17th July 2019

During May this year, we posted a story about a Military Preparation College South Shields Learner, Nathan Purvis-Hutchinson. He carried out a hugely courageous act when he bravely attempted to save someone’s life, with the help of his sister. In a message sent to the MPCT South Shields Facebook page from Mr Purvis-Hutchinson’s family member,...

16th July 2019

Military Preparation College Aldershot welcomed WO1 Steve Parker, the second most senior serving soldier in the British Army, to talk to our learners about the Armed Forces, the application process and to discuss any problems our learners had encountered with their applications. WO1 Parker also presented two Home Command sovereign coins to Mr Pun and...

15th July 2019

At the RUSI Land Warfare conference, Penny Mordaunt the Secretary of State for Defence said that part of the answer to tackle the crisis in knife crime could be Military Preparation Colleges. In discussing this suggestion she said, “I have been so struck in particular how Military Preparation colleges have enthused those who other education...

12th July 2019

Another fantastic story has been brought to our attention, this time coming from our Military Preparation College Newcastle, St. George’s. Please see below a message that Mr Ballantyne sent to his Instructors:   My name is Callum Ballantyne I have been with MPCT since 30/09/2018. In that time I have went from 120kg, 18 stone...

11th July 2019

Miss Yardley of Military Preparation College Eastbourne has passed selection for the British Army with a Grade A and had an impeccable 2K run time of 8 minutes and 34 seconds! She now has her start date of August 25th, and is hoping to join the Household Cavalry. When posting this news on social media,...