Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces

Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (CINCLAND), was a senior officer in the British Army. CINCLAND commanded HQ Land Forces, an administrative apparatus that had responsibility for all of the army's fighting units in the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland), Germany and Brunei, together with training garrisons in Nepal, Belize, Canada and Kenya. CINCLAND was also the Standing Joint Commander (UK) (SJC (UK)), with responsibility for the provision of Military Aid to the Civil Power within the United Kingdom. The position had existed since 1968, when it was known as General Officer Commanding Army Strategic Command. In 1972 it became Commander-in-Chief United Kingdom Land Forces (CINCUKLF). As from 1 April 2008, HQ Land Command was renamed HQ Land Forces (HQLF). Therefore, the Commander-in-Chief became Commander-in-Chief of HQ Land Forces.^[1]

CINCLAND headed the Commanders-in-Chief Committee, a body established for contingency planning purposes.^[2]

The post changed to a three-star position, Commander Land Forces, after 1 November 2011 following a major army command reorganisation.^[3] In November 2015, the post of Commander Land Forces was redesignated as Commander Field Army.^[4]

Post holders

Holders of the post have been:^[5]

Commander-in-Chief Land Forces
Image	Rank	Name	Term began	Term ended
	General	Sir David Richards	February 2008	July 2009
	General	Sir Peter Wall	July 2009	July 2010
	General	Sir Nick Parker	July 2010	November 2011
Commander Land Forces
	General	Sir Nick Parker	November 2011	December 2012
	Lieutenant General	Adrian Bradshaw[6]	January 2013	November 2013
	Lieutenant-General	Nick Carter	November 2013	September 2014
	Lieutenant-General	James Everard	September 2014	November 2015

See also

• Commander-in-Chief Fleet
• Commander-in-Chief of Air Command