Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff

The Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff is a senior British military officer who reports to the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

These were:

Note: This single "Deputy Chief" role was redesignated Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff after 1964.

There are currently three people with the post of Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (DCDS) at any one time. These are:

These were:
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments)

Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Military Strategy & Operations)

These were:
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel)

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel)

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training)

Chief of Defence People

These were:
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements)

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems)

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)

Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability)

(post discontinued in 1984)