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UK army units poised for mergers Army units merge to form Rifles
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Soldiers from five regiments and battalions will see their old units disappear and merge into the largest infantry unit in the British army. Soldiers from five regiments and battalions will see their old units merge to become the largest infantry unit in the British Army.
The Royal Green Jackets are to take part in a cap-badge changing parade at Kiwi Barracks in Bulford, Wiltshire. The Royal Green Jackets will take part in a cap-badge changing parade at Kiwi Barracks in Bulford, Wiltshire.
The parade will mark the moment it becomes the 4th Battalion The Rifles. Thursday's parade marks the moment it becomes the 4th Battalion The Rifles.
Soldiers from four other regular units in Britain, Germany, Afghanistan and Iraq will hold similar ceremonies as they also become part of The Rifles. Soldiers from four other regular units in England, Germany, Afghanistan and Iraq will hold similar ceremonies as they also become part of The Rifles.
The Rifles will be the largest regiment of infantry in the British army. The 1st Battalion The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment Light Infantry, the 1st Battalion The Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment Light Infantry, the 2nd Battalion The Light Infantry and 1st Battalion The Light Infantry will all reform.
It will comprise of five regular battalions, two Territorial Army battalions, three TA companies in two separate TA battalions. The Rifles will be the largest regiment of infantry in the Army.
It will also have many regimental associations and 12,000 cadets - a quarter of the Army Cadet Force. It will comprise of five regular battalions, two Territorial Army battalions, and three TA companies in two separate TA battalions.
Also, it will have many regimental associations and 12,000 cadets - a quarter of the Army Cadet Force.