The Army Officer Selection Board, more usually referred to as the A.O.S.B., is located at Leighton House, Westbury in Wiltshire, England, and runs selection courses which must be passed before being offered a place at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Selection boards are run for entry into the Regular and Territorial Army. Other boards are also run for Army Scholarships, entry to Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College, Professionally Qualified Officers in the Army Medical Services, Army Legal Services Branch and the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, as well as for Army Cadet Force Officers.
Read more about Army Officer Selection Board: AOSB Briefing, AOSB (Regular) Main Board, AOSB (TA) Main Board, Army Scholarship Board, Physical Fitness Requirements
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