PRESENTATION

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Prepared by Anastasia Ivanova

 Royal Military Academy «Hogwarts with
Sandhurst weapons»
The British Higher Military Academy
was created in 1947 as a result of the
merger of:

•Royal Military Academy

It was founded in 1801 to train officers
for armaments

•Royal Military School in Woolwich

Founded in 1741 to train officers for
the Royal Artillery and Royal
Engineers
The Academy's stated goal is to be a
"national center of excellence for
leadership"
Located in the small town of
Sandhurst, 4 km from the
city of Camberley (Surrey,
England).
Inside the Academy there are two chapels: the Roman
Catholic Chapel and the Royal Memorial Chapel, dedicated
to the Church of Christ. It has its own memorial and
cemetery.
 About 10% of
British cadets are
women, and almost
10% of all cadets
come from abroad

  15 Ukrainian
cadets studied here
from 1997 to 2019
 Getting Education Abroad: Barriers
and Opportunities
In order to get into training, you must first of all love military
affairs and study well, because all grades are monitored from the
first to the third year of study at the Academy, where you receive a
military education.
Firstly, they pass exams in physical training, mathematics, etc.
That is, they undergo a kind of selection among other candidates
for a trip to a foreign military academy.
The second stage is to pass the English language test, where it is
necessary to get at least 5.5 points.
Then — another test, but already British.
After three weeks, documents are submitted and representatives
are invited to an interview at the British Embassy
The academy has three courses :

The course is complete, it lasts

44 weeks, for regular service

A short introductory course designed for Army

Reserve officers as well as professionally
qualified regular and reserve officers (eg doctors,
dentists, nurses, lawyers, pharmacists,
veterinarians and chaplains), it lasts eight weeks.

the Late Entry Officer Course

(LEOC) for soldiers who want to
become officers
The regular course is divided into three semesters, each
lasting 14 weeks:

 «Junior Course» 
provide an initial base of knowledge that allows you to
survive in extreme and combat conditions, learn to serve
yourself, provide for your needs, orient yourself to the local
area

«Intermediate Course» 
already more attention is paid to the work in the unit,
especially the platoon. They teach how to maneuver.

«Senior Course» 
involves the study of more weighty and more complex material,
for example, the tactics of an infantry platoon in an urban area. At
the same time, the instructors always take into account the combat
experience gained by the British in Iraq and Afghanistan. All
training takes place according to NATO standards.
Emphasis in training is placed
not only on the acquisition of
special military skills, but also
on the development of
leadership qualities. Future
officers are taught to
command, lead people into
battle and show them a
personal example of internal
motivation.
 S С H E D u l e:
5:30 - lifting and lining up in the corridor, and each cadet must have a liter flask
with water in his hands
Then all recruits sing the national anthem. Moreover, every day is different,
according to the representation of the countries whose citizens are studying at the
academy in this period of time. For example, the national anthem of Great Britain is
played on Monday, Germany's on Tuesday, and Ukraine's on Wednesday. Cadets must
know the words by heart.

At the sergeant's command, everyone drinks water from their flasks in unison. The
sergeant must make sure that the cadets maintain the necessary level of fluids in the
body. After morning exercise and cleaning of the premises, breakfast takes place.
"Buffet or smorgasbord" - the diet is diverse: from traditional bacon and oatmeal
to fresh vegetables and fruits - cucumbers, cabbage, apples, oranges, bananas and
more. According to tradition, each cadet presents a national dish.

Classes begin after breakfast

After classes, cadets have lunch, attend various sports sections, and do homework

Dinner and retreat at

22:00
 The best graduate receives a special award -
the Saber of the best foreign graduate of the
Royal Academy of Land Forces of Great
Britain in Sandhurst.
 On August 9, 2019, Artem
Baranenko became the first
Ukrainian to receive this
award.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=zbd_8PxA_d8

Ukrainian cadet Anton

Sovenko from the
Military Academy in
Odesa also received the
award.

https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=B-4CKUPASE0
 Famous graduates
O'Sullivan, Gerald - (1888-1915) - Irish Knight of the Victoria Cross.
Prince William of Wales
Prince Harry of Wales
Winston Churchill is the Prime Minister of Great Britain
Frederick Slay Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar
Horace Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani is the Emir of Qatar
Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa is the King of Bahrain
Said Ibn Shaker, Prime Minister of Jordan
Aysultan Nazarbayev, grandson of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan
Nazarbayev
Hassanal Bolkiah is the Sultan of Brunei
Henri is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Archibald Wavell was a British Field Marshal.
Pii Tanki Molapo is a Lesotho politician. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lesotho (1991-1992)
Muhammad ibn Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of
the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates
Prince Miredo bin Raad, son of the head of the royal houses of Iraq and Syria, Prince Raad bin
Zeid
Mark Phillips, Olympic champion in 1972, who is the first husband of Princess Anne
James Blunt, British singer
Ferguson, Bernard, Governor-General of New Zealand
 Thank you
for
your attention !