Commander Force Development and Capability
The Commander Force Development and Capability was a senior (3 star) British Army officer with responsibility for training the Army, and developing its capability, sustainability and doctrine.[1] The post of Commander Force Development and Training was first established in December 2009.[1] Following a further organisational review, the appointment became Commander Force Development and Capability on 1 April 2014, losing responsibility for recruiting and initial training. This post no longer exists as of 2015.[2][3]
Commanders
[edit]Commanders have included:
- 2009-2010 Lieutenant-General Bill Rollo[1]
- 2010-2012 Lieutenant-General Paul Newton[4]
- 2012-2014 Lieutenant-General Jonathan Page[5]
- 2014-2015 Lieutenant-General Mark Poffley[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Army conducts top level organisational review Archived December 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Defence News, 9 December 2009
- ^ "Land Forces senior, as of April 2015". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Land Forces senior, as of September 2015". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ General warns Forces on 'lazy thinking' The Telegraph, 1 June 2011
- ^ Army Commands Archived July 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ups and outs July 2013". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 14 July 2013.