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School of Service Intelligence

Military installation in Ashford, Kent, England

Field	Value
name	School of Service Intelligence
image	Intelligence Corps parade in High Street, Ashford - geograph.org.uk - 2214992.jpg
caption	Troops from the school on parade in Ashford in May 1979
type	Training school
map_type	Kent
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Kent
location	Ashford, Kent
coordinates
ownership	Ministry of Defence
operator
built	1966
used	1966–1997
built_for	Ministry of Defence

The School of Service Intelligence (SSI) was formed by adding Royal Navy and Royal Air Force elements to the former School of Military Intelligence. It was based at Templer Barracks in Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom alongside the Headquarters and Depot of the British Army's Intelligence Corps and the Joint Service Interrogation Wing.

History

The school was established as the School of Military Intelligence (SMI) at Templer Barracks in Ashford in 1966. It then became tri-service as the School of Service Intelligence (SSI) in 1969.{{cite book|url= https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/templer_barracks_history/response/1341757/attach/4/Forearmed%20Templar%20Bks.pdf|title=Forearmed: A History of the Intelligence Corps|page=288|first=Anthony |last=Clayton|publisher=Brassey's |year=1996|isbn=978-0080377018}}

The SSI provided training to all elements of the British Armed Forces, civilian authorities and international partners, although Intelligence Corps recruit and trade training was carried out by the Depot. The SSI was later renamed the Defence Intelligence and Security School (DISS). In 1997, following the closure of Templer Barracks as a result of work on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the DISS and other elements were relocated to the Defence Intelligence and Security Centre, at Chicksands near Shefford, Bedfordshire.

The Barracks have now been demolished with the exception of Repton Manor, a Grade II listed building.

Training

The SSI provided all trade training for regular and Reserve soldiers and junior officers of the Intelligence Corps, preparing personnel for roles in the land warfare environment.

References

(2 December 1985). "Ashford Training Centre". Hansard.
(2015). "Bedfordshire – Joint Intelligence Training Group Chicksands". Sanctuary.
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