154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC

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154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC
Rlcbadge.jpg
Cap Badge of the Royal Logistic Corps
Active1993–Present
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
TypeLogistic Regiment
Role3rd Line Transport
Size Regiment
431 personnel [1]
Part of 4th Light Brigade Combat Team
Motto(s)We Sustain
MarchQuick March - On Parade
Slow March -Lion, Sword and Crown
AnniversariesFormation Day 5 Apr
EquipmentMAN SV
Battle honours Peninsula
Battle of Waterloo
Lucknow
Taku Forts
Peking
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Johnson MBE RLC
Ceremonial chief The Princess Royal
Colonel of
the Regiment
Col Gordon Stewart
Insignia
Regimental Tartan
(No. 16, MacDuff)
MacDuff (regimental - Government 16) tartan, centred, zoomed out.png
Tactical Recognition Flash RLC TRF.svg
Abbreviation154 Regt RLC

154 (Scottish) Regiment is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. It forms part of the Army Reserve. Its role is to provide general transport support at 'third line' for the British Army.

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History

The regiment was formed as the 154th (Lowland) Regiment, RCT (Volunteers) in Glasgow in 1967. [2] The initially comprised just 221 Squadron and 222 Squadron. [2] 225 Squadron was formed in 1969, 251 Squadron in 1971 and 225 Squadron in 1992. [2] 527 Squadron, 230 Squadron and 231 Squadron and 251 Squadron were added on amalgamation with 153 (Highland) Transport Regiment to form the Scottish Transport Regiment in 1993. [3] 231 Squadron was subsequently disbanded. [3] It became 154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC under the Army 2020 reforms [4] and an extra squadron, 239 Squadron, was formed in 2016. [5]

Structure

The regiment's structure is: [6]

Uniform

The regiment wears the Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Logistic Corps. [7]

The tartan of the regiment is a version (designated "Government No. 16") of the main MacDuff tartan, but with a smaller green area, worn by unit's pipers and drummers; in regular uniform, it is only used for the diamond-shaped cockade backing the badge on the uniform cap. [8] A tartan was created in 2018 (approved in 2020) in honour of the Royal Logistic Corps, [9] but this is for civilian use and is a fundraiser for the RLC's MOD Benevolent fund; it is not used for regimental uniform. [10]

See also

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References

  1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "154th Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport (Volunteers)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "The Scottish Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. "Army 2020" (PDF). UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. "239 (Fife)Transport Squadron Royal Logistics Corps Service of Formation and Dedication in the Abbey Church". Facebook . Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. "154 Regiment RLC" . Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. "Tactical recognition flash, Royal Logistics Corps". National Army Museum. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. "McDuff Tartan and the Corps". RASC-RCT-ScottishRegion.co.uk. Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Association. 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023. This source suggests that the tartan is "red MacDuff (ancient)", but it is clear from photographs that the unit does not wear the tartan in the de-saturated "ancient" pallette; see e.g.: "In one of the biggest events of 2017, 154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC made history as the first ever Pipe Band from the Corps, or any of our forming Corps, to perform at the world renowned Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2017". Royal Logistic Corps. 13 December 2017 via Facebook.
  9. "Tartan Details - Royal Logistic Corps". TartanRegister.gov.uk. Scottish Register of Tartans. 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. "Royal Logistic Corps Tartan from the Ministry of Tartan". RoyalLogisticCorps.co.uk. Royal Logistic Corps Association. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.