What will you get from us?

Every Household Cavalry soldier is first and foremost a fighting soldier. Your military career will start at ATR (Army Training Regiment) Bassingbourn, near Royston in Cambridgeshire. During your 14-week basic training course you will learn military skills such as foot drill, how to handle and fire a weapon, how to live and work in the open and how to tackle an assault course, as well developing your stamina and fitness. Having successfully mastered basic military skills, you will take your place in the Passing out Parade.

Further training

The type of further (Phase 2) training that you undertake will depend on where the Regiment needs you to work. Currently it is the Commander Household Cavalry's policy that all new recruits go to HCMR before progressing to HCR.

Ceremonial role

You start your Phase 2 training at Windsor with a 12-week riding course. You will learn how to ride and everything you need to know to care for your horse. After the riding course you start a 4-week kit ride at Knightsbridge. Here you will be taught all you need to know about looking after the ceremonial equipment, and will learn to ride in it. You will then join the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment at Knightsbridge, London. 

Armoured role

Your training is conducted at Bovington in Dorset. You will be taught to drive a car before moving on to a Scimitar light tank. You will learn how to drive the Scimitar and how to operate its communications equipment. You will then join the Household Cavalry Regiment at Windsor, Berkshire.

 
If you would like to know more about Soldier Careers Household Cavalry please contact us in one of the following ways:

Email: HCR-RHQ-RecruitingOC@mod.uk
Telephone: 01753 755213
Mobile: 07748 288 611
Fax: 01753 756151

Or write to:

Regimental Recruiting Team
Combermere Barracks
WINDSOR
Berkshire
SL4 3DN