The Army Training Centre Pirbright is an initial training establishment of the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

, at Pirbright Camp.

Scope

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 Army Air Corps may refer to the following army aviation corps: * Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), the army aviation element of the British Army * Philippine Army Air Corps (1935–1941) * United States Army Air Corps (1926–1942), or its p ...

, the

Royal Regiment of Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

, Royal Corps of Signals, the

Royal Logistic Corps The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army. History The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps: * Royal Engine ...

, the

Adjutant General's Corps The Adjutant General's Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services, named for the Adjutant-General to the Forces (now the Commander Home Command). As of 2002, the AGC had a staff of 7,000 peo ...

, the Royal Army Medical Corps, the Royal Engineers, the

Royal Armoured Corps The Royal Armoured Corps is the component of the British Army, that together with the Household Cavalry provides its armour capability, with vehicles such as the Challenger 2 Tank and the Scimitar Reconnaissance Vehicle. It includes most of the ...

, the

Royal Corps of Army Music The Royal Corps of Army Music (RCAM, widely known by its former acronym CAMUS) is a Corps of the British Army dedicated to the provision and promotion of military music. History The formation of the Corps of Army Music was triggered by a defen ...

and the Intelligence Corps.

Organisation

The centre is organized into three regiments as follows; *Centre Headquarters *Headquarters Regiment *1st Army Training Regiment (Pirbright) **Jackson Company,

**59 (Asten) Battery,

Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

**Chavasee Company, Royal Army Medical Corps *2nd Army Training Regiment (Pirbright) **1 (Fowler) Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (part of wider 11th (RSS) Signal Regiment) **Caen Squadron,

(administered by the RAC training regiment) **D Company (training Army Reservists) **28 Squadron, Royal Engineers **108 (Princess Royal's) Squadron,

In media

Pirbright was the filming location for ''British Army Girls'', a three-part television documentary first shown on

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in April 2016.

References

External links

ATC Pirbright
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