Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits (a) enlisted at and (b) completed Phase 1 training at (i) AFC Harrogate (ii) ATC Pirbright (iii) ATR Bassingbourn (iv) ITC Catterick in each of the last three full years for which figures are available.
The number of recruits who enlisted, and completed Basic training at the following sites: Army Foundation College (AFC) Harrogate; Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright and the Army Training Regiment (ATR) Winchester; and the number of recruits who enlisted Basic training and completed Initial Trade training at Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick are shown below.
Financial Year | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | |
AFC Harrogate | Enlisted Basic Training | 1,329 | 1,377 | 1,415 |
Completed Basic Training | 1,006 | 1,036 | 1,096 | |
ATC Pirbright | Enlisted Basic Training | 2,716 | 2,798 | 2,763 |
Completed Basic Training | 1,911 | 2,314 | 2,330 | |
ATR Winchester | Enlisted Basic Training | 1,063 | 1,185 | 1,010 |
Completed Basic Training | 884 | 947 | 868 | |
ITC Catterick | Enlisted Basic Training | 2,178 | 2,141 | 1,741 |
Completed Basic and Initial Trade Training | 1,495 | 1,750 | 1,637 |
These figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.
Army Training Regiment (ATR) Bassingbourn was closed in August 2012. The above information does not represent cohorts, for example recruits will often complete training the following financial year.