WO1 Steve Parker re-visits MPCT Aldershot & presents Home Command coins to Learners!

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

MPCT Newcastle Learner sheds 5 stone and passes Army selection!

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

MPCT Eastbourne Learner achieves Grade A at selection!

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,

MPCT Gloucester win Facebook Competition!

MPCT Head Office held a competition this past week with the aim of finding out via social media how our Learners found out about MPCT to support with our current recruitment initiative. The college who’s Learners provided the most answer to the questions “How did you find out about MPCT”? won a prize, and we

MPCT Youtubers come to Head Office for Youtube Workshop

On Wednesday 10th July, our campaign stars for our latest recruitment campaign, “The Making Of You” came to MPCT Head Office for a day of brainstorming over our exciting new Youtube Project. Alex Sanders, Gina Martin and Philip Knowles are now very used to having the spotlight on them, and will have it on them

MPCT Leaver’s Poem about his Instructor, Steve Tallis

Military Preparation College Bridgend’s Centre Manager recently won “Inspiration of the Year” at this year’s Veterans Awards. We thought it would therefore a good idea to show you the poem that was written about him by a former Learner, we hope you enjoy it as much as we do. It is clear to see how

MPCT Learners support 50 year Airborne celebration in Aldershot

On Saturday 6th of July, thousands of people flocked to Aldershot to celebrate its 50 year connection with our Airborne Forces. The service was held in Princes Gardens, and a giant bronze statue was unveiled to mark this anniversary. Our Learners of Military Preparation College Aldershot were there to give a supportive hand with the

MPCT South Shields & Bishop Auckland complete Cleveland Hike!

Last weekend, Military Preparation Colleges South Shields and Bishop Auckland joined forces and competed in The Cleveland Hike. The event takes place over two days and teams can either enter for either 1 day, or take on the full two day challenge, camping overnight. Obviously, our Learners took on the full two day challenge! The

“I wouldn’t be where I am without their support”

A Learner from Military Preparation College Newcastle (St. George’s) came back to visit her old college on a period of leave from ATR Winchester. Pte Ellie Riley joing MPCT toward the end of 2018 and was a face everyone remembered as she took a leading role in Launch and Award Ceremonies.   Pte Riley spoke