Educational and Training Services Branch

Educational & Training Services
Founded 1846 as the Corps of Army Schoolmasters
Country United Kingdom Great Britain
Branch British Army
HQ Directorate ETS (Army), Army HQ, Andover , Hampshire
Motto(s) 'Amino Et Fide' Courage and Faith
March Gaudeamus Igitur ("Let us rejoice")
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

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.

History

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.[1]

Organisation

ETS is an all officer, all graduate, branch. It provides education to Regular and Reserve Army personnel, helping them to meet the challenges of the 21st century by training for certainty and educating for uncertainty. Officers are primarily employed as follows:[2]

Affiliation

The Educational and Training Services Branch is a member of the International Association for Military Pedagogy (IAMP).

Affiliated Corps

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Army Educational Corps". National Army Museum. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Educational and Training Services". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

External links

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