Military Bands: Training
(asked on 10th February 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of providing phase two training for the regular Army band at Kneller Hall in 2013-14.
The requested detail for Financial Year 2013-14 is provided below:
Number of personnel who completed Phase Two training | Cost of providing Phase Two training | |
Royal Marines School of Music (Portsmouth) | 22 | Information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost |
Royal Military School of Music (Army, Kneller Hall) | 66 | £2.8 million (approx) |
No personnel undertook phase two training with the RAF Music Services. The RAF recruits are fully trained musicians who undertake a rigorous audition process and are only admitted once their playing ability is proven.