At the beginning of November, Archie, who left Dover College this summer, had his passing out parade, which was watched by his family and friends.

Archie is now off to Larkhill near Salisbury to start his Phase 2 Royal Artillery training at the Royal School of Artillery. During this period, Archie will receive intensive training in gunnery, air defense, surveillance, or signals, which usually lasts about three months. After this, Archie will be posted to his first unit to continue his Phase 3 training, during which he will periodically return to the Royal School of Artillery for further training.