Arms & Services of the British Army
Give cadets a functional overview of the British Army and the difference between Combat Arms, Combat Support Arms and Combat Service Support.
Learning objectives
- Explain the difference between Combat Arms, Combat Support Arms and Combat Service Support.
- Classify major Regiments and Corps by broad function.
- Match representative Army capabilities to the organisations that provide them.
- Explain why modern operations depend on combined effort.
Stores & equipment
- Current British Army organisation source
- Capability and corps cards
- Three category mats
- Mission scenario sheets
- Display
Safety & assurance
- Use current official Army sources: structures and names can change.
- Avoid graphic operational imagery.
- Do not imply that support personnel are never exposed to combat.
Pose a mission: move, communicate, fight, repair, supply and care. Ask what capabilities are needed.
Build a quick capability list.
Recognises interdependence.
Define Combat Arms, Combat Support Arms and Combat Service Support with a simple mission model.
Place example tasks on three mats.
Tasks classified by primary role.
Cover Infantry, Royal Armoured Corps/Household Cavalry and Army Air Corps at an appropriate overview level.
Match capability cards.
Primary roles described accurately.
Cover Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Royal Signals and Intelligence Corps.
Solve ‘who provides…?’ prompts.
Support to close combat understood.
Group logistics, equipment support, medical/nursing/dental/veterinary, personnel/legal/education, chaplaincy, physical training and music by the effect they provide.
Build a sustainment chain for the mission.
At least five effects matched.
Issue a short humanitarian or field mission.
Select a balanced task group and justify it.
Includes fighting, support and sustainment where appropriate.
Run category flash test and look forward to the local affiliation.
Answer and identify where their affiliated unit sits.
Three categories and combined effect secure.