Initial Training Group

Initial Training Group (ITG)
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Part of	British Armed Forces
HQ	Army Recruiting and Training Division (ARTD)
Motto(s)	Trust, Courage, Team Spirit

The Initial Training Group of the British Army is responsible for the content and delivery of all Phase 1 training, with the exception of the Infantry training provided at Catterick. The group's headquarters are at Upavon, Wiltshire.

The headquarters commands the three Army Training Regiments as well as the Army Foundation College in Harrogate. It is part of the Army Recruiting and Training Division, who are responsible for all recruiting and training prior to becoming a fully qualified soldier or officer.

The headquarters is commanded by Brigadier Richard Smith OBE late Rifles, supported by a number of military staff.

ITG states its vision as:

ITG is an agile organisation responsive to change, sure of its purpose, secure in identity and confident in ethos. Delivering progressive, rewarding and challenging training that is safe and faired upon the laying of foundations of military character through values-based leadership by committed Permanent Staff with High Morale borne of the investment we placed in them.

ITG is responsible for the Army Training Regiments (ATRs), which provide Phase 1 Training for the majority of the regiments and corps in the British Army.

The Initial Training Group takes civilian recruits and turns them into partly trained soldiers. The Common Military Syllabus (Recruits) or CMS(R) is the basic training common to all soldiers.

This tried and tested syllabus lasts 14 weeks and is said to produce fit, motivated individuals capable of carrying out local protection tasks in any operational environment. Those who pass are fully prepared to embark on the next phase of their Army training.

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