Army Training Centre, Pirbright


The Army Training Centre at Pirbright in Surrey provides Phase 1 military training for elements of the British Army.

History

In 1875, the War Office acquired of Pirbright's heath which is the southern end of the north-south range of sand hills in Surrey heath, known as Chobham Ridges. It established rifle ranges, a training depot and an 'encampment' for the Brigade of Guards here. Many of the current buildings date from the 1950s, with significant expansion in the 1970s. There are separate barracks in the complex: Alexander Barracks is the home of the Army Training Regiment, Pirbright; Elizabeth Barracks was the base of 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards; whilst Household Division and Parachute Regiment Centralised Courses are based at Brunswick Lines.

Scope

The ATC provides Phase 1 military training for all recruits for 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 Corps, the Royal Engineers, the Royal Armoured Corps and the Intelligence Corps.

Organisation

The centre is organized into two regiments and a separate group;
Pirbright was the filming location for British Army Girls, a three-part television documentary first shown on Channel 4 in April 2016.