Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average wait time was to begin basic training in the Army by gender for the training facility at (a) Pirbright, (b) Winchester, (c) Harrogate and (d) Catterick in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to date.
The average wait time to begin basic training in the Army by gender for the training facility at (a) Pirbright, (b) Winchester, (c) Harrogate and (d) Catterick in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to date is given below:
Average Wait Time – Solider Assessment to Basic Training Start (in days) | |||
Training Centre | Year | Gender | |
Ph 1 Input Trg School Name | Ph 1 Input Trg Year | F | M |
Army Foundation College (AFC) Harrogate | 2019/2020 | 135 | 145 |
2020/2021 | 158 | 138 | |
Army Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright | 2019/2020 | 139 | 130 |
2020/2021 | 202 | 162 | |
2021/2022 | 162 | 149 | |
Army Training Regiment (ATR) Winchester | 2019/2020 | 137 | 125 |
2020/2021 | 204 | 153 | |
2021/2022 | 158 | 142 | |
Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick | 2019/2020 | 100 | 97 |
2020/2021 | 104 | 143 | |
2021/2022 | 92 | 143 |
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