49 (East) Brigade

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Overview 

49 (East) Brigade is responsible for the recruiting, training and administration of Army units in the East Midlands and East Anglia amongst a population of around 10.5 million.  As a Regional Brigade, it is one of the Army’s key formations, helping to deliver military capability to the Government and the British people. With its Headquarters in Chilwell, Nottingham, it covers 12 counties in an area across the East Midlands and East Anglia from the Humber to the Thames. 

Mission

Reporting to the 5^th Division based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 49 Brigade’s mission is to provide Commander Regional Forces with an effective regional command and infrastructure support to all the formations and units within its geographical area

Role

Although 49 Brigade does not deploy as a complete formation, it is central to ensuring that all the assets are in place for its many hundreds of soldiers who do deploy on operations, either as individuals or as formed units.

Its diverse role involves providing personnel, equipment, barracks accommodation, logistic back-up and training facilities, as well as support for training and operations overseas and support to UK Resilience. 

These include expeditionary operations such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan, and support to the public and emergency services at home against floods, terrorist threats or other emergencies.

The Military Covenant

Soldiers will be called upon to make personal sacrifices - including the ultimate sacrifice - in the service of the Nation.  In putting the needs of the Nation and the Army before their own, they forego some of the rights enjoyed by those outside the Armed Forces.  In return, British soldiers must always be able to expect fair treatment, to be valued and respected as individuals, and that they (and their families) will be sustained and rewarded by commensurate terms and conditions of service.  In the same way the unique nature of military land operations means that the Army differs from all other institutions, and must be sustained and provided for accordingly by the Nation.   This mutual obligation forms the Military Covenant between the Nation, the Army and each individual soldier; an unbreakable common bond of identity, loyalty and responsibility which has sustained the Army throughout its history.  It has perhaps its greatest manifestation in the annual commemoration of Armistice Day, when the Nation keeps covenant with those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives in action.

      HQ 49 (East) Brigade, Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 5HA                       top