Army Training Centre Pirbright
51°18′13″N 0°39′49″W / 51.3037°N 0.6636°W
| Army Training Centre Pirbright | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1993–present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Basic training |
| Size | 2 regiments |
| Part of | Initial Training Group |
| Motto(s) | Bello te Prepares |
| Website | ATC Pirbright |
The Army Training Centre Pirbright is an initial training establishment of the British Army, at Pirbright Camp.
Scope
[edit]The ATC, along with the Army Training Regiment Winchester and the Army Training Regiment Grantham, provides Phase 1 military training for all recruits over the age of 18, who are joining the Army Air Corps, the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Royal Corps of Signals, the Royal Logistic Corps, the Adjutant General's Corps, the Royal Army Medical Service, the Royal Engineers, the Royal Armoured Corps, the Royal Corps of Army Music and the Intelligence Corps.[1]
Organisation
[edit]The centre is organized into three regiments as follows;[1]
- Centre Headquarters
- Headquarters Regiment
- 1st Army Training Regiment (Pirbright)
- Jackson Company, Adjutant General's Corps
- 59 (Asten) Battery, Royal Artillery
- Chavasse Company, Royal Army Medical Service
- 2nd Army Training Regiment (Pirbright)
- 1 (Fowler) Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (part of wider 11th (RSS) Signal Regiment)[2]
- Caen Squadron, Royal Armoured Corps (administered by the RAC training regiment)[3]
- D Company (training Army Reservists)
- 28 Squadron, Royal Engineers
- 108 (Princess Royal's) Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps
In media
[edit]Pirbright was the filming location for British Army Girls, a three-part television documentary first shown on Channel 4 in April 2016.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ATC Pirbright". army.mod.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Royal Signals Interactive Map". army.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Armour Centre, Bovington". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "British Army Girls". Channel 4. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Wallop, Harry (3 April 2016). "The army girls proving they are prepared to kill". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- ATC Pirbright at army.mod.uk