Regional Training Centre
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Regional Training Centres were created from the previously existing Specialist Training Teams to provide training for the United Kingdom
Territorial Army (TA). They are administered as part of the local Regional Brigade in that area.
They run recruit selection provide initial recruit training for all TA soldiers, except those joining UKSF(R) units and the Honourable Artillery Company
who are trained within their own units. They are also responsible for training TA Officer Cadet
s prior their Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
(RMAS)
They also continue the role of the Specialist Training Teams in providing courses to qualify TA personnel in Range Management and Marksmanship Coaching, Battlefield Casualty Drills and CBRN
skills.
United Kingdom
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Territorial Army (TA). They are administered as part of the local Regional Brigade in that area.
They run recruit selection provide initial recruit training for all TA soldiers, except those joining UKSF(R) units and the Honourable Artillery Company
Honourable Artillery Company
The Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII. Today it is a Registered Charity whose purpose is to attend to the “better defence of the realm"...
who are trained within their own units. They are also responsible for training TA Officer Cadet
Officer Cadet
Officer cadet is a rank held by military and merchant navy cadets during their training to become commissioned officers and merchant navy officers, respectively. The term officer trainee is used interchangeably in some countries...
s prior their Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
(RMAS)
They also continue the role of the Specialist Training Teams in providing courses to qualify TA personnel in Range Management and Marksmanship Coaching, Battlefield Casualty Drills and CBRN
CBRN
CBRN is an initialism for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear. It is used to refer to situations in which any of these four hazards have presented themselves. The term CBRN is a replacement for the cold war term NBC , which had replaced the term ABC that was used in the fifties...
skills.
External links
- London District RTC
- 51 (Scottish) Bde STT (RTC)
- 43 (Wessex) Brigade Regional Training Centre
- Northern Ireland RTC
- 4th Division Regional Training Centre (South East)
- Territorial Army Near You Website showing the locations of currently-serving TA units and subunits