
Members of a Trained Band, forerunners of the Territorial Army
Lieutenancy Links with the Armed Services
Short History
Historically the Lord-Lieutenant was responsible for Local Defence and Law and Order in Kent. From the Trained Bands of Tudor England evolving into the Militia, which in turn became the Territorial Army in 1908. Direct responsibility for the Kent Territorial Units ended in 1921. Today the Lord-Lieutenant is a Deputy President of South East Reserve Forces and Cadet Association (SE RFCA), and President of the County Committee the bodies, which administers the Reserve Forces and Cadets within Kent.