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	{{Short description\|Army title in the United Kingdom and ~~Commonweath~~ countries}}		{{Short description\|Army title in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries}}
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	'''General officer commanding''' ('''GOC''') is the usual title given in the armies of the [[United Kingdom]] and ~~the~~ [[Commonwealth of Nations\|Commonwealth]] (and some other nations, such as [[Republic of Ireland\|Ireland]]) to a [[general officer]] who holds a command appointment.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bowyer\|first=Richard\|title=Dictionary of Military Terms\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2SyST6KUJMC&pg=PA6\|year=1999\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-1-57958-156-5\|page=41}}</ref>		'''General officer commanding''' ('''GOC''') is the usual title given in the armies of the [[United Kingdom]] and other [[Commonwealth of Nations\|Commonwealth]] countries (and some other nations, such as [[Republic of Ireland\|Ireland]]) to a [[general officer]] who holds a command appointment.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bowyer\|first=Richard\|title=Dictionary of Military Terms\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2SyST6KUJMC&pg=PA6\|year=1999\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-1-57958-156-5\|page=41}}</ref>

	Thus, a general might be the GOC [[II Corps (United Kingdom)\|British II Corps]] (a [[Three-star rank\|three-star]] appointment) or GOC [[7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)\|British 7th Armoured Division]] (a [[Two-star rank\|two-star]] appointment).		Thus, a general might be the GOC [[II Corps (United Kingdom)\|British II Corps]] (a [[Three-star rank\|three-star]] appointment) or GOC [[7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)\|British 7th Armoured Division]] (a [[Two-star rank\|two-star]] appointment).

	==GOC-in-C==		==GOC-in-C==
	A general officer heading a particularly large or important command, such as [[Middle East Command]] or the [[Allied Armies in Italy]], may be called a '''~~General Officer Commanding~~-in-~~Chief~~''' ('''GOC-in-C'''). The ~~Governor~~ of the [[Imperial Fortress]] colony of [[Bermuda]] was also appointed [[~~Commander~~-in-~~Chief~~]] of the disproportionately-large [[Bermuda Garrison]]. From 1912, when Lieutenant-General Sir [[George Bullock (British Army officer)\|George Mackworth Bullock]] replaced the late Lieutenant-General Sir [[Walter Kitchener\|Frederick Walter Kitchener]], through the [[Second World War]], the military office was titled ''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bermuda''.<ref>{{cite book \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|date=1913 \|title=~~HART~~'~~S ANNUAL ARMY LIST~~, ~~SPECIAL RESERVE LIST~~, ~~AND TERRITORIAL FORCE LIST~~, ~~FOR~~ 1913,(~~BEING THE SEVENTY~~-~~FOURTH ANNUAL VOLUME~~) \|url= \|location=London \|publisher=~~JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON~~ \|page=116 \|isbn=}}</ref> GOC-in-Cs are usually one rank higher than a GOC with GOCs of [[corps]]-level formations reporting to them.		A general officer heading a particularly large or important command, such as [[Middle East Command]] or the [[Allied Armies in Italy]], may be called a '''general officer commanding-in-chief''' ('''GOC-in-C'''). The governor of the [[Imperial Fortress]] colony of [[Bermuda]] was also appointed [[commander-in-chief]] of the disproportionately-large [[Bermuda Garrison]]. From 1912, when Lieutenant-General Sir [[George Bullock (British Army officer)\|George Mackworth Bullock]] replaced the late Lieutenant-General Sir [[Walter Kitchener\|Frederick Walter Kitchener]], through the [[Second World War]], the military office was titled ''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bermuda''.<ref>{{cite book \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|date=1913 \|title=Hart's Annual Army List, Special Reserve List, and Territorial Force List, for 1913, (Being the Seventy-Fourth Annual Volume) \|url= \|location=London \|publisher=John Murray \|page=116 \|isbn=}}</ref> GOC-in-Cs are usually one rank higher than a GOC with GOCs of [[corps]]-level formations reporting to them.

	==Usage in the Indian Army==		==Usage in the Indian Army==
	The ~~Army Commanders~~ who head the ~~Training & Operational~~ [[Indian_Army#Command_structure\|~~Commands~~]] of the [[Indian Army]] hold the title of GOC-in-C.<ref>{{cite web \|title=~~The Official Home Page~~ of ~~the~~ Indian Army \|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/~~site~~/~~formTemplete~~/~~frmtempsimple.aspx?MnId~~=~~TqWSDHmc2ua6KzgEgvgO7w~~==~~&ParentID~~=~~RuQ+vVM57FirJYXrHRLBHA~~== \|website=~~www~~.~~indianarmy~~.~~nic~~.in}}</ref>		The army commanders who head the training and operational [[Indian_Army#Command_structure\|commands]] of the [[Indian Army]] hold the title of general officer commanding-in-chief (GOC-in-C).<ref name = "Indian Army - Organisation">{{cite web \|date= \|title=Organisation of Indian Army \|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/KnowYourArmy/know-your-army-main/organisation-know-your-army-main \|website= \|location= \|publisher=[[Indian Army]] \|url-status=live \|archive-url= \|archive-date= \|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref><ref name = "NIOS - Military Studies, Chapter 4">{{cite web \|last= \|first= \|date= \|title=Military Studies - Chapter 4, Armed Forces \|url=https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/Military_Studies_374/Book-1/Chapter-4.pdf \|website= \|location= \|publisher=[[National Institute of Open Schooling]] \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425221226/https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/Military_Studies_374/Book-1/Chapter-4.pdf \|archive-date=25 April 2025 \|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> There are currently seven appointments:
	There are seven appointments ~~currently~~:

	* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command]]		* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command]]
	* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command]]		* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command]]
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	* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command]]		* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command]]
	* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command]]		* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command]]

			Higher military commanders of the Indian Army who are in command of operational formations, such as a division or corps, or of static formations, such as a subarea or area, are referred to as general officers commanding; examples being GOC 12 Corps, GOC 3 Infantry Division, GOC Dakshin Maharashtra and Goa Subarea, and GOC Uttar Bharat Area.<ref name = "Indian Army - Organisation" /><ref name = "NIOS - Military Studies, Chapter 4" />

	==Equivalent term in other services==		==Equivalent term in other services==
	The equivalent term for naval officers is [[flag officer commanding]] ~~(FOC)~~ and that for air force officers is [[air officer commanding]] ~~(AOC)~~.		The equivalent term for naval officers is [[flag officer commanding]] and that for air force officers is [[air officer commanding]].
	In the case of flag and air officers heading a large or important command, the term is flag officer commanding-in-chief ~~(FOC-in-C)~~ and air officer commanding-in-chief ~~(AOC-in-C)~~.		In the case of flag and air officers heading a large or important command, the term is flag officer commanding-in-chief and air officer commanding-in-chief.

	In the [[United States Armed Forces]], the equivalent is [[Commanding officer\|commanding general]] ~~(CG)~~.		In the [[United States Armed Forces]], the equivalent is [[Commanding officer\|commanding general]].

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Army title in the United Kingdom and Commonweath countries}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
'''General officer commanding''' ('''GOC''') is the usual title given in the armies of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] (and some other nations, such as [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]) to a [[general officer]] who holds a command appointment.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bowyer|first=Richard|title=Dictionary of Military Terms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2SyST6KUJMC&pg=PA6|year=1999|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-57958-156-5|page=41}}</ref>

Thus, a general might be the GOC [[II Corps (United Kingdom)|British II Corps]] (a [[Three-star rank|three-star]] appointment) or GOC [[7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|British 7th Armoured Division]] (a [[Two-star rank|two-star]] appointment).

==GOC-in-C==
A general officer heading a particularly large or important command, such as [[Middle East Command]] or the [[Allied Armies in Italy]], may be called a '''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief''' ('''GOC-in-C'''). The Governor of the [[Imperial Fortress]] colony of [[Bermuda]] was also appointed [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the disproportionately-large [[Bermuda Garrison]]. From 1912, when Lieutenant-General Sir [[George Bullock (British Army officer)|George Mackworth Bullock]] replaced the late Lieutenant-General Sir [[Walter Kitchener|Frederick Walter Kitchener]], through the [[Second World War]], the military office was titled ''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bermuda''.<ref>{{cite book |author= |date=1913 |title=HART'S ANNUAL ARMY LIST, SPECIAL RESERVE LIST, AND TERRITORIAL FORCE LIST, FOR 1913,(BEING THE SEVENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL VOLUME) |url= |location=London |publisher=JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON |page=116 |isbn=}}</ref> GOC-in-Cs are usually one rank higher than a GOC with GOCs of [[corps]]-level formations reporting to them.

==Usage in the Indian Army==
The Army Commanders who head the Training & Operational [[Indian_Army#Command_structure|Commands]] of the [[Indian Army]] hold the title of GOC-in-C.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army |url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/site/formTemplete/frmtempsimple.aspx?MnId=TqWSDHmc2ua6KzgEgvgO7w==&ParentID=RuQ+vVM57FirJYXrHRLBHA== |website=www.indianarmy.nic.in}}</ref>
There are seven appointments currently:

* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command]]
* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command]]
* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command]]
* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command]]
* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command]]
* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command]]
* [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command]]

==Equivalent term in other services==
The equivalent term for naval officers is [[flag officer commanding]] (FOC) and that for air force officers is [[air officer commanding]] (AOC).
In the case of flag and air officers heading a large or important command, the term is flag officer commanding-in-chief (FOC-in-C) and air officer commanding-in-chief (AOC-in-C).

In the [[United States Armed Forces]], the equivalent is [[Commanding officer|commanding general]] (CG).

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

[[Category:Indian military appointments]]
[[Category:British military appointments]]

General officer commanding - Revision history

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