What training do you have to do to join as an Army Reservist?

All Reserve Recruits complete an initial course of four training weekends over an 8 week period. Alternatively if employment or personal circumstances allow, Army Reserve Recruits are encouraged to complete this part of the training in a single 7 day consolidated period. Recruits will normally be expected to progress to the next part of the training – Phase 1 (Bravo) within 8 weeks of completing Phase 1 Alpha – sooner if time permits.Following completion of Phase 1 Alpha comes the 15.5 day Phase 1 Bravo in which Recruits are trained and mentored by expert Regular Army staff. You will also deploy into the field on 2 Field Training Exercises during this phase. It concludes - for those who pass - with a prestigious passing-out parade in front of family, friends and unit representatives on the last Sunday of the course.