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Name of the article

Hi. I think that the article should denote the actual name of the armed forces of the country that we all know as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
As a matter of fact the correct name (and the official name that the Government uses and you can check here, for example) its: Her Majesty's Armed Forces.
The denomination of British Army its incorrect in other way: for example as many of you know, the demonym for the people, de jure, its british, but Northern Ireland, as a constitutive nation isn't part of Great Britain, and a lot of people reject the demonym "british". Using "Her Majestys Armed Forces" as a title its more inclusive.

Other sources that cite HM Armed forces as the official name of the British Army, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force are;

. thanks for reading. Ernilandia (talk) 01:37, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Leadership in infobox

Why is the Prime Minister not included in the leadership column between the Queen and Secretary of State in the top right infobox of this article, while it is in Template:British Armed Forces? Surely the PMs have been the key decision makers with respect to matters of war and peace for Britain in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries? 78.67.218.124 (talk) 15:08, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

Exercise Steppe Eagle

It would be nice if Wikipedia had an article given over to Exercise Steppe Eagle. 31.52.255.111 (talk) 21:05, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

I suggest that you start the article in your sandbox, and add some references so that other editors can help you write the article. Adding reliable sources will help determine if the topic is notable enough for an article. Absolutelypuremilk (talk) 08:56, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

Cadets

This article could have a short section summarising the different cadet forces of the UK. Should it have one? --Dreddmoto (talk) 21:43, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

They are not a part of the British Armed forces. If they are, and when/if become one day branch of the armed forces can be added one short section summarising them. 109.93.121.223 (talk) 20:33, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

109, I see what you mean. Thanks. --Dreddmoto (talk) 20:22, 14 February 2021 (UTC)