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ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS
25th ANNIVERSARY
Staff and Personnel Support Branch
By Lieutenant Colonel Paula Nicholas MBE
The Staff and Personnel Regimental Administrative Office which
Support Branch formed generally consist of two officers and
on 6 April 1992 and up to 18 soldiers who are responsible
for the delivery of this capability. This
rationalised the many includes support to individual officers
specialist fields that existed and soldiers in units, by processing
within administration in pay and service documentation, first
the Army and gave them line provision of financial, welfare,
education and resettlement guidance to
a common identity and individuals and the provision of clerical
a single functional chain skills and information management, to
of command. The two ensure the smooth day-to-day running
major challenges were of the unit or department.
establishing itself, as well Management Accountants
as coming to terms with
the newly created Adjutant Brigadier N A Mackereth Management Accountants are
General’s Corps as a whole. Ordnance Corps. The transfer-in of the professionally qualified through the
All Arms Clerks was complete by July Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants and this training is
1993 following the Royal Electrical delivered by three Commercial
and Mechanical Engineers and Royal providers. Their role is to provide
Pioneer Clerks transfer on 1 April 1993, technical accountancy expertise,
the Royal Corps of Transport Clerks on including the conduct of investment
5 April 1993 and clerks from other Arms appraisals, which are underpinned
and Services on 1 July 1993.
Career Groups
There are currently four career
employment groups within the
Branch, namely Military Personnel
Administrator, Army Welfare Worker,
Management Accountant and Gurkha
Staff and Personnel Support.
Brigadier C Geal OBE
Military Personnel
Origins Administration
The Branch incorporated personnel The role of the Branch continues to
drawn from the Royal Army Pay be the efficient and smooth delivery
Corps, Women’s Royal Army Corps of personnel administration to the
and Staff Clerks from the Royal Army Army. Each unit is established for a Brigadier R Leighton
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