Yorkshire Officer Training Regiment

Yorkshire Officers’ Training Regiment

Active|

* Sheffield UOTC 1911 – 2011
* Leeds UOTC 1909 – 2011
* Combined 2011 – present

Allegiance|  United Kingdom
Branch|  British Army
Type| Training
Role| Officers’ Training Regiment
Part of| Sandhurst Group
Army Reserves (Group B)
Garrison/HQ| Carlton Barracks, Carlton Gate, Woodhouse, Leeds LS7 1HE

Military unit

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 Leeds | University of York | University of Sheffield
Leeds Beckett University | York St John University | Sheffield Hallam University
Leeds Trinity University | University of Hull |
Bradford University |  |
University of Huddersfield |  |
Carlton Barracks is the headquarters of the Yorkshire Officers’ Training Regiment (YOTR)

## References

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