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The '''Chief of the General Staff''' is the professional head of the British Army.<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/ChiefsOfStaff/ Chiefs of staff], Ministry of Defence, accessed 4 June 2010.</ref>
 
The '''Chief of the General Staff''' is the professional head of the British Army.<ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/ChiefsOfStaff/ Chiefs of staff], Ministry of Defence, accessed 4 June 2010.</ref>
  
Many holders of this position in recent times have gone on to lucrative jobs in the private arms and securities industries.
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A number holders of this position in recent times have gone on to lucrative jobs in the private arms and securities industries.
  
 
==Chiefs of the General Staff==
 
==Chiefs of the General Staff==
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*General Sir [[David Richards]] 2009-2013
 
*General Sir [[David Richards]] 2009-2013
 
*General Sir [[Peter Wall]] 2013 -January 2015
 
*General Sir [[Peter Wall]] 2013 -January 2015
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*General Sir [[Nicholas Carter]] September 2014-
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 04:12, 27 March 2018

The Chief of the General Staff is the professional head of the British Army.[1]

A number holders of this position in recent times have gone on to lucrative jobs in the private arms and securities industries.

Chiefs of the General Staff

Notes

  1. Chiefs of staff, Ministry of Defence, accessed 4 June 2010.