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

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Muldowney, who attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, joined the Army in January 2020 and was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in December of that year.

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Prince William completed more than seven years of military service, after his officer training at Sandhurst.

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Almost three years ago, the BBC was contacted by families in military accommodation in Sandhurst who had been living without heating for days.

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The UK is paying for a significant share of the work under the terms of the Sandhurst Treaty, currently being renegotiated for renewal next year.

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