Commander Force Development and Capability

The Commander Force Development and Capability was a senior (3 star) British Army officer with responsibility for training the Army, and developing its capability, sustainability and doctrine.^[1] The post of Commander Force Development and Training was first established in December 2009.^[1] Following a further organisational review, the appointment became Commander Force Development and Capability on 1 April 2014, losing responsibility for recruiting and initial training. This post no longer exists as of 2015.^[2][3]

Commanders

Commanders have included:

• 2009-2010 Lieutenant-General Bill Rollo^[1]
• 2010-2012 Lieutenant-General Paul Newton^[4]
• 2012-2014 Lieutenant-General Jonathan Page^[5]
• 2014-2015 Lieutenant-General Mark Poffley^[6]

References

1. Army conducts top level organisational review Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Defence News, 9 December 2009
2. "Land Forces senior, as of April 2015". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
3. "Land Forces senior, as of September 2015". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
4. General warns Forces on 'lazy thinking' The Telegraph, 1 June 2011
5. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Ups and outs July 2013". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 14 July 2013.