SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES IN THE SW (V2)
Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location Royal Wessex Regt HQ Nil Bovington Bovington N/A Yeomanry A (Dorset To re-role as Bovington Bovington NLT Dec 16 To be HQ (Dorset Yeomanry) HQ Sqn Yeomanry) Sqn Sqn B (Royal Wilts See Remarks Salisbury Salisbury and NLT Dec 16 Det in Swindon Yeomanry) Swindon formed from elms of Sqn the withdrawn A (RWY) Sqn of RY C (Royal See Remarks Cirencester Hereford and NLT Dec 16 Det in Hereford Gloucs Cirencester formed from elms of Hussars) Sqn withdrawn B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Sqn of RMLY D (Royal No Change Barnstaple Exeter and NLT Dec 16 Renamed A (RDY) Devon and Paignton Paignton Sqn. Barnstaple TAC Yeomanry) not vacated Sqn A (Royal Wilts Withdrawn Swindon N/A NLT Oct 14 A Tp det will remain in Yeomanry) from ORBAT Swindon as part of B Sqn (RWY) Sqn of RWxY
Infantry
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location 6 RIFLES Bn HQ and No Change Exeter No Change N/A HQ Coy A Coy No Change Bristol and No Change N/A Gloucester B Coy Withdrawn Taunton N/A NLT Apr 14 Option for PAX to re- from ORBAT role to AAC. Bishops Hull TAC comes under comd of 6 AAC C Coy No Change Dorchester No Change N/A Coy HQ moves from and Poole Dorchester to Poole D Coy No Change Plymouth and Plymouth and NLT Dec 16 Truro Pl will move to Truro Barnstaple Barnstaple. Truro TAC not vacated N/A E Coy Shrewsbury No Change NLT Dec 14 resubordinates from 4 MERCIAN
Royal Artillery
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location 100 Regt RA (V) 266 Resubordinates Bristol No Change Not Before Re-roles from Light (Gloucester to 104 Regt RA Apr 14 Gun to Mini Volunteer (V) Unmanned Ariel Artillery) Bty Systems CVHQ RA RA Specialist New Bty Woolwich Larkhill NLT Dec 16 To become 221 Pool (Wessex) Bty RA Forward Air Resubordinates Bath Bath NLT Dec 16 To become 255 Control Tp from Royal (Somerset Yeomanry) Royal Signals Signals to Bty RA, subject to become a confirmation. TACP Bty
Royal Engineers
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location The Royal Jersey Fd Sqn No Change Jersey No Change N/A Monmouthshire RE Engineers (Militia) 131 Independent Resubordinates London, London, NLT Dec 16 Cdo Fd Sqn RE to 32 RE Plymouth, Plymouth, Bath, Bath Birmingham
Royal Corps of Signals
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location 10 Signals Land Info Resubordinates Corsham N/A No Change Regiment Assurance to the Joint Group Cyber Unit (Reserve) 39 Signals 43 (Wx and Resubordinates Bath Bath and NLT Apr 16 Absorbs Bristol Det Regiment Bristol) Sigs from 21 Sigs Bristol from 57 Sigs Sqn Sqn Regt 53 (Wales and Resubordinates N/A Cardiff and NLT Apr 16 Absorbs Gloucester West) Sigs from 37 Sigs Gloucester Det from 57 Sigs Sqn Sqn Regt 57 Sigs Sqn Withdrawn from Bristol and N/A NLT Apr 16 Bristol Det absorbed ORBAT Gloucester by 43 Sigs Sqn. Gloucester Det absorbed by 53 Sigs Sqn
Intelligence Corps
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location 7 Military Bn HQ and New Bn N/A Bristol NLT May 14 Intelligence Bn HQ Coy 71 MI Coy Current 54 MI Bristol Bristol and NLT May 14 Formed from current Coy Cardiff 54 MI Coy with 543 resubordination and 545 MI Sects only currently in Newport moving to Cardiff to form 711 MI Sect 72 MI Coy New Coy Portsmouth Southampton NLT May 14 Based on 314 and based on elms and Exeter and Exeter 315 MI Sects in of 31 and 54 Portsmouth which will MI Coys move to Southampton and 542 and 547 MI Sects in Exeter
Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location 243 (Wx) Fd Hosp RHQ No Change No Change No Change A,B,C,D Sqns No Change No Change No Change
REME
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location 105 Bn REME Bn HQ and New Regt N/A Bristol NLT Dec 16 HQ Coy 130 Fd Coy New Coy N/A Taunton and NLT Dec 16 Yeovil 131 Recovery New Coy N/A Gloucester NLT Dec 16 Coy 158 Fd Coy New Coy N/A Bristol NLT Dec 16 104 Bn REME 129 Fd Coy New Coy N/A Swindon NLT Dec 16
Royal Logistics Corps
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location 155 Transport Regt Regt HQ and Withdrawn Plymouth N/A NLT Apr 14 Becomes 165 (Wx) HQ Sqn from ORBAT Port and Enabling Regt 232 Transport See Remarks Bodmin and Bodmin and NLT Jan 14 Sqn re-roles to Port Sqn Truro Truro Sqn from Transport 233 Transport Withdrawn Poole N/A N/A Sqn from ORBAT 165 (Wx) Port and Regt HQ and See Remarks Grantham Plymouth NLT Mar 14 RHQ moves to Enabling Regt HQ Sqn Plymouth and will take on elms of disbanded 155 Tpt Regt 265 Port Sqn See Remarks Grantham Plymouth NLT Mar 14 Re-roled from 155 Tpt
Army Air Corps
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location 6 AAC N/A New Sqn – N/A Taunton and Not Before Apr 675 Sqn will inherit 675 Sqn Yeovil 14 Bishops Hull TAC in Taunton from B Coy 6 RIFLES
Adjutant General’s Corps
Unit Sub Unit Structural Current Future Timing Remarks Change Location Location Special 83,84 and 85 No Change Winchester Bulford NLT Jan 15 Investigation Branch Sects Regt