Brigadier G E (George) Lowder MBE Commander 51 (Scottish) Brigade

NHS Scotland

Scotland's Health Commitment to the Armed Forces, Families and Veterans

Aim

To explain how we are delivering The Firm Base in Scotland.

Headquarters 2nd Division (Craigiehall, NI, Scotland, NW and NE Scotland)

Headquarters 51 (Scottish) Brigade (Stirling)

Regional Recruiting Scotland 4 Regular Infantry Battalions 8 Major Territorial Units

12 Minor Territorial Units 4 Officer Training Corps 10 Army Cadet Forces 15 Combined Cadet Forces

The Army in Scotland

ArmyRegular Army - 4000

Territorial Army – 1845(2636)

University Officer Training Corps - 747

Army Cadet Force - 5250

Combined Cadet Force, Army component - 1786

Total = 13,528

Post SDSR? Increase (Reg Army)

HQ 1 (UK) Armd DivMulti Roled Brigade+ 4500 TBC

269 Miles

432Miles

Royal Navy269 Miles

432Miles

Regular RN and RM - 4800

RN and RM Reserve - 350

University RN Squadrons - 80

Sea Cadets - 1480

Combined Cadet Force, RN component - 218

Total = 6928

Post SDSR? Increase (Reg RN)

Submarine force will bring +2000 Reg RN and +2000 civilian contractors

Royal Air ForceRegular RAF - 5200

RAF Reserves - 400

University Air Training Squadrons - 200

Air Training Cadets - 2900

Combined Cadet Force, RAF component - 390

Total = 9090

Post SDSR Decrease (Reg RAF)

RAF Kinloss and Leuchars to be handed over to ArmyRAF Lossiemouth to grow- 3000 TBC

269 Miles

432Miles

Military in ScotlandRegular Forces - 14000

Reserves - 2595

University Officer Cadets - 1027

Cadets - 9630

Combined Cadet Force - 2394

TOTAL – 29,646

Some 400,000+ veterans

Post SDSR? Increase (Reg Forces) Army +4500RN +2000RAF -3000Net Change +2500 TBC

269 Miles

432Miles

Manning

Regular Reserve Cadets Future Regular

Army 4000 1845 5250 8500

Royal Navy 4800 350 1480 6800

Royal Air Force 5200 400 2900 2200

Total 14,000 2,595 11,754* 17,500

* Includes 2,394 CCF

Firm Base

The provision of a secure environment, at home and overseas, that sustains the Armed Forces, enables training for and deployment on operations and ensures the consent and support of the public and host nations

Firm Base Delivery in Scotland

Delegate responsibility for delivery of the Firm Base to Commanding Officers within boundaries, driven by Local Authority boundaries (not unit laydown). Firm Base Battlegroups

Understand the Firm Base Architectures, Process and Procedures in Scotland and Plug in.

Governance with Scottish Government.

Regional Coordination = Local Coherence

7 SCOTS FB BG

STR FB BG

GSUOTC FB BG

6 SCOTS FB BG

AUOTC FB BG

225 Med Regt FB BG

71 Engr Regt FB BG

105 Regt RA FB BG

City of Edinburgh

FB – Edinburgh garrison

CE – CEUOTC

Firm Base

Healthcare and Recovery

Veterans

Housing

Youth

Education

UK Operations/Resilience

Units

Firm BaseBattlegroup

Bde HQ

In Service

Firm Base Architectures

Veterans

Public Sector +3rd Sector

Support

Scottish GovtStrategy & Policy

Local Delivery

In Transition

Dependants

SVC

Children

Wider

Family

Cadets

Defence Support

DefencePublicPrivate

3rd SectorSupport

Public3rd Sectorand some

Defence Support

Regional Coordination

Dedicated LOBde Comd

PRU & Units

51X HQFB BG HQ

Firm Base Scotland – Healthcare and RecoveryProvide policy, direction and services to enable health, welfare and spiritual support

Wounded

Injured

SickIn

Service

In

Transition

3rd Sector – Veterans Scotland, Erskine, RBLS, Combat Stress, Gardening Leave, Poppy Scotland, The Mark Wright Project

Scottish Govt & 14 Health Boards

Strategy & Policy

Army Recovery Capability

Personnel Recovery Unit

Personnel Recovery Centre

Local Delivery

Regional Delivery

VFP, GHH, HFH

Headley Court*

Queen Elizabeth Hospital**

MRS/RRUVFP – Veterans’ First PointGHH - Glasgow’s Helping HeroesHFH – Homes For Heroes

*Defence Medical Rehab Centre** Royal College of Defence Medicine

Post

Service

Governance

Firm Base Working Group

Local Co-ordination

Battlegroup Working Groups

Firm Base Battlegroup

32 Local Authorities

Units Local Delivery

ScottishGovernment

51 (Scottish) Brigade

Defence Policy

UK Policy

Defence Change Programmes Defence Transformation – Lord Levine SDSR

Future Force 2020 Structures – Director General Land Warfare

Basing – Director General Change Programmes Future Reserves 2020

Betterment and further investment AVANTI

Regional Forces Re-structuring And 33 other major change programmes

With over 70 minor work strands

Recent Announcements

Known knowns….. HQ 1 (UK) Division to Scotland 7 Armoured Brigade to Scotland 51 Brigade remain as Regional Command in

Scotland Regular Army to 82k in 2020 via 94k in 2015 TA to 30k + 8k in 2020, with 20k avail Bases, but work to do

Redford, Dreghorn and Craigiehall barracks to be disposed of by 2015

Basing Timeline2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

SDSR

RAF Kinloss Drawdown

RAF Leuchars drawdown and move to RAF Lossiemouth

Army unit into RAF Kinloss

HQ 1(UK) Div to RAF Leuchars

2 units move into RAF Leuchars

45 Cdo move out of Condor, Arbroath

1 unit moves into Condor

1 more unit moves into Glencorse ?

1 unit moves into Caledonia

HQ 2 Div disbands

MRB HQ and 2 units occupy Kirknewton 2016

3 SCOTS

Engineer Unit RAF Lossiemouth

HQ 1 (UK) Div & 2 Army units Re-Basing required for Lodger units:Craigiehall – 28Redford & Dreghorn - 16

2 SCOTS & 1 other?

Future Basing in Scotland

1 x Army unit

1 SCOTS & 3 RIFLES move to where?

HQ 51 (Sc) Bde

1 x Army unit

39 Regt RA + 1 unit

HQ MRB & 2 Units

1 Army unit

1 Army unit RAF Lossiemouth

1 Army unit 3 HQ units

1 Army unit

Future Basing in Scotland

1 Army unit

2 Army units

HQ 51 (Sc) Bde

2 Army units

1 Army unit

Communications – Use the Firm Base Networks

Community covenants, £30M over 4 years

£3M for schools

Questions