| Army Training Regiment, Winchester | |
|---|---|
 View of the barracks from the North | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Type | Training |
| Part of | Army Recruiting and Training Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Winchester |
The Army Training Regiment, located at Winchester in Hampshire, provides Phase 1 military training for elements of the British Army.
History[]
The sole remaining Army Training Regiment is based on the former site of RAF Flowerdown airfield at Winchester. In 1986 the site became the new depot for the Light Division when they moved from Peninsula Barracks, Winchester and was named Sir John Moore Barracks.[1][2]
The British Army also used to have Army Training Regiments at Bassingbourn (closed in 2012),[3] Harrogate (renamed the Army Foundation College), Lichfield (closed in 2008) and Pirbright (renamed the Army Training Centre).[4]
Scope[]
The Army Training Regiment at Winchester provides training for the Royal Armoured Corps, the Army Air Corps, the Royal Regiment of Artillery, the Corps of Royal Engineers, the Royal Corps of Signals, the Royal Logistics Corps, the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, the Adjutant General's Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps and the Intelligence Corps.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "The history of the Light Infantry". Light Infantry. http://www.lightinfantry.me.uk/yearsofcons.htm. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "The Royal Green Jacket Training Organisation since the Second World War until 1985". The Royal Green Jacket Association. http://www.rgjassociation.info/ib/history/training_history.html. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "Final passing out parade at Bassingbourn Barracks". Ministry of Defence. 12 August 2012. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/final-passing-out-parade-at-bassingbourn-barracks. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ↑ "Artillery". Armed Forces. http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0043.html. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "Army Training Regiment, Winchester". https://www.army.mod.uk/training_education/24423.aspx. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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