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The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) is where all officers in the British Army are trained to take on the responsibility of leading their soldiers. During training, all officer cadets learn to live by the academy’s motto: ‘Serve to Lead’.
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre.
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) was formed in 1947. The primary purpose of the establishment was the training of Officer Cadets to become regular commissioned officers in the British Army.
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is conveniently located within a 5 minute drive of Junction 4 of the M3. Just 40 miles from central London and 30 miles from London Heathrow. Parking is available for all of those attending pre-arranged visits.
A short history of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Up until the end of the Eighteenth Century there was only formal training for British Army Artillery and Engineer officers, leaving the majority as, at best, ‘gifted amateurs’.
At the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, you will conduct training designed to make you an effective leader of soldiers. Military training is infantry-based so that everyone, no matter what their eventual regiment or corps, will have mastered the core essentials before they go on to more specialised training after Sandhurst.
The world-renowned Royal Military Academy Sandhurst has trained the Army’s officers since 1802. For generations, its cadets have endeavoured to live up to the academy’s motto: ‘Serve to Lead’. A key part of their training has always been the study of military history.
