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Army Training Regiment

An Army Training Regiment (ATR) is a unit of the British Army which conducts basic training for all new recruits, less adult Infantry recruits who are trained at the ITC (Infantry Training Centre) at Catterick North Yorkshire, and some non-infantry TA units (see below). Junior (under 17.5 years) Infantry recruits are trained first in an ATR before going to the ITC to complete training as a combat infantryman.

All new recruits, whether Regular or Territorial Army, are required to pass the Common Military Syllabus (Recruits) (CMS(R)), commonly known as Phase 1. For regular, standard entry (17.5 years-33 years) recruits this is 14 weeks^[1], for TA recruits this initial training is carried out over weekends at a Regional training centre followed by 2 weeks at an ATR. Not all TA recruits are trained at an ATR; for example, recruits for TA units of the Royal Military Police complete their CMS(R) at Worthy Down, near Winchester and recruits to UKSF(R) and the Honourable Artillery Company complete CMS(R) with their own units.

Objectives
Common Military Syllabus (Recruits)
Locations
References

Objectives

Phase 1 is a 14 week course, Recruits are expected to pass training objectives (TOs) in the following subjects:

TO 1: Fire the 5.56mm rifle
TO 2: Demonstrate aerobic fitness and muscular endurance
TO 3: Treat battlefield casualties
TO 4: Operate in a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical environment
TO 5: Employ basic fieldcraft skills
TO 6: Navigate across country
TO 7: Employ security measures
TO 8: Maintain personal health, hygiene and welfare
TO 9: Develop personal attributes vital to operations
TO 10: Display qualities of a British soldier
TO 11: Maintain personal finances
TO 12: Recognise the structure of the British Army
TO 13: Perform drill

Each of the TOs is of equal importance in terms of preparing the recruit for phase 2 training and future employment in the field army, but the overriding factor is TO 10, as, without these qualities, all else is irrelevant. All Phase 1 training establishments, whether they be ATRs or the ITC, aim to imbue recruits with the "core values" of the British Army:

Courage
Discipline
Respect for others
Integrity
Loyalty
Selfless Commitment

Common Military Syllabus (Recruits)

Military skills

Weapon handling and Application of Fire
Physical Fitness
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defence
Fieldcraft
Battlefield Casualty Drills
Navigation and Map reading
Education

Adventure training

Locations

ATR Bassingbourn

ATR Lichfield

(closed and amalgamated into the new Army Training Centre Pirbright).

Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright

This establishment comprises two balanced training regiments (1 and 2 ATRs) plus a support unit and was formed on 1 June 2008. It trains all adult female recruits and all males destined for the following Corps and Arms.

ATR Winchester

Junior soldiers of all Corps and Arms (including Infantry), male and female, who undertake a lengthened version of the CMS(R) of 23 weeks.

Army Foundation College (AFC) Harrogate

Junior soldiers of all Corps and Arms (including Infantry), male and female, who undertake a 42 week course of education, leadership development and military instruction.