The Adjutant ’s Corps Branch Functions Corps Committees Staff and Personnel Support Branch Col AGC Chairs the following: AGC Institution, AGC To provide a timely and effective administrative capability for Association, AGC HQ Officers’ Mess, AGC Dress Committee, commanders at all levels across the spectrum of Army, Joint, AGC Sports Committee, AGC Museum Trustees, AGC Journal, Inter-Agency and Multinational Operations in order to ensure AGC Training and Development, on all of which there is the readiness and operational capability of the Army. representation from the respective Branches of the Corps.

Provost Branch Regimental Secretaries The AGC – the Army’s People Professionals: To provide the necessary , Custodial and Given its ‘federated’ nature, the Corps fields a number of Regt All ‘Soldiers First’, providing indispensable professional people Guarding Service to the Army in order to ensure Military Secs: Regt Sec AGC, Asst Regt Sec AGC, Regt Sec SPS, Regt focused functions both on Operations and in the Firm Base, in Effectiveness. Sec RMP (RHQ RMP, DSPG), Regt Sec MPS (at RHQ MPS, order to sustain and enhance the operational effectiveness of MCTC), Regt Sec ETS. the Army. Educational and Training Services Branch Animo et Fide - With Resolution and Fidelity The Corps Marches To direct and develop Army education, instructor Quick March: Pride of Lions The ‘Home of the AGC’ is at Worthy Down development, cultural and language capabilities; deliver Slow March: Greensleeves education, training development, qualification opportunities RHQ AGC, situated in Gould House, provides the focus for Branch Marches: and specialist advice, in order to enhance the intellectual SPS: Imperial Echoes AGC regimental matters, for serving and retired officers and capability of Army personnel. RMP: The Watchtower soldiers and their dependants. It has ‘outstations’ at DSPG MPS: The New Colonial and MCTC. The RHQ is commanded by Col AGC, who is MPGS: Steadfast and True Head of Arm for our 9000 Regular and 1000 Reserve serving Army Legal Services Branch ETS: Gaudeamus Igitur & The Good Comrade members. To deliver military legal support to the Army: advising ALS: Scales of Justice The AGC was granted The Freedom of in 1996. commanders on military law, on international and operational law; the provision of personal assistance to soldiers overseas; The Corps Collect Structure of the Corps and prosecutors to the Service Prosecuting Authority. Father of all, grant to us who are bound together in the Proud of the ‘golden thread’ provided by its antecedent Adjutant General’s Corps, The grace to understand that those Corps, the AGC was formed on 6th April 1992 and consists of The Royal Connection whom we support depend on Our integrity, expertise and 4 Branches - a ‘federated’ Corps with individual Branch Colonel in Chief: Her Majesty The Queen resolution, and following in the footsteps of your Son, May we Functions, Organisation and Dress: Deputy Colonels in Chief : Her Royal Highness The Duchess be mindful of their needs and faithful in our responsibilities: Staff and Personnel Support (SPS) Branch of Gloucester GCVO; Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. GCVO. Provost (Pro) Branch: The Corps Senior Hierarchy The Corps Grace (RMP) Lord, we, [the officers] of the Adjutant General’s Corps here (MPS) Regimental Council: Regimental Executive Committee: assembled, welcome our distinguished guests to our table Col Comdt Asst Col Comdt Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS) Asst Col Comdt D Pers Admin and join with them in thanking You for providing good food, Educational and Training Services (ETS) Branch 4 x Dep Col Comdts PM(A) good wine and good companionship. As we enjoy these D Ed Cap Army Legal Services (ALS) Branch Col AGC DGALS bountiful gifts, we remember our colleagues in the Corps, Regt Sec AGC Col AGC wherever they are serving. In Your name, Oh Lord. Amen. RSM AGC The Adjutant General’s Corps The One Day’s Pay Scheme and Direct Debit Mobile Home Regimental Institution The Corps has a modern 6 berth mobile home on the coast in Exists to: These excellent benefits – both individual and collective - do Exmouth, Devon, which is offered at very favourable rates to • Promote the efficiency and well being of the AGC as a not come free. It is Non-Public Funds that the Corps commits members of the Corps and their families. Corps of the Army. to provide support to both past and present and to enable a • Foster ‘esprit de corps’ and facilitate comradeship raft of activities that make soldiering fun and make our lives AGC Journal amongst serving members of the Corps. better. How do we achieve the funding to deliver such a wide The Corps Journal is printed annually and distributed to all • Control, organise, provide and allocate funds within the range of benefits to members of the Corps? members of the Corps, retired members and members of AGC for: the Army Reserve who subscribe to the Regimental o Sport The One Day’s Pay Scheme is an Army wide system and Association. o Recreation and adventurous training was introduced in 1964 for the voluntary collection of o Publications, less the AGC Journal which is funded subscriptions to Regimental or Corps Associations. These by the Association subscriptions are collected from pay accounts monthly. The o The AGC Museum scheme is entirely voluntary and applies to serving Regular o AGC clubs and organisations members. o AGC ceremonies and visits For members of the Army Reserve, subscribing to the The Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association by Direct Debit – either at the Regimental Association Standard Rate (excludes Institution benefits) or the Full Rate Exists to: (includes Institution benefits) is the scheme by which you • Promote the efficiency of the AGC by: contribute. Again, the scheme is entirely voluntary. o Maintaining contact between the present and past So, please, Regular or Reserve, you know what to do members of the AGC and the former constituent – help us to help each other! Corps, fostering mutual friendship between them and providing for social gatherings; and AGC Museum What Happens When I Leave The Corps? o Fostering ‘esprit de corps’, comradeship and the The AGC Museum maintains the heritage of the Corps Your subscription to the One Day’s Pay Scheme will cease welfare of the AGC and preserving its traditions. and is situated in The Guardroom, Peninsula Barracks, automatically when you leave the Army. However, having • Relieve present and past members of the AGC and Winchester. It was opened in November 2003 by Her Majesty served in the AGC, you and your dependants remain eligible members of the former constituent Corps, and their The Queen and illustrates the indispensable functions for benevolence support. As a retired member, you may dependants, who are in conditions of need, hardship or delivered by our ‘golden thread’ through the ages. subscribe to the AGC Regimental Association to receive a distress. Journal each year.

Membership RHQ AGC All those personnel who serve or have served – both Regular For further information, please contact: and Reserve - in the Adjutant General’s Corps are automatically The Regt Office, RHQ AGC, Gould House, Worthy Down, members of the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Winchester, SO21 2RG. Association. Military: 94271 2820 Civil: 01962 887820 DII: [RHQ Intranet Site] [www.rhqagc.com]