Yorkshire Officers’ Training Regiment (YOTR) is a British Army Reserve regiment of the Officers' Training Corps based in Yorkshire, Northern England.[1]

YOTR is part of the Army Reserve and is one of the largest regiments of the Officers' Training Corps in the UK,[2] it was created in September 2011 when the Leeds University Officers' Training Corps combined with Sheffield University Officers' Training Corps in order to cater to all university students in Yorkshire:[2]

Its units recruit prospective officers from:

Yorkshire Officers' Training Regiment
Leeds UOTC [3] Leeds UOTC (York Det.) Sheffield UOTC [4]
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

  1. ^ "Officer training at RMA Sandhurst | The British Army". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Tonder, Gerry van (30 November 2017). Sheffield's Military Legacy. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-5267-0764-2.
  3. ^ "Leeds University Officers' Training Corps | The British Army". www.army.mod.uk.
  4. ^ "Sheffield University Officers' Training Corps | The British Army". www.army.mod.uk.
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