“Fas est et ab hoste doceri.“ “It is right to learn, even from the enemy.“ Ovid
Soldiers Snap Up Civilian Certificates
An article from the December 2014 issue of Soldier Magazine: More than 6,220 personnel, including some 300 Reservists, have signed up to a new scheme to convert their military courses into civilian qualifications for free. Launched in June, the Army skills offer provides nationally recognised accreditation for military training packages – from GCSE to master’s degree level. Among the certificates on offer are City and… Read More
Youthful Learning…
“Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.” (Euripides, Greek Playwright, 480 BC – 406 BC)
The British Army & State Funded Education
Did you know? The Duke of York, at the end of 1811, introduced the Regimental School system which was the first widespread, state funded education system in the UK (Hadaway, 2004). Reference Hadaway, S. (2004) The Regimental School System and Education in the British Army in the Napoleonic Era. Available from World Wide Web: http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_rgtschool1.html. [Accessed:… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 