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HEADQUARTERS ARMY RECRUITING

AND TRAINING DIVISION (ARTD)

Major (MAA) K M McDonald MCGI RAPTC

SO2 Education, Plans and Physical Development in the Strategy and Occupational Medicine Branch

I
t has been an eventful year to say the (Army) and the Collective Training Group.
least within the ARTD. First and foremost The latter spans the globe from British
I would like to take this opportunity
Army Training Units in Kenya, Canada and
to offer a collective vote of thanks and Germany and also includes the OPTAG

congratulations to my predecessor Major (Operational Training) organisation. The
Brian Dupree and his wife Leslie. Brian ARTD has an establishment of 12,000
was recently selected for promotion to Lt personnel and operates in 25 major,
Col outwith of the RAPTC. Lt Col Brian is 18 minor and 4 other military sites. The

currently engaged on a 1 year deployment annual throughput of Phase 1 & 2 Training
to Afghanistan as the Chief Advisor to the delivers in the region of 13,000 Recruits
Afghan Army Chief of Staff. Thereafter he for the Field Army. This is in addition to the
will be employed in the Army Headquarters Phase 3 cohort of approximately 73,000
in Andover as a Senior Staff Oficer. Both personnel under some form of training

he and Leslie are wished all the best for during the year. In total 7.2 million Man
the future from all of the ARTD RAPTC Training Days are delivered by the ARTD
Oficers and Instructors alike.
which has an operating budget in excess
of £1.8Bn per annum.

In brief overview – the ARTD is a huge
and complicated organisation which is Therein, the ARTD RAPTCIs are delivering
responsible for the delivery of Recruiting a ine account of them-selves on a
and Training for the British Army and its daily basis and have a great reputation

Reservists. The responsibility to feed the throughout. They are crucial role models
‘Green Machine’ with manning now falls and combat enablers in the delivery of
to CAPITA. CAPITA is a private sector numbers. The 10-year contract delivers the Moral and Physical Components of
company who assumed full responsibility a lexible and performance incentivised Fighting Power. I now leave it to them to

for all ‘Phase Zero’ Recruiting Activity as partnering arrangement and promises to tell their part of the story. To those who
at 010413. This ranges from advertising save £312m over the contractual period.
have not featured in this year’s MBS due
Army and Reservist employment to publication restrictions ~ please rest
opportunities, to screening potential The ARTD now has a single 2* focus assured that your effort has not been in
recruits through the regional selection throughout the whole training pipeline. The vain. Your articles will feature as a record

centers and on to the start of Phase 1 aircraft carrier concept of training delivery of your achievements and will serve to
Training. The aim is to improve the quality is ever increasing in size and has recently embellish your personal proiles and
of Army and Reservist Recruits in suficient
absorbed the Adventurous Training Group
subsequent reports.

THE ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY

SANDHURST (RMAS)

Maj (MAA) M Warwick RAPTC

I
ind myself sat in Academy HQ, as many MAA have, I am extremely fortunate to have an excellent team working under
contemplating where the term has gone. Relecting on my irst me who enhance the reputation of the Wing and the RAPTC across
12 weeks in the job I must start by thanking Maj (MAA) Deed for
all that they do. They work tirelessly without losing their sense of
a very comprehensive handover prior to departing for DDR just professionalism and humour that is required here and I am grateful
down the road. I now understand most of the termly cycle having to them all for what they have done in my short tenure. Rather

been through the process once and look forward to inluencing, than provide the view from the top I have asked them to provide
as much as possible, the CoC in my future here. My perception a brief look at life here at the Academy from their perspective to
of the Academy has been borne out and I am enjoying my time identify what it means to be an RAPTCI here.
here. To serve here, in my opinion, is a privilege and one that I am

thankful to have the opportunity to do.

ANOTHER BUSY YEAR

WO1 (SMI) L R Sawyer RAPTC

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012/13 has seen yet another busy year for the Academy most notably spring term 13 being the last for Sgt Bruce (head

with the summer term experiencing additional training serials coach) who has written a more in-depth article later. Yet again
caused by Op Olympics and a handful of Sandhurst 200
the Wing has had an opportunity to review the syllabus and affect
celebrations; in addition the winter term saw the Academy hosting changes that further enhance the training experience for the Oficer
the high proile ‘Middle Eastern Dinner’. The Wing have still Cadets; this has included the inculcation of formalised strength
managed to organise very successful boxing events in both terms;
and conditioning and a periodised programme measured against