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Reserve recruits are first selected at an Army Assessment Centre, before progressing onto Basic Training. <ref name=":2" />
Reserve recruits are first selected at an Army Assessment Centre, before progressing onto Basic Training. <ref name=":2" />


Recruits joining the SAS Reserve regiments are sponsored out to a local Army Reserve unit to complete Basic Training, and then the Combat Infantry Course, before attempting SAS Reserves selection. <ref>{{Cite web |title=21 & 23 SAS (Reserve) {{!}} The British Army |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402064409/https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/uk-special-forces-reserve/21-23-sas-r/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Things You Need To Know About SAS Reserve Testing |url=https://www.forces.net/services/tri-service/10-things-you-need-know-about-sas-reserve-testing}}</ref>
Recruits joining the two Reserve SAS regiments ([[21 SAS]] and [[23 SAS]]) are sponsored out to a local Army Reserve unit to complete Basic Training, and then the Combat Infantry Course, before attempting SAS Reserves selection. <ref>{{Cite web |title=21 & 23 SAS (Reserve) {{!}} The British Army |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402064409/https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/uk-special-forces-reserve/21-23-sas-r/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Things You Need To Know About SAS Reserve Testing |url=https://www.forces.net/services/tri-service/10-things-you-need-know-about-sas-reserve-testing}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Locations==
==Locations==
*ATU North – [[Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall|Queen Elizabeth Barracks, North Yorkshire]] with detachment at [[Altcar Training Camp|Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside]]
*ATU North – [[Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall|Queen Elizabeth Barracks, North Yorkshire]] with detachment at [[Altcar Training Camp|Altcar Training Camp, Merseyside]] <ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Army Training Units (ATU) - a Freedom of Information request to British Army - WhatDoTheyKnow |url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/army_training_units_atu}}</ref>
*ATU Scotland – [[Redford Barracks|Redford Barracks, Edinburgh]]
*ATU Scotland – [[Redford Barracks|Redford Barracks, Edinburgh]] <ref name=":3" />
*ATU Northern Ireland – [[Ballykinler Training Camp]]
*ATU Northern Ireland – [[Ballykinler Training Camp]] <ref name=":3" />
*ATU West – [[Wyvern Barracks]], [[Exeter]] with detachment at [[Maindy Barracks]], [[Cardiff]]
*ATU West – [[Wyvern Barracks]], [[Exeter]] with detachment at [[Maindy Barracks]], [[Cardiff]] <ref name=":3" />


Reserves Basic Training courses are also delivered by:
Reserves Basic Training courses are also delivered by:
*[[Army Training Centre Pirbright]] (ATC P) located at [[Army Training Centre Pirbright|Alexander Barracks, Pirbright]]
*[[Army Training Centre Pirbright]] (ATC P) located at [[Army Training Centre Pirbright|Alexander Barracks, Pirbright]]
*[[Army Training Regiment Winchester]] (ATR W) located at [[Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester|Sir John Moore Barracks]], [[Winchester]] - scheduled to close by 2026
*[[Army Training Regiment Winchester]] (ATR W) located at [[Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester|Sir John Moore Barracks]], [[Winchester]] - scheduled to close by 2026 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Disposal of Sir John Moore Barracks, in Winchester, delayed |url=https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/19742786.disposal-sir-john-moore-barracks-winchester-delayed/}}</ref>
*[[Army Training Regiment Grantham]] (ATR G) located at [[Prince William of Gloucester Barracks]], [[Grantham]] - scheduled to close by 2028
*[[Army Training Regiment Grantham]] (ATR G) located at [[Prince William of Gloucester Barracks]], [[Grantham]] - scheduled to close by 2028 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Closure of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in Grantham delayed until 2028 |url=https://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/closure-of-prince-william-of-gloucester-barracks-delayed-unt-9298623/}}</ref>
Under Future Soldier, a new British Army Soldier Academy will be established in Pirbright. The sites at Winchester and Grantham will be closed. <ref name=":0" />
Under Future Soldier, a new British Army Soldier Academy will be established in Pirbright. The sites at Winchester and Grantham will be closed. <ref name=":0" />


