Once soldiers have completed Basic Training and Royal Armoured Corps training in Bovington they are posted to Windsor, where over 20 weeks they are taught the essential skills to become a Mounted Dutymen. These skills include how to ride, how to care for their horse and the art of riding whilst wearing Full State kit. Upon successful completion of the course they move to Knightsbridge and assume their place within the two squadrons in the Mounted Regiment. They will spend the next 18 – 24 months conducting State Ceremonies and Public Duties including The Queen’s Birthday Parade, State Opening of Parliament and the Garter Service.
They are greenhorns in terms of their military career (pdf).
