Army Training Centre Pirbright
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| dates = 1993–present
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| country = {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
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| type = Basic training
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| size = 2 regiments
| command_structure = Initial Training Group
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| motto = Bello te Prepares
| website = [https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/our-schools-and-colleges/atc-pirbright/ ATC Pirbright]
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/training_education/24421.aspx|title=ATC Pirbright|date=|website=army.mod.uk|accessdate=18 May 2017}}
Organisation
The centre is organized into three regiments as follows;
- Centre Headquarters
- Headquarters Regiment
- 1st Army Training Regiment (Pirbright)
- Jackson Company, Adjutant General's Corps
- 59 (Asten) Battery, Royal Artillery
- 96 (Duke of Gloucester) Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps
- 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){{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/umbraco/Surface/Download/Get/11310|title=Royal Signals Interactive Map|last=|first=|date=|website=army.mod.uk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826141055/https://www.army.mod.uk/umbraco/Surface/Download/Get/11310 |archive-date=26 August 2019 |access-date=22 January 2020}}
- Caen Squadron, Royal Armoured Corps (administered by the RAC training regiment){{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/our-schools-and-colleges/armour/|title=Armour Centre, Bovington|website=www.army.mod.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-22}}
- D Company (training Army Reservists)
- 28 Squadron, Royal Engineers
- 108 (Princess Royal's) Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps
In media
Pirbright was the filming location for British Army Girls, a three-part television documentary first shown on Channel 4 in April 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/british-army-girls|title=British Army Girls|date=|website=Channel 4|language=en|access-date=18 May 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/the-army-girls-proving-they-are-prepared-to-kill/|title=The army girls proving they are prepared to kill|last=Wallop|first=Harry|date=3 April 2016|work=The Telegraph|access-date=18 May 2017|language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/our-schools-and-colleges/atc-pirbright/ ATC Pirbright] at army.mod.uk
Category:Organisations based in Surrey