Regular Army

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The Regular Army is the full-time professional component of the British Army, consisting of career soldiers who serve on active duty.

Aliases (1)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the British Army
professional army
standing army
allegiance Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: "Charles III"

United Kingdom
composedOf career soldiers
country United Kingdom
distinctFrom Army Reserve
Territorial Army
employs officers
other ranks
garrison British Overseas Territories
United Kingdom
overseas bases
governedBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: "Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)"
hasCharacteristic all-volunteer force
permanently maintained in peacetime
professional soldiers under contract
hasComponent armoured regiments
artillery regiments
aviation units
combat service support units
combat support units
combat units
engineer regiments
household troops
infantry regiments
logistics regiments
medical units
signals regiments
training establishments
hasDuty defence of the United Kingdom
overseas operations
support to civil authorities in the UK
hasRole active duty land forces of the United Kingdom
full-time professional component of the British Army
language English
militaryBranch Army
operatesIn land warfare domain
partOf British Army
recruitsFrom Commonwealth countries
Ireland
surface form: "Republic of Ireland"

United Kingdom
serviceStatus active duty
subordinateTo Army Board of the Defence Council
Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
uses British Army equipment
British Army rank structure

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AR 670-1 appliesTo Regular Army
British Army hasBranch Regular Army
Minuteman companies opposedTo Regular Army
this entity surface form: "British regular army"
Army Reserve supports Regular Army
Army National Guard worksWith Regular Army

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