Royal Logistic Corps

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Royal Logistic Corps
Cap Badge of the RLC.png
Insignia and cap badge of the Royal Logistic Corps
Active5 April 1993 – present
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Role Military logistics
Garrison/HQ Worthy Down Camp, Winchester
Motto(s)"We Sustain"
MarchOn Parade
Lion, Sword and Crown
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief Anne, Princess Royal
Corps ColonelColonel Jacqueline Powell ADC
Master General of LogisticsMajor General Jo Chestnutt CBE
Insignia
Tactical recognition flash RLC TRF.svg

The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army. [1]

Contents

History

The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps: [2]

The RLC comprises both Regular and Army Reserve units. [3]

The RLC is the only combat service support corps of the British Army with battle honours, derived from the usage of previous transport elements of the Royal Waggon Train, and their successors as cavalry. The battle honours are: [4]

Cap badge

The RLC cap badge is an amalgamation of the cap badges of the forming corps: [5]

The inscription on the garter band "Honi soit qui mal y pense" can be translated as "Shame on anyone who thinks evil of it". [1] It is the motto of the Order of the Garter. [6]

Headquarters

The Corps Headquarters is at Worthy Down Camp near Winchester. It is headed by a Colonel (Colonel RLC) as the professional head of the Corps. Col RLC is responsible for the Moral Component, regimental infrastructure and support and works to Commander Home Command. Col RLC remains responsible for the Corps of Drums, which often parades with the RLC Band. (AG). [7]

The RLC Band was formed in 1993. It provides musical support while also representing the Royal Logistic Corps, and on occasion, the wider British Army. They are able to produce no more than 12 working ensembles at a time. These include a marching band, big band, fanfare team, and acoustic groups. [8]

Museum

The Royal Logistic Corps Museum was based at Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut near Camberley in Surrey, but was closed prior to a move to Worthy Down near Winchester, where it re-opened in May 2021. [9]

List of units

Regiments

Regular regiments [10] Reserve regiments [11]

Specialist sub-units

Master General of Logistics

There is also a ceremonial head (instituted in 2009), who heads the Corps and its wider family such as the Associations and Cadets, known as the Master General of Logistics (MGL). Holders of the post include:

Publications

The Sustainer is the magazine of the RLC Association. The Waggoner remains the Journal of the RASC/RCT Association. The RAOC Gazette that of the RAOC Association and The Pioneer of the RPC Association. The Review is an annual magazine of essays published by the Corps. [16]

Royal Logistic Corps landing craft, the RCL Arezzo Royal Corps Transport Vessel, Arezzo.jpg
Royal Logistic Corps landing craft, the RCL Arezzo

Victoria Cross

The RLC has five Victoria Cross holders. All five derive historically from establishments that eventually became the Royal Corps of Transport.

Order of precedence

Preceded by Order of Precedence Succeeded by

See also

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References

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