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In the United Kingdom, the Adjutant-General to the Forces (AG) is the head of the British Army's infrastructure and administration and is the second most senior staff general in the army after the Chief of the General Staff. He used to generally hold the rank of general, but is now a lieutenant general.
Chief administrative officers in other formations used to be entitled Deputy Adjutant-General, Assistant Adjutant-General, or Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, depending on the size of the formation.
The Adjutant General's Corps is tasked with personnel management, financial management, general administration, military education, legal services, and provost (military policing and prison) services.
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