Royal Army Educational Corps
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The Royal Army Educational Corps (RAEC) is tasked with educating and instructing British Army personnel in a diverse range of skills, the RAEC is now part of the Adjutant General's Corps.
[edit] History
2 July 1845 The Corps of Army Schoolmasters was formed, staffed by Warrant Officers and senior NCOs
1848 Army Schoolmistresses formed where required in support of the corps
15 June 1920 Army Educational Corps staffed by commissioned and non-commissioned personnel
1928 Queen's Army Schoolmistresses formed
28 November 1946 Renamed Royal Army Educational Corps
1962 Staffed exclusively by commissioned officers
6 April 1992 Educational and Training Services Branch, Adjutant General's Corps
[edit] Sites
From 1944 to 1992 the RAEC was headquartered at Eltham Palace. Subsequently they were based at Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Pewsey, Wiltshire.
