▁( 2 ▁me ch , ▁ 1 ▁ar ty , ▁ 1 ▁AD ▁brig ade ), ▁and ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁reserve ▁( 1 ▁Royal ▁arm oured ▁division ▁with ▁ 3 ▁ar md , ▁ 1 ▁ar ty , ▁ 1 ▁AD ▁brig ades ). ▁An ▁arm oured ▁division ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁core ▁element ▁of ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁reserve . ▁Each ▁command ▁is ▁controlled ▁by ▁its ▁Field ▁General , ▁but ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁commands ▁are ▁under ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Jordan ' s ▁control . ▁ ▁Currently ▁Royal ▁Jordan ian ▁Army ▁is ▁rest ruct uring ▁its ▁arm oured ▁units . ▁ 8 0 ▁upgrad ed ▁second - hand ▁Italian ▁Cent au ro ▁ 1 0 5 mm ▁ 8 x 8 ▁Mobile ▁Gun ▁Systems ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁German ▁M ard er ▁ 1 A 3 ▁inf antry ▁fighting ▁vehicles ▁will ▁equip ▁two ▁batt al ions . ▁Ch allen ger ▁ 1 ▁MB T s ▁equ ipping ▁four ▁batt al ions ▁will ▁be ▁retired ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁M 6 0 A 3 s ▁will ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁service . ▁ ▁Current ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁Army ▁ ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁His ▁Majesty ▁King ▁Abd ul lah ▁II ▁is ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁This ▁authority ▁is ▁v ested ▁in ▁the ▁king ▁by ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁exer cis es ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁appoint ▁and ▁dismiss ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Command ▁of ▁Jordan ' s ▁Ar med