Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals

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Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals
CVHQ, Royal Corps of Signals
Royal Corps of Signals cap badge.svg
Active2001–Present
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Type Military headquarters
Part of 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands
Garrison/HQ Basil Hill Barracks, Corsham
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash Royal Signals TRF.svg

Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals (CVHQ, Royal Corps of Signals) is a special administrative group of the Royal Corps of Signals formed to oversee the national reserve units of the corps.

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History

Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals (CVHQ, Royal Corps of Signals) was formed in October 2001 to look after TA specialists of the Signals. [1] [2] The new unit was organised as follows: [1] [2] [3]

From its formation in 2001, the CVHQ formed part of 2nd (National Communications) Signal Brigade until that brigade's disbandment in late 2009. Following the brigade's disbandment, the CVHQ join the 11th Signal Brigade with the same role and organisation. [1] [3] One year after the formation of the group, 81 Signal Squadron was moved under command of 10th Signal Regiment permanently. [5] [6]

Under the Army 2020 programme, the Land Information Assurance Group moved under Joint Forces Command, while the remainder of the CVHQ remained at its position and station. [7] Under the Army 2020 programme, on 1 May 2014, the Land Information and Communications Services Group was redesignated as 254 (Specialist Group Information Services) Signal Squadron and formed a new sub-unit, designated as the Joint Cyber Unit in 2013. [8]

Under the reorganisation of the Royal Corps of Signals in June 2020, the Joint Cyber Unit was moved under command of the new 13th Signal Regiment forming 224 (Cyber Protection Team) Signal Squadron. [9]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 "Central Volunteer Headquarters Royal Signals". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 The British Army, land-mediacomms-webcontent@land mod uk (3 April 2012). "The British Army - CVHQ (Royal Signals)". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 "Organisation". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. 1 2 "CENTRAL VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS ROYAL SIGNALS". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Lord & Watson, pp. 182–183.
  6. "10 Signal Regiment". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. "RSI Journal Spring 2014" (PDF). royalsignals.org. Royal Signals Institute. 1 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. The British Army, cgsmediacomma-amc-dig-shared@mod uk (28 September 2015). "The British Army - CRHQ (Royal Signals)". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. Royal Corps of Signals, The Wire – Winter 2020.

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