Army Training Regiment

Army Training Regiment, Winchester
Country United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Type Training
Part of Army Recruiting and Training Division
Garrison/HQ Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester

The Army Training Regiment, located at Sir John Moore Barracks near Winchester in Hampshire, provides Phase 1 military training for elements of the British Army.

History

The Army Training Regiment at Winchester provides training for the Royal Armoured Corps, the Army Air Corps, the Royal Artillery, the Royal Engineers, the Royal Corps of Signals, the Royal Logistic Corps, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, the Adjutant General's Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps and the Intelligence Corps.[1]

The British Army also used to have Army Training Regiments at Bassingbourn (closed in 2012),[2] Harrogate (renamed the Army Foundation College), Lichfield (closed in 2008) and Pirbright (renamed the Army Training Centre).[3]

References

  1. "Army Training Regiment, Winchester". Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. "Final passing out parade at Bassingbourn Barracks". Ministry of Defence. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. "Artillery". Armed Forces. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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