Educational and Training Services Branch
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The Educational and Training Services form part of the Adjutant General's Corps
and have done since 1992 when this Corps of the British Army
was formed. Their remit is to continue the general education of soldiers and officers alike, as well as the actual military training of the soldiers of the Army.
In 1992 the Royal Army Educational Corps
was disbanded and its Officers transferred into the newly formed Educational and Training Services Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps
. It no longer had its own cap badge, or organisation, as enjoyed by the Military Provost Staff Corps
, which also forms part of the AGC, until May 2007 when the Branch adopted its new capbadge generally very similar to the old RAEC cap badge but with a change in lettering. Under its current Director, Brigadier David Wilson (appointed 2007), it is in the process of adopting a new posture of "Educate Forward" which could lead to a substantial change in the distribution and number of Army Education Centres (AEC) in line with the Army's FAS (Future Army Structures)
The ETS is nearly all made up of Officers, but has recently allowed SNCOs and WOs to join as Learning Development Instructors (LDI). All ETS Officers are required to complete either the Direct Entrant (44 week) commissioning course or the Late Entry Officer Course (LEOC). Officers wishing to join the ETS also need a degree at honours level. This is due to the requirement for all ETS Officers to gain a professional teaching qualification during their first assignment.
After Sandhurst all ETS Commissioned Officers and LDIs attend their Phase 2 training at the Army School of Education this is called the Branch Training (BT) Course and lasts 10 weeks. Once Officers have completed their BT Course they move to their first assignment which is usually either an Army Education Centre or the Army Foundation College
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Adjutant General's Corps
The Adjutant General's Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services. As of 2002, the AGC had a staff of 7,000 people...
and have done since 1992 when this Corps of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
was formed. Their remit is to continue the general education of soldiers and officers alike, as well as the actual military training of the soldiers of the Army.
In 1992 the Royal Army Educational Corps
Royal Army Educational Corps
The Royal Army Educational Corps was a corps of the British Army tasked with educating and instructing personnel in a diverse range of skills...
was disbanded and its Officers transferred into the newly formed Educational and Training Services Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps
Adjutant General's Corps
The Adjutant General's Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services. As of 2002, the AGC had a staff of 7,000 people...
. It no longer had its own cap badge, or organisation, as enjoyed by the Military Provost Staff Corps
Military Provost Staff Corps
The Military Provost Staff Corps was the corps of the British Army which ran its military prisons. As the Military Provost Staff , the corps is now administratively part of the Adjutant General's Corps. It also provides operational support and technical advice for Prisoner of War handling during...
, which also forms part of the AGC, until May 2007 when the Branch adopted its new capbadge generally very similar to the old RAEC cap badge but with a change in lettering. Under its current Director, Brigadier David Wilson (appointed 2007), it is in the process of adopting a new posture of "Educate Forward" which could lead to a substantial change in the distribution and number of Army Education Centres (AEC) in line with the Army's FAS (Future Army Structures)
The ETS is nearly all made up of Officers, but has recently allowed SNCOs and WOs to join as Learning Development Instructors (LDI). All ETS Officers are required to complete either the Direct Entrant (44 week) commissioning course or the Late Entry Officer Course (LEOC). Officers wishing to join the ETS also need a degree at honours level. This is due to the requirement for all ETS Officers to gain a professional teaching qualification during their first assignment.
After Sandhurst all ETS Commissioned Officers and LDIs attend their Phase 2 training at the Army School of Education this is called the Branch Training (BT) Course and lasts 10 weeks. Once Officers have completed their BT Course they move to their first assignment which is usually either an Army Education Centre or the Army Foundation College
Army Foundation College
The Army Foundation College in Harrogate trains future soldiers from the infantry, armoured corps, artillery and elements of the Royal Logistic Corps . School-leavers aged between 16 and 17 years and five months of age are eligible to join. The AFC offers young men and women the opportunity to...
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