Yorkshire Officers' Training Regiment

Yorkshire Officers' Training Regiment
Active
  • Sheffield UOTC 1911 – 2011
  • Leeds UOTC 1909 – 2011
  • Combined 2011 – present
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeTraining
RoleOfficer Training
Part ofSandhurst Group
Army Reserves (Group B)
Garrison/HQCarlton Barracks, Carlton Gate, Woodhouse, Leeds LS7 1HE

Yorkshire Officers’ Training Regiment (YOTR) is a British Army Reserve regiment of the Officers' Training Corps based in Yorkshire, Northern England.[1]

YOTR is part of the Army Reserve and is one of the largest regiments of the Officers' Training Corps in the UK,[2] it was created in September 2011 when the Leeds University Officers' Training Corps combined with Sheffield University Officers' Training Corps in order to cater to all university students in Yorkshire:[2]

Its units recruit prospective officers from:

Yorkshire Officers' Training Regiment
Leeds UOTC [3] Leeds UOTC (York Det.) Sheffield UOTC [4]
University of Leeds University of York University of Sheffield
Leeds Beckett University York St John University Sheffield Hallam University
Leeds Trinity University
Bradford University
University of Huddersfield

References

  1. ^ "Officer training at RMA Sandhurst | The British Army". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Tonder, Gerry van (30 November 2017). Sheffield's Military Legacy. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-5267-0764-2.
  3. ^ "Leeds University Officers' Training Corps | The British Army". www.army.mod.uk.
  4. ^ "Sheffield University Officers' Training Corps | The British Army". www.army.mod.uk.