The official side of Army Orienteering is run by the Army Orienteering Association (AOA) with the aim being to promote Orienteering as Military Training to the Army Community.
Orienteering, training or competitive, up to and including Army Team and Individual championships is classified as participating in ‘Individual Military Training’; a distinct form of navigation training, usually taking place in forest or hillside terrain and in urban areas (many unit areas are also now mapped) where it is possible to navigate freely between control points on foot ie not limited to tracks and paths. It can be used as a component of Military Annual Training Test (MATT) 5 – Navigation, a mandatory annual competence test for Army personnel. Army orienteers who compete on duty at higher competitive levels, e.g. Inter Services and UK Armed Forces, or abroad, are classified as participating in Category 2 Sport.
It is authorised by 2018DIN-07-103.
AOA Officers
Please use the 'Send Message' link to send a message to each of these contacts.
| AOA Chairman | Lt Col Richard Mawer | Send a message | |
| AOA Coach Educator | Phill Batts | Send a message | |
| AOA Coaching Officer | Maj Paul L'Estrange | Send a message | +44 (0) 300 161 1728 |
| AOA Mapping Officer | Maj(Retd) Colin Dickson | Send a message | |
| AOA President | Colonel James Rhodes | ||
| AOA Secretary | WO1 Mark Robson | Send a message | |
| AOA Technical Advisor | Maj(Retd) Allan Farrington | Send a message | 07747 446600 |
| Webmaster | Mr Tim Booth | Send a message |
AOA Leagues
The AOA oversees geographically-focussed Military Leagues, enabling military and supporting civilian competitors to participate in quality orienteering events close to their unit locations. They are governed by their own Chair and Secretary, with events delivered in accordance with both BOF and their own League-specific rules.
Military League Northern Ireland
AOA Documents
Army policy direction and instructions relevant to the overall conduct of Army Orienteering; AOA Executive Committee Minutes.
See AOA Documents page.
AOA Corps Contacts
Please use the 'Send Message' link to send a message to each of these contacts.
| AAC Secretary | SSgt Luke Williamson | Send a message | +443001694456 |
| AGC Secretary | Maj SP Adcock AGC(SPS) | Send a message | +443001515615 |
| AMS Secretary | Maj Suzy Talbot | Send a message | |
| INF Secretary | Capt Mathew Rupasinha SCOTS | Send a message | 9621-86808/0207 2186808 |
| INT Secretary | WO2 Andy Lennox | Send a message | |
| R SIGNALS Secretary | Sgt Katie Costello | Send a message | 94321 2632 / 01980 672632 |
| RA Secretary | Maj Simon Phillips | Send a message | |
| RAC Secretary | WO2 Dale Lucas | Send a message | 94731 3202 |
| RAPTC Secretary | SSgt Rob Harrison | Send a message | 94253 5221 |
| RE Secretary | Capt Freya Bowen | Send a message | |
| REME Secretary | WO1 Gareth Mansfield | Send a message | +44300161 8518 |
| RLC Secretary | Maj Laura Clarke | Send a message |
