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Aug 2022
Junior soldiers graduate at Harrogate's Army Foundation College
Junior soldiers from Harrogate’s Army Foundation College took part in a passing out parade yesterday.
More than 500 graduates, who are all under the age of 18 when they joined, marked the end of their initial training by marching off the parade square.
The event was watched by a crowd of around 4,000 family members and friends.
Lieutenant Colonel Simon Farebrother MC, Commanding Officer of the AFC, said:
The mascot of the Queen’s Dragoon Guards with his handler, walk down Sir Tom Moore Walk at the Army Foundation College Harrogate as the graduation parade begins.
Members of the public take photos of their loved ones during the graduation parade at Army Foundation College Harrogate.
The parade not only marked the end of the graduates training, but also the 75th anniversary of Harrogate’s Uniacke Barracks.
The Senior Inspecting Officer, General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen, Chief of the General Staff, said:
The Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders, gives a speech.
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