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Lieutenant General Charles Seymour Collins, DSO, OBE 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.
- Returning to The Field Army
- Delegation and Communication
- Leadership in The 1st (UK) Division
- Learning from Others
- Dealing with Failure
- Learning, Reading and Leading
After a couple of years in the Permanent Joint Headquarters, you are coming back into the Field Army to command the 1st(UK) Division. What you are looking forward to, having been away leading on the staff? Well, the first thing I will say is that these are exciting times for the Army, I think. Why is that? First you have got the evolving geopolitic...
Right now, Commander Field Army is talking about encouraging greater dispersal in tactical command, making us harder to target on the battlefield. To do this we need leaders who are comfortable with a dispersed way of commanding. Do you think we need to learn to command in barracks in a way that enables us to command in a dispersed, more flexible m...
As you arrive as the GOC, what is the leadership philosophy and style that you would like to see from the officers and NCOs in the Division? The first point I make is: do not take leadership for granted. I think it is too easy to forget where one stands as the leader. You have got to lead. You have got to set the example. You have got to inspire th...
Working in a tri service organisation, have you picked up ways of working from the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force that you think we should be following ourselves? Yes, I have. The first thing I would say about being on the staff is ‘know your place’. I came from Brigade Command into PJHQ. What is a one-star in PJHQ? It is different! In fact, I ...
If you want people to challenge, you need to create a feeling of psychological safety where people feel able to speak up and to push the envelope, safe in the knowledge that they will not be punished for doing so – Amy Edmondson has written some great stuffon this subject. How do you want leaders in 1 Div to deal with mistakes? What does good look ...
And in your time out there ‘doing’, who have you learnt the most from? I always tell future OCs, when they ask for advice, that one of your most important roles is looking after your platoon commanders or troop leaders. If I think back to my first OC, in a way he was one of a kind and set the bar quite high. He treated the Riflemen with respect, ha...
This is a list of serving senior officers of the British Army. It includes currently serving generals, lieutenant generals, major generals, and brigadiers. [1]
Major General Charles Seymour Collins DSO OBE is a senior British Army officer. Collins was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1995. [1] He was appointed commanding officer of the 5th Battalion of the The Rifles in 2012 and was deployed in that role to Afghanistan. [1]
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.
Jun 17, 2022 · The British Army’s 1st (United Kingdom) Division is to be led by a French Brigadier General for the second time. Brigadier General Jean Laurentin today assumed command from Major General Charlie Collins DSO OBE until September when his permanent replacement arrives.
Mar 9, 2024 · The publication of the report follows claims by Lieutenant General Charles Collins, the head of Home Command, who said in an article for the British Army Review that if Britain was at war...
