Army

Teaching Drill To Personnel From Around The World

A drill course with the largest component of overseas students ever present has come to an end in Catterick.

The class included four people from Sierra Leone, two from Malta, one from Canada and an inspector from Hong Kong - together making up almost 20% of the students.

The increased number of foreign students on this course reflects a recent surge in interest in the Army School of Ceremonial.

The MOD has a quota for overseas students, but with a shortfall of UK personnel attending some of the courses here due to operational commitments, the school does have the capacity to take more.

It's also recently received enquiries from other countries, including Bahrain.