Yorkshire Officer Training Regiment Explained

Unit Name:Yorkshire Officers’ Training Regiment
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Type:Training
Role:Officers’ Training Regiment
Command Structure:Sandhurst Group
Army Reserves (Group B)
Garrison:Carlton Barracks, Carlton Gate, Woodhouse, Leeds LS7 1HE

Yorkshire Officers’ Training Regiment (YOTR) is a British Army 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 Corps in order to cater to all university students in Yorkshire:[1]

It's Units recruit prospective officer's from:

Yorkshire Officers' Training Regiment
Leeds UOTC [2] Leeds UOTC (York Det.)Sheffield UOTC [3]
University of LeedsUniversity of YorkUniversity of Sheffield
Leeds Beckett UniversityYork St John UniversitySheffield Hallam University
Leeds Trinity UniversityUniversity of Hull
Bradford University
University of Huddersfield

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tonder, Gerry van . Sheffield's Military Legacy . 2017-11-30 . Pen and Sword . 978-1-5267-0764-2 . en.
  2. https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/corps-regiments-and-units/university-officers-training-corps/leeds-uotc/
  3. https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/about-the-army/corps-regiments-and-units/university-officers-training-corps/sheffield-uotc/