<P> In Phase 1, recruits cover the Common Military Syllabus 14 (CMS14). Part' a' is a series of four training weekends at Army Training Units (ATUs), formerly known as Regional Training Centres (RTCs). At some ATUs the Phase 1a is also run as a consolidated course . For all Army Reserve soldiers, Phase 1 concludes with a two - week training course (Phase 1b) normally held at an Army Training Regiment; infantry recruits then undertake their Phase 2 training at Catterick . Recruits to the 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment and the Honourable Artillery Company complete their equivalent of CMS (R) within their own units . </P> <P> Phase 2 is a further period of special - to - arm training specific to the type of unit the recruit is joining . This is normally conducted by the Arm or Service that the recruit is joining, for example for infantry units, Phase 2 consists of the two - week Combat Infantryman's Course (Reserve) (CIC (Res)) held at the Infantry Training Centre, Catterick . </P> <P> To gain a commission, potential officers have to pass through four modules of training, which together form the Army Reserve Commissioning Course . </P> <P> Module A consists of basic field training and elementary military skills . This can be completed at either a UOTC over a number of weekends, or over two weeks at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). </P>

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