Army Training Centre Pirbright

51°18′13″N 0°39′49″W / 51.3037°N 0.6636°W / 51.3037; -0.6636

Army Training Centre Pirbright
Active1993–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeBasic training
Size2 regiments
Part ofInitial Training Group
Motto(s)Bello te Prepares
WebsiteATC Pirbright

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

The centre is organized into three regiments as follows;[1]

In media

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

  1. ^ a b "ATC Pirbright". army.mod.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Royal Signals Interactive Map". army.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Armour Centre, Bovington". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. ^ "British Army Girls". Channel 4. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ^ Wallop, Harry (3 April 2016). "The army girls proving they are prepared to kill". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2017.