Director Special Forces

Director Special Forces

Director Special Forces (DSF) is the title of the professional head of the United Kingdom Special Forces. The DSF has since 2008 held the rank of Major-General[1], previously a Brigadier, reflecting the increased size of the directorate. The position has evolved from Colonel SAS in 1964 to Director SAS in 1969 and to Director Special Forces in 1988; the post-holder works out of the Ministry of Defence's Whitehall office.

Directors

Directors have been:[2]
Colonel SAS

Director SAS

Director Special Forces

See also

References

  1. ^ Times Online Jan 08
  2. ^ Army commands
  3. ^ *Kemp, Anthony (1994). The SAS: Savage Wars of Peace – 1947 to the Present. Penguin. p. 112. ISBN 0-141-39081-6. 
  4. ^ Pegassus Bridge Fund
  5. ^ SAS chief criticised for joining action quits
  6. ^ Special Forces Roll of Honour
  7. ^ Sandhurst Foundation
  8. ^ Army denied vital equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan, claims former SAS head Daily Telegraph, 4 March 2010
  9. ^ Did Brown go too far with Afghan raid? The Guardian, 10 September 2009

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