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Lieutenant General Charles Seymour Collins, DSO, OBE is a senior British Army officer, who currently serves as Commander Home Command.
Lieutenant General Charlie Collins assumed Command as both Commander Home Command and the Standing Joint Commander (UK) on 28 September 2023. Commissioning into The Royal Green Jackets in 1995, he served with them in armoured and light infantry roles.
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Major General Charles Seymour Collins DSO OBE is a senior British Army officer.
Collins was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1995. He was appointed commanding officer of the 5th Battalion of the The Rifles in 2012 and was deployed in that role to Afghanistan. He went on to be commander of 7th Infantry Brigade in 2014 and was then became Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans) at Permanent Joint Headquarters in 2018 before becoming General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division in September 2020.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Birthday Honours and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service in Afghanistan on 25 March 2011. He was advanced to Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 3 July 2015.
This is a list of serving senior officers of the British Army. It includes currently serving generals, lieutenant generals, major generals, and brigadiers. [1]
NamePhotoAppointmentFormer Regiment/corpsGeneral Officer Commanding, London ...OBESimon John Malise GrahamDirector of Reserves, Army HeadquartersQueen's Own Yeomanry King's Royal Hussars ...CB, VRAssistant Chief of the General StaffRoyal SignalsCBMichael R. KeatingChief of Staff, Allied Rapid Reaction ...Army Air CorpsCBEHis views are his own and do not represent the views of the MOD or the British Army. Major General Charlie Collins commands the UK's First Division. We interview him about leadership, command and learning from experience.
Sep 5, 2024 · Lieutenant General Charles Seymour Collins, DSO, OBE is a senior British Army officer, who currently serves as Commander Home Command.
Lieutenant General Charles Seymour Collins, is a senior British Army officer, who currently serves as Commander Home Command. Military career. Collins was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1995. He was appointed commanding officer of the 5th Battalion of The Rifles in 2012 and was deployed in that role to Afghanistan.
