Corporal of Horse

The Household Cavalry's equivalent of sergeant, NATO OR-6, used by the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals.

Overview

The Household Cavalry, made up of the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals, keeps a rank structure that avoids the word sergeant. Corporal of Horse is the equivalent of sergeant elsewhere in the British Army, while lance corporal of horse corresponds to corporal, staff corporal to staff or colour sergeant, and corporal major titles to warrant officer appointments, including the regimental corporal major. Corporals of horse lead troops of armoured reconnaissance vehicles in the Household Cavalry Regiment and take part in state ceremonial duties with the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in London, including the King's Life Guard at Horse Guards.