Sandhurst

American

[sand-hurst] / ˈsænd hɜrst /

noun

a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.

Sandhurst British

/ ˈsændˌhɜːst /

noun

a village in S England, in Bracknell unitary authority, Berkshire: seat of the Royal Military Academy for the training of officer cadets in the British Army. Pop: 19 546 (2001)

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Blunt, a graduate of the Sandhurst Military Academy, stood down as an MP at the 2024 General Election.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

He joined the military in 1999, enrolled at the UK's elite Sandhurst military academy and graduated the following year.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

He studied at school in the UK and attended Sandhurst military academy.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024

The 48-year-old lieutenant general, who trained at Sandhurst in Britain, completed a U.S.

From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2023

He’d told the Sunday Times that he had been an instructor at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, England, as well.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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