Army Foundation College

Army Foundation College Harrogate
Active 1947–1996 (as the Army Apprentices School, Harrogate)
3 August 1998–to date
Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Role Phase 1 Training Establishment
Size ~1,300 soldiers under training
~500 permanent staff
Part of Initial Training Group (ITG)
Location Uniacke Barracks, Penny Pot Lane, Harrogate HG3 2SE
Motto Trust, Courage, Team Spirit
Colours Red, Yellow & Green               
Commanders
Commanding Officer Lt Col Will Strickland

The Army Foundation College is located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It is the only British Army Phase 1 establishment that delivers junior entry basic training (males and females aged between 16-17). Given the age of the junior soldiers and the comparatively greater time they have at the College, there is a far wider focus than simply military training (such as education, leadership and initiative training, adventurous training and sport and skill).[1]

History

The Royal Signals Apprentices School was established in Harrogate to provide of military and vocational training for the Royal Corps of Signals in 1947 and was renamed the Army Apprentices College in 1966.[2] It was still focussed on signals training when it closed in 1998.[2] It reopened as the Army Foundation College to provide training for a broader range of combat arms and services in September 1998.[2] The Association of Harrogate Apprentices was reformed in 1999.[3] The Army Foundation College was rebuilt by Jarvis under a Private finance initiative contract between 2000 and 2002.[2]

Training

Welcoming board to the Army Apprentices School, Harrogate in March 1965
The Army Foundation College in August 2006

There are two courses:[4]

See also

References

  1. "Army Foundation College Harrogate - Regiment History, War & Military Records & Archives". www.forces-war-records.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Army Foundation College, Harrogate – History" (PDF). Method Publishing. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. Colonel Cliff Walters. Army apprentices Harrogate. halsgrove. p. 156. ISBN 1 84114 2182.
  4. "British Army Phase 1: Initial Military Training". Boot Camp and Military Fitness Institute. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

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Coordinates: 53°59′38″N 1°35′51″W / 53.9939°N 1.5974°W / 53.9939; -1.5974

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