Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals explained

Unit Name:Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals
Native Name:CVHQ, Royal Corps of Signals
Dates:2001–Present
Country: United Kingdom
Type:Military headquarters
Command Structure:11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands
Garrison:Basil Hill Barracks, Corsham
Identification Symbol Label:Tactical Recognition Flash

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.

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:[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. 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. Web site: Central Volunteer Headquarters Royal Signals. 2021-05-02. webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. 8 January 2008. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080108131043/http://www.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/ta/cvhq/index.htm. bot: unknown.
  2. Web site: The British Army. land-mediacomms-webcontent@land mod uk. 2012-04-03. The British Army - CVHQ (Royal Signals). 2021-05-02. webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. 3 April 2012. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120403225621/http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25296.aspx. bot: unknown.
  3. Web site: Organisation. 2021-05-02. webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. 8 January 2008. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080108040014/http://www.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/2sigbde/organisation.htm. bot: unknown.
  4. Web site: CENTRAL VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS ROYAL SIGNALS. 2021-05-02. webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. 2 June 2002. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20020602225004/http://www.army.mod.uk:80/ta/organisation/specialist_units/atoz_of_trades/cvhq_rs.html. bot: unknown.
  5. Lord & Watson, pp. 182–183.
  6. Web site: 10 Signal Regiment. 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
  7. Web site: 1 March 2014. RSI Journal Spring 2014. 4 April 2018. royalsignals.org. Royal Signals Institute. en. 5 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024505/https://royalsignals.org/FileTransfer/RSI-Journal/PDF/RSI-Journal-Spring-2014.pdf. dead.
  8. Web site: The British Army. cgsmediacomma-amc-dig-shared@mod uk. 2015-09-28. The British Army - CRHQ (Royal Signals). 2021-05-02. webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. 2 October 2015. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20151002172137/http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/35431.aspx. bot: unknown.
  9. Royal Corps of Signals, The Wire – Winter 2020.

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