The HAC is the oldest regiment in the British Army, the second most senior unit of the Army Reserve and, today, is the Army’s only Reserve Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Regiment. It is part of the Army’s 1st ISR Brigade and 6th (UK) Division, which generates the Army’s Information Maneouvre and Unconventional Warfare forces. Based at Finsbury Barracks, the HAC recruits Officers and Soldiers who are generally (but not exclusively) from Greater London and its environs.

Soldiers from the HAC frequently deploy on operations (both overseas and at home) in support of the Regular Army. In the past 20 years, HAC soldiers have been employed in the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cyprus, wider Middle East, Africa and in support of the 2012 Olympic Games. Over the same period, HAC soldiers have been on exercise in numerous locations, ranging from Scandinavia and the Balkans to the United States, Malaysia and Japan.

To learn more about joining the regiment (not just the hockey club!), please visit https://hac.org.uk/joining-the-hac