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Somme Barracks, Sheffield is a military establishment on Glossop Road in Sheffield, England. The building is owned by the Ministry of Defence and serves as the base of the University of Sheffield Officers' Training Corps, which has been a part of the Yorkshire Officers' Training Regiment since 2011. [1] It is a Grade II listed building. [2]
The Royal Corps of Signals reserve component was severely reduced after the 2009 Review of Reserve Forces, losing many full regiments, with their respective squadrons mostly reduced to troops. Below is the list of units part of the corps down to platoon (troop) size. [81] [82] Joint Service Support Unit, at RAF Digby (Army Reserve elements)
Yorkshire Officers’ Training Regiment (YOTR) is a British Army Reserve regiment of the Officers’ Training Corps based in Yorkshire, Northern England. YOTR is part of the Army Reserve and is one of the largest Officers’ Training Regiments in the UK, [1] it was created in September 2011 when the Leeds University Officer Training Corps combined with Sheffield University Officer Training ...
The regiment's current organisation is as follows: Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, at Peninsula Barracks, Warrington [10]; 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron, at Bailey Barracks, Sheffield [11] – formerly part of 32 Engineer Regiment, but transferred out following Army 2020 Refine
As a result of Army 2020, the unit then fell under the command of 2nd Medical Brigade, and was paired with the now disbanded 34 Field Hospital. [ 4 ] As part of the Future Soldier programme , the regiment amalgamated with 201st (Northern) Field Hospital to form 214th (North East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment in 2023.
Headquarters North is the British Army's Regional Point of Command (RPoC) for North West England, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber.The command administers the reserve units based in its area and also provides the military support HQ for the police and civilian population in the area.
The British Army retains a presence at a small number of installations primarily in the North Rhine-Westphalia area of Germany as part of what is now known as British Army Germany. [ 4 ] Overseas military bases enable the British Army to conduct expeditionary warfare , "maintain a persistent forward presence", "deter potential adversaries", and ...
They also included giving the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations the power to produce an annual report to Parliament on the state of the volunteer reserves (the Royal Naval Reserve, The Royal Marines Reserve, the Army Reserve and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force). [120] In January 2021, the Army Reserve trained strength stood at 26,820. [121]