Or is all students streamed through Sandhurst and then to what ever service.
Thanks
Declan
yes they do. In fact the old Royal Naval college has great artwork. They moved to another place but here is where they used to be:
The Air Force equivalent is the Royal Air Force College at Cranwell.
Wiki sez:
Royal Air Force: Royal Air Force College Cranwell - Wikipedia
Royal Navy: Britannia Royal Naval College - Wikipedia
British Army: Royal Military Academy Sandhurst - Wikipedia
It seems these are all run on a different model than US practice. These are more like officer training schools that take in graduates of civilian colleges then gives them a 1+ semester finishing course to become an officer.
They’re not like the US service academies: 4-year universities that confer degrees and commissions in an integrated multi-year training program.
You don’t even need to be a university graduate.
Since LSLGuy has covered the three major UK Armed Forces, I would add that the other branch, the Royal Marines (who hold a similar position vis-a-vis the Royal Navy as the USMC does to the USN), is unusual in that officers and other ranks are trained at the same location, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in Lympstone, Devon.
I’d also point out to the OP that “England” and “Great Britain” are not interchangeable terms. England has no military and hence no academies or officer training schools. Great Britain owns the stuff I posted above.
As the OP has been answered it maybe worth mentioning that although in the UK each of the services has its own officer training college there is only one Staff College, the Joint Services Command and Staff College at Shrivenham in Oxfordshire, part of theDefence Academy of the United Kingdom.
When I left school I took the entrance exam for Sandhurst. The requirement for taking it was not very hard; the entrance exam was.
We all went to a public hall and took various exams over a two day period. There was a choice of subjects but we had to do five, including English and Maths. As Sandhurst could only accept a limited number of entrants each time, it was a competitive exam with only the top 20 or so being accepted. I remember looking at the results sheet with,maybe, a hundred or so names in order of marks gained. There was a line drawn under the twentieth and my name was two below that. The guy at the top had done English, Maths, Greek, Latin and History - he had 98% or more in each one. I sometimes wonder how he got on - many drop out during the course.
I use England and GB interchangeably, so I never even would have noticed. As well, GB might own them, but the services I mentioned, do have the royal prefix. So technically Beth owns them.
Declan
‘Beth’ is not Queen of England, so your point has no validity.
So your telling me, that Elizabeth second of her name, is not Queen of England + freight train of other official titles.
Declan
Not Great Britain, but the United Kingdom. Although there is a sense in which England “has” these institutions, in that they are physically located in England.
Wow, that’s certainly one hell of a dining room.
Well, she’s Queen of England to the same extent that she’s the Queen of Saskatchewan.
One wonders just how useful he found his knowledge of Latin and Greek, in the Army.
She’s not. She’s English, more or less, and she’s a queen, but “Queen of England” is not one of her “freight train of official titles”.
I believe the Sandhurst course is 44 weeks. That certainly beats the 90 day wonders US OCS turns out. But it does lead to another question. Cadets at West Point are studying for a B.S. along with their studies for their Commission. How long would they have to attend if the B.S. classes were omitted?
Here’s Her Majesty’s current Royal Style and Title for the United Kingdom:
Source: Style of the British sovereign
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