The
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (
RMAS), commonly known simply as
Sandhurst, is the
British Army's initial
officer training centre and is located in the town of
Camberley, near the village of
Sandhurst,
Berkshire, about southwest of
London. The Academy's stated aim is to be "the national centre of excellence for leadership." All British Army officers, including late-entry officers who were previously
Warrant Officers, as well as other men and women from overseas, are trained at Sandhurst. The Academy is the British Army equivalent of the
Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth,
Royal Air Force College Cranwell, and the
Commando Training Centre Royal Marines.