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ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS
25th ANNIVERSARY
Foreword
By Colonel Frances Castle ADC
People Focussed Functions year seeing a private audience with
our Colonel- in-Chief, Her Majesty The
The Army no longer has an Adjutant Queen at Buckingham Palace as well as
General, but the role of the Corps to the attendance by Her Royal Highness
provide indispensable people focussed The Duchess of Gloucester at the 25th
functions both on Operations and in Anniversary London event at Seagrove
the firm base is now embedded and House.
well understood across the Army. The
federation of Branches has encouraged Endnote
pride in Branch identity as part of the
wider Corps. Stronger together, we
have gone from strength to strength The challenges will not diminish but
in sustaining the ‘moral component’ I am confident that we are in a good
and making our people’s lives better. place to face them head on. We should
Recruiting and retention is strong continue to build our federation’s
across the Corps and we are leading bonds to ensure that each one of us
the way in the diversity of those we serving officers and soldiers as well
recruit and retain. In the field of as those that have gone before us
sport, our representation and success can derive maximum benefit from
grows year on year; we are competing the legacy we are building. The One
and succeeding to the highest level Day’s Pay Scheme continues to serve
The Adjutant General’s in key sports and are expanding the us well in the provision of support and
activities that value our people and
Corps has come a very long breadth of sports from Grass Roots to their commitment. The Corps Sergeant
international level.
way in its 25 years and it Major and I, along with my dedicated
team here in Corps Headquarters are
has been my privilege to Investing in our People here to serve you in ensuring your
serve the Corps and witness money is properly directed to where it is
its development from its Investment in our people is highly needed and in being the custodians of
our Regimental conscience. We should
formation in 1992. It has visible in the home of the Adjutant all be immensely proud of what we
General’s Corps at Worthy Down where
been a particular privilege Project Wellesley is transforming the have achieved over the last 25 years
and of what we will continue to achieve
and honour to serve as your site. Whilst the Defence College of through the quality of our people.
Logistics, Policing and Administration
Corps Colonel during this is now the largest presence, Worthy
special year of celebrations. Down will remain very much the home
I hope that this publication of the Corps as well as becoming home
to the Royal Logistic Corps. We are
will give you a lasting embracing the changes whilst retaining
memory of the year itself our identity, ethos and heritage.
as well as capturing the
changes that have taken Royal Connections
place across the Corps as it Our Royal connections remain as Colonel Frances Castle ADC
has matured. strong as ever with this Anniversary Corps Colonel Adjutant General’s Corps
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