units in the British Army.[5]

Provost (AGC Pro) Branch

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The AGC Pro unifies two former services which, while no longer independent, retain their identities and cap badges. The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the Army's police force, while the Military Provost Staff (MPS) provides guards for military prisons. The newly formed Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS) is also part of this branch.[6]

Educational and Training Services Branch

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The ETS Branch has the responsibilities of the former Royal Army Educational Corps, it is an all officer branch with around 400 serving members. In 2006 the former RAEC cap badge of a 'fluted flambeau with five flames, with crown and scroll' was reintroduced, with 'ETS' replacing 'R.A.E.C.' on the scroll.[7]

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The ALS Branch provides legal advice to all levels of the Army. It retains the cap badge of the former Army Legal Corps. Prior to its amalgamation into the AGC, it was an independent corps in its own right. Its personnel are all qualified lawyers and commissioned officers.[8]

CRHQ

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Almost all corps of the British Army contain a CRHQ (Central Reserve Headquarters) which oversee training for the corps along with controlling specialist units and formations. The Adjutant General's Corps currently maintains two specialist pools:[9]

  • CRHQ Adjutant General's Corps Educational Training and Services Specialist Pool
  • CRHQ Adjutant General's Corps Staff and Personnel Support Specialist Pool

Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps

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The Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps is based at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester. It is one of several regimental museums that are part of Winchester's Military Museums.[10]

Preceded by Order of Precedence Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Adjutant General's Corps Association". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Adjutant General's Corps". www.army.mod.uk.
  3. ^ "Adjutant General's Corps celebrates 30 years with freedom parade". Forces Net. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Staff and Personnel Support". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Brigade of Gurkhas". www.army.mod.uk.
  6. ^ "Military Provost Guard Service". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Army Dress Regulations 2017" (PDF).
  8. ^ "ALS history". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Army Reserve unit changes since 2015" (PDF). whatdotheyknow.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Museum of the Adjutant General's Corps". Adjutant General's Corps Regimental Association. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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