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Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
| Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Abbreviation | VCDS |
| Member of | Defence Council Chiefs of Staff Committee |
| Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
| Nominator | Secretary of State for Defence |
| Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council |
| Precursor | Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff |
| Formation | February 1964 |
| First holder | Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Earle |
| Website | Official website |
The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) is the deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces.[1] It is also the second most senior position within the British Armed Forces. The position was titled Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff before 1964.[2]
- ^ Vice Chief of Defence Staff Ministry of Defence
- ^ "V: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2012.
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