In pictures: Passing Out at a Distance
Soldiers across the country are graduating Basic Training, at 2m distance. Read about the Gurkha regiment, Winchester Training Regiment, and RAF Honington.
Gurkha Recruits at the Infantry Training Centre, Catterick
Wearing cam cream, the Gurkha recruits marched off the parade square this week at the end of their Pass Out Parade. The Infantry Training Centre Catterick runs graduation ceremonies after 14 weeks of basic training.
The future soldiers of the British Army are trained at the northern Unit, which runs four versions of the Combat Infantrymans Course (Line Infantry, Foot Guards, Paratroopers and Gurkhas). Here a man is presented with his badge using a stick to ensure social distancing.
The day concludes with the Muster Parade, where the top recruit of the day will be selected and presented with their Kukri (a Gurkha knife) as a prize for their hard work and achievements.
Read more about Gurkha soldiers here:
Army Training Centre, Winchester
On the 5 June, 60 recruits marched on to the parade square at Army Training Regiment (Winchester). 45 minutes later they proudly marched off as the first batch of soldiers to complete their training in the Regiment since the coronavirus lockdown.
Their journeys to become a soldier began in January when they arrived at the gates of Army Training Regiment on a cold and very wet morning.
The event was live-streamed on Facebook so that family and friends could be a part of the celebrations.
RAF Honington
19 members of El Alamein Flight also had a socially distanced Pass Out parade at RAF Honington. Individual trophies were given for merit.
