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Ambitious challenge here with food for thought about how we organise our Brigades and Divisions.
Push through the lists of comparisons to the analysis.
Perhaps an opportunity to achieve interoperability with some of our key partners. https://uklandpower.com/2020/12/08/learning-from-how-our-allies-armies-are-organized/
Push through the lists of comparisons to the analysis.
Perhaps an opportunity to achieve interoperability with some of our key partners. https://uklandpower.com/2020/12/08/learning-from-how-our-allies-armies-are-organized/
“the British Army fields more active light infantry battalions than the French, German, Polish and Dutch armies combined [including] the Army Reserve’s battalions the Army fields 35 light infantry battalions, which is the same number as the US Army’s light infantry battalions.”
“The British Army is the only army, which has not yet merged its logistics corps (RLC) and its maintenance corps (REME). The pairing of reserve formations has led to 3 Div fielding 21 logistic and maintenance battalions. A US division fields six battalions”
European armies can field two divisions with an adequate number of brigades in each This includes 
No army double-hats its active Div and Bde Comds with territorial and admin functions.
No army pairs active and reserve units in a brigade.
No army double-hats its active Div and Bde Comds with territorial and admin functions.
No army pairs active and reserve units in a brigade.
Perhaps being “international by design” starts with moving closer to a common organisational structure with key allies and learning from their experience which is absent some of the emotional baggage in ours.
