Administrator of the Forces

Administrator of the Forces of Baustralia
Incumbent Major general Lord Panda of Douro since 24 December 2023
Member of	Baustralian Administrative Corps
Reports to	Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
Nominator	Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
Appointer	His Majesty the King
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Salary	OF-7

The Administrator of the Forces is a post that commands the Baustralian Administrative Corps, a corps of the Baustralian Armed Forces, which oversees the Legal, Logistics, Naval Regulating, Military Police, and Postal Branches. As the post commanded a command size unit, the Adjutant General was the rank of rear admiral or equivalent.

History

In 2018, after canines were permitted to be enlisted into the Baustralian Forces, a canine unit was formed. A general officer was appointed to command this new branch, with the appointment of Canine Handler General. The Baustralian Corps of Canine Handlers formed the staff component, and the Baustralian Corps of Canines formed the canine component of the Baustralian Canine Branch.

Eventually, this branch became used for military policing and later was dissolved in favour of three service police branches - the Naval Regulating Branch, Military Police Branch, and Air Force Police Branch - which with the Legal Branch, fell under the command of the Adjutant General's Corps. A general officer was appointed to command this corps, with the appointment of Adjutant General.

With the formation of the Baustralian Postal Branch, and the semi-unification of the supply branches of each of the services, the Baustralian Administrative Corps was formed to replace the Adjutant General's Corps. This corps contained the Legal, Logistics, Naval Regulating, Military Police, and Postal Branches.

Rank insignia

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  Rear admiral, the usual rank of naval administrators

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  Major general, the usual rank of army administrators

Administrators of the Forces

Year	Sovereign	Year	Commander
Canine Handler General
2 July 2017 –	John	16 January 2018 – 21 October 2018	Admiral of the Fleet Reagan Greenson HRN
		23 October 2018 – 21 November 2018	Captain Reagan Greenson HRN
		7 October 2019 – 9 May 2020	Rear Admiral Nick Sullivan HRN
Adjutant General
2 July 2017 –	John	9 May 2020 – 4 March 2021	Vice Admiral Sir Nick Sullivan
		4 March 2021 – 4 April 2021	Commodore Oliver Doig (acting)
		4 April 2021 – 5 January 2022	Air Vice Marshal Oliver Doig
Administrator of the Forces
2 July 2017 –	John	5 January 2022 – 6 November 2022	Rear Admiral Lord Englewood
		6 November 2022 – 27 November 2022	Vacancy
		27 November 2022 – 24 December 2023	Rear Admiral Laurel Bowne
		24 December 2023 – present	Major General Lord Panda of Douro