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.
Answered on
13 September 2021
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 | |
Notes/Caveats:
- This data has been provided from a single Service source rather than official statistics produced by Defence Statistics as they do not collate this information.
- For Training Year 2021/2022 the average has been calculated based on data held as of 07 September 2021.
- No courses have yet commenced at AFC Harrogate for this Training Year.