Revision as of 23:43, 3 June 2023

Army Training Unit
Active2005-present
Land Vereinigtes Königreich
Branch British Army
RoleTraining
Part ofArmy Recruiting and Initial Training Command (ARITC)

Army Training Units (ATU) provide Basic Training for a proportion of Army Reserve recruits in the British Army. [1]

Reserve recruits are first selected at an Army Assessment Centre, before progressing onto Basic Training. [1]

Recruits joining the two Reserve SAS regiments (21 SAS and 23 SAS) are sponsored out to a local Army Reserve unit to complete Basic Training, and then the Combat Infantry Course, before attempting SAS Reserves selection. [2][3]

History

ATUs were originally created as Regional Training Centres (RTC) - which were in turn created from Brigade Specialist Training Teams (STT) - to provide basic training and specialist courses for the British Army Reserve (formerly the Territorial Army). They were originally commanded and administered by their local Regional Forces (RF) Brigade. From 2012, they were renamed Army Training Units and command of the ATUs passed to Initial Training Group (ITG), formerly part of the Army Recruiting and Training Division (ARTD), now part of Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command (ARITC). Initial Training Group (ITG) is responsible for all Army Basic Training, both Regular and Reserve, except Regular Standard Entry Infantry, of which Infantry Training Centre are responsible. [4][1]

Role

ATR Grantham is the British Army’s location for providing the Army Reserve Phase 1 foundation weekend, which is designed to introduce recruits to basic military skills and life. [5][1]

Reserve Recruits then complete a Mod 2 course of four training weekends over an 8-week period at their local Army Training Unit (ATU). ATUs are staffed by Army Reserve Instructors. Alternatively, Army Reserve recruits can complete this part of the training in a single 7-day consolidated period, which is delivered at ATR Grantham by Regular Army Instructors. [1]

During Mod 2, Army Training Units primarily teach recruits their weapon handling test, live firing, practical navigation, battlefield casualty drills, further drill instruction as well as a night in the field conducting non-tactical fieldcraft training, and physical training sessions, including TABs (Tactical Advance to Battle), also known as Loaded Marches. [1]

Following completion of Mod 2 comes the 15-day residential Mod 3, which is again held primarily at ATR Grantham, in which recruits are trained and assessed by Regular Army permanent staff. Recruits will also deploy into the field on two Field Training Exercises during this phase.[1]

In between Mod 2 and Mod 3, recruits are expected to complete Distance Learning in a variety of subjects on the Defence Gateway, and the Physical Development Pathway. [5][1]

Recruits will then attend Trade Training courses as stipulated by their cap badge / role. [6][1]

The Honourable Artillery Company currently runs its own HAC Recruits' Course. The Recruit's course lasts six months (Tuesday evenings, approximately one weekend a month and a ten-day final exercise). [7]

Standorte

Reserves Basic Training courses are also delivered by:

Under Future Soldier, a new British Army Soldier Academy will be established in Pirbright. The sites at Winchester and Grantham will be closed. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "How An Army Recruit Becomes A Soldier".
  2. ^ "21 & 23 SAS (Reserve) | The British Army".
  3. ^ "10 Things You Need To Know About SAS Reserve Testing".
  4. ^ a b "Initial Training Group | The British Army".
  5. ^ a b "ATR Grantham | The British Army".
  6. ^ "RLC Reserve Soldier Careers | The British Army".
  7. ^ "Joining the HAC".
  8. ^ a b c d "Army Training Units (ATU) - a Freedom of Information request to British Army - WhatDoTheyKnow".
  9. ^ "Disposal of Sir John Moore Barracks, in Winchester, delayed".
  10. ^ "Closure of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in Grantham delayed until 2028".
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