Sue harper vsf presentation

43 (Wessex) Brigade

Sue Harper2 July 2014

WVSF

Army Engagement Team

Brigadier Piers Hankinson MBE - Commander 43 (Wx) Bde

Key Messages

Army is changing: home based and part of your community; regular/reserve balance; still recruiting, whilst down sizing

Our people are key: in-flow; in-career management; transition or “Soldiers back into Society”; and veterans

Military Civilian Integration Partnership



HQ 43 (Wessex) Brigade’s role

Tactical HQ for conduct of UK operations Support soldiers and their families across the

South West, primarily administration, assurance, logistics support (Firm Base)

Support operations, AFG is Defence’s Main Effort

Command the Army Reserve and Cadets in the South West

Connect with local govt and society



Civil Engagement

Army Presentations Armed Forces Day Remembrance Freedoms Commemorations Community and Sporting

Events Youth and Cadets



DemographicsArea Reg Army as

proportion of Population per 10000

Reserve as proportion of Population per 10000

Rest of England 11 0.29

Wiltshire 200 0.357

Dorset 27 0.44

Gloucestershire 24 0.37

Somerset 1.2 0.18

Devon 0.7 0.375

Bristol 0.6 0.4

Cornwall 0.5 0.25

Rest of England



Bde Context

43 (Wx) Bde Statistics - by % of UK

11.0114.54

8

18

9 8

26.56

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

% ACF% CCF

% Recruiting

% Regulars In-service

% Reserves In-Service

% Veterans

% Population

Metric

%

43 Bde Normalised

28



Wiltshire

Hullavington9 Regiment Royal Logistics Corps

CorshamMOD Corsham10 Signals Regiment

SwindonA Squadron Royal Yeomanry280 MC Regiment Royal Logistics CorpsPlatoon 7 RIFLES

Boscombe Down

Salisbury Plain Super Garrison3(UK) Division1 Mechanised Brigade12 Mechanised BrigadeForce Troops CommandTidworth, Netheravon & BulfordUpavonLarkhillWarminster

Colerne21 (Air Support) Signals Regiment

Old SarumB Squadron RoyalWessex Yeomanry

Porton Down

LynehamDefence College of Technical Training

Winterbourne Gunner



Cadets in the South West

Gloucestershire - 1384 (ACF-558 CCF-826) Bristol - 1717 (ACF-559 CCF-1158) Wiltshire - 949 (ACF-568 CCF-381) Somerset - 1845 (ACF-829 CCF-1016) Dorset - 2399 (ACF-650 CCF-1749) Devon - 2068 (ACF-914 CCF-1154) Cornwall - 579 (ACF-579)

(Figures do not include SCC & ATC; as of Jan 14; figures do not include Adult Instructors)



Army 2020 Change Programmes

Rebasing Regenerating the Army Reserve Transition of soldiers back into society



Regular Army Regional Summary: EnglandArmy Basing results in an increase in liability numbers of 4,000

LocationOutcome

Change A2020 Liability

Aldershot +745 4,131

Salisbury Plain +4,043 14,817

North East England -1,357 7,318

Eastern England -36 9,344

10

Southern England +322 5,102

Greater London -191 3,190

South East England -823 1,197

North West England +106 1,382

West Midlands +1,170 3,107

South West England -44 4,033

Total +3,935 53,621

LocationOutcome

Change A2020 Liability

Salisbury Plain +4,043 14,817

Larkhill +2,053 2,767

Bulford +735 3,453

Tidworth +523 5,397

Perham Down +646 1,881



Army 2020

IntegratedIntegratedForceForce

112,000112,000

82,000 30,000ReserveReserve

RegularRegular ArmyArmy



Top 10 County Destinations resettling in 43 (Wx) Bde

Devon, 149

Dorset, 167

Cornwall, 51

Avon, 25

Wiltshire, 449

Somerset, 93

Gloucestershire, 154

Forecast from Oct 12 to Oct 13

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