Editing Infantry of the British Army (section)

===Army 2020 Refine===
Under a further review called [[Future of the British Army (Army 2020 Refine)|Army 2020 Refine]], the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards and the 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland will be equipped with [[Mechanised Infantry Vehicle]]s and form the core of the first Strike Brigade under the Reaction Force. Five infantry battalions will undertake the new specialist infantry role; these units will provide an increased contribution to countering terrorism and building stability overseas, and will number around 300 personnel. Four of these battalions, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland; 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment; 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment; and 4th Battalion, The Rifles, will be existing battalions, while the fifth will be formed as a new battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2016-12-15/HCWS367/|title=Strategic Defence and Security Review – Army: Written statement – HCWS367|publisher=Hansard|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/defence-committee/sdsr-2015-and-the-army/oral/34418.html|title=Oral evidence: SDSR 2015 and the Army, HC 108|publisher=Hansard|access-date=17 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/81826/uk-to-recruit-more-gurkha-soldiers |title=UK to recruit more Gurkha soldiers |last=Ripley |first=Tim |date=18 July 2018|website=Jane's 360 |access-date=20 July 2018 }}</ref>

====Guards Division====
*Heavy Protected Mobility Infantry (1 SG) – 1
*Light Role Infantry (1 COLDM GDS, 1 IG) – 2
*Light Role/Public Duties (1 GREN GDS, 1 WG) – 2
*Public Duties (2 GREN GDS, 2 COLDM GDS, 2 SG){{ref|Alpha|α}}
*Army Reserve (LONDONS) – 1
<small>All five battalions will periodically rotate roles</small>

====Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division====
*Armoured Infantry (1 R WELSH) – 1
*Heavy Protected Mobility Infantry (4 SCOTS) – 1
*Light Protected Mobility Infantry (3 SCOTS, 1 R IRISH) – 2
*Light Role Infantry (2 SCOTS) – 1
*Specialised Training Infantry (1 SCOTS) – 1
*Public Duties – (5 SCOTS){{ref|Alpha|α}}
*Army Reserve – (6 SCOTS, 7 SCOTS, 3 R WELSH, 2 R IRISH) – 4

====King's Division====
*Armoured Infantry (1 YORKS, 1 MERCIAN) – 2
*Light Protected Mobility Infantry (2 YORKS) – 1
*Light Role Infantry (1 LANCS, 2 MERCIAN) – 2
*Specialised Training Infantry (2 LANCS) – 1
*Army Reserve (4 LANCS, 4 YORKS, 4 MERCIAN) – 3

====Queen's Division====
*Armoured Infantry (1 PWRR, 1 RRF) – 2
*Light Protected Mobility Infantry (2 R ANGLIAN) – 1
*Light Role Infantry (1 R ANGLIAN) – 1
*Light Role Infantry (Home Defence) (1 RG) – 1
*Specialised Training Infantry (2 PWRR) – 1
*Army Reserve (3 PWRR, 4 PWRR, 5 RRF, 3 R ANGLIAN) – 4

====The Rifles====
*Armoured Infantry (5 RIFLES) – 1
*Light Protected Mobility Infantry (3 RIFLES) – 1
*Light Role Infantry (1 RIFLES, 2 RIFLES) – 2
*Specialised Training Infantry (4 RIFLES) – 1
*Army Reserve (6 RIFLES, 7 RIFLES, 8 RIFLES) – 3

====Other infantry regiments====
*Light Role Infantry (1 RGR, 2 RGR) – 2
*Parachute Infantry (2 PARA, 3 PARA) – 2
*Specialised Training Infantry (3 RGR) – 1
*Army Reserve (4 PARA) – 1
<small>:{{note|Alpha|α}} These are the battalions represented by the [[British Army incremental infantry companies|four incremental companies]]</small>