Royal Army Physical Training Corps

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Royal Army Physical Training Corps
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Badge of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps
Active 1860-present
Country  United Kingdom
Branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Motto Mens sana in corpore sano (A healthy mind in a healthy body)
March Be Fit
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash RAPTC TRF.svg

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Royal Army Physical Training Corps (RAPTC) is the British Army corps responsible for physical fitness and physical education and is headquartered in Aldershot. Its members are all Royal Army Physical Training Corps Instructors (RAPTCIs).

History

The RAPTC was formed in 1860 as the Army Gymnastic Staff. It was renamed the Army Physical Training Staff in 1918 and was given corps status as the Army Physical Training Corps by Army Order 165 in 1940.[1]

Famous former APTCIs include Nik Stuart (former National Gymnastic Coach)[2] and Olympic medallist Kriss Akabusi.[3]

At the Festival of Remembrance on 13 November 2010 Huw Edwards announced that the Army Physical Training Corps had been granted the title Royal Army Physical Training Corps by Her Majesty the Queen. This became effective immediately.[1]

Role

The corps cap badge, which is also worn on the front of its vests, t-shirts and tracksuits, consists of crossed swords surmounted by a crown. The corps motto is Mens sana in corpore sano which means 'a healthy mind in a healthy body'. Its quick march is Be Fit, with words taken from Land and Sea Tales by Rudyard Kipling.[4]

It is not possible to join the RAPTC directly from civilian life. Prospective PTIs must first join another regiment or corps and then qualify as Regimental All Arms Physical Training Instructor (AAPTI) after a nine-week course at the ASPT. They then return to their own unit and only after further experience can they attend selection for the RAPTC. If they pass the selection course they follow a 30-week training course before qualifying as Advanced PTIs and transferring to the RAPTC as an RAPTCI.[5]

Army Reserve PTIs undergo similar, though shorter in time, training to Regular Army PTIs. However, Army Reserve PTIs are not members of the RAPTC and work as PTIs as an additional task to their primary trade within their units.

References

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Preceded by Order of Precedence Succeeded by
General Service Corps

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