How hard is Army officer training?

Yes, Army OCS is very difficult to complete. Recruits go through a few stages to receive their distinction as an Army Commissioned Officer. First, you start out as a Basic Officer Candidate (BOC). The basic training phase provides an orientation on the training program as well as tests to act as baselines.

Do you get paid while at Sandhurst?

While you train as an Officer Cadet at Sandhurst, you earn a salary of £27,272 a year. If you have already qualified in a trade or profession and are considering bringing those skills to the Army, you may get a ‘Golden Hello’ payment, worth anything up to £50,000 for medical officers.

Is Sandhurst hard?

It is hard work, enjoyable, unpleasant, great fun and a complete nightmare! You are there primarily to lean to lead men and become an officer in the British Army. You learn basic soldiering as well as leadership and many other life skills.

What is it like to go to Sandhurst as an officer?

, Attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, 1990-91. By going to Sandhurst, I asusme you mean attending the Royal Military Academy, i.e training to be a an army officer. It is memorable experience. It is hard work, enjoyable, unpleasant, great fun and a complete nightmare!

What happens at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst?

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.

How hard is sandsandhurst really?

Sandhurst was hard, I’ve been known to tell people it was the worst and best year of my life. Very hard, away from family, no room for personality, sleep deprivation, punishments for minor infringements, freezing cold exercises, injuries, more tiredness and a very steep learning curve.

What is life like at Sandhurst University?

Screw up and you get shouted at or given some form of punishment. Get caught lying or cheating and you are out. School or university tends to start out easy and get harder the longer you are there. At Sandhurst, it starts off very severe.