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	Royal Logistic Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Deputy Colonels-in-Chief are HRH The Duke of Gloucester and HRH The Duchess of Kent.
		The shield in the centre is from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps
		The Regimental Headquarters are at the Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Logistic_Corps (346 words)

	Army Ordnance Corps
		The history of the Army Ordnance Corps can be traced back to the Board of Ordnance, which originated in the 15th century and existed till 1855.
		In 1950 the prefix Royal was dropped and the Corps was named Army Ordnance Corps, which is the name today.
		Ordnance is also responsible for Ammunition Management for the complete range of Munitions from a pistol bullet to a Bofors Shell and all Missiles.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/aoc.htm (988 words)

	Indian Army : Our Identity
		The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was "Usa Tela Tananti" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance.
		Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the Colours by the Vice President of India Shri GS Pathak on 08 December 1970 at AOC Centre Secunderabad.
		The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
	www.indianarmy.nic.in /ariden1.htm (1105 words)

	Staff Sergeant Major - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1896, however, Staff Sergeant Majors in the new Army Ordnance Corps were renamed Sub Conductors (becoming Staff Sergeant Majors again in 1967).
		Staff Sergeant Majors remained in the Army Service Corps, later the Royal Army Service Corps, and continued when it became the Royal Corps of Transport in 1965.
		The appointment passed to the new Royal Logistic Corps in 1993.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Staff_Sergeant_Major (180 words)

	Royal Australian Army Service Corps
		This Corps was made up of militia and continued until 1889 when the ordnance functions of the corps were dropped and it was redesignated as the Commissariat and Transport Corps of Victoria.
		On 31st December 1948 the Corps was honoured with the Sovereigns bestowal of the prefix 'Royal' thereby altering the name of the AASC (MSC) to that of the Royal Australian Army Service Corps.
		On the 31st May 1973 the Corps ceased to exist and the responsibilities of road, transport, air dispatch and postal functions were handed over to the Royal Australian Corps of Transport (RACT) who were formed on the 1st June 1973.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-army-today/raasc.htm (1027 words)

	Organsation of other units
		The Royal Army Ordnance Corps is one of the oldest corps in the army, it can trace its origins to the Office of Ordnance administered by the crown in the 15th century and the Board of Ordnance established after the restoration in 1683.
		Formally established as the RAOC in 1918 by the amalgamation of the Army Ordnance Department and Army Ordnance Corps.
		In 1968 by the Regiment was amalgamated with The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) and Lancashire Fusiliers, to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/orgothers.htm (2022 words)

	Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps and School \| Nigerian Army Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		REME Corps in turn came into existence in October 1942 with the amalgamation of the Engineering Branch of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and some Workshop elements of the Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Engineers.
		The corps colours are adapted from the REME colours, which are dark blue, yellow and red.
		The colours were taken from those of the 3 Corps whose workshops were absorbed in the formation of the NAEME Corps.
	www.nigerianarmy.net /schools/naemes.htm (825 words)

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		Within the British Army it is the Royal Logistic Corps that is responsible for supply and distribution, together with a host of supporting services - in peace, on operations and at war.
		The Royal Logistic Corps was formed in April 1993 with the amalgamation of four corps (the Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Army Catering Corps, the Royal Pioneer Corps) and an element of a fifth (the Royal Engineer Postal and Courier Service).
		The storage and distribution of these commodities are the role of the Royal Logistic Corps which must ensure that the right quantity of a particular commodity arrives at the correct place at the right time.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Flats/6804/46.html (229 words)

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		In Canada the Corps was organized 1 July 1903 as the Ordnance Stores Corps, redesignated in 1907 as The Canadian Ordnance Corps (Go 194-1907), and was given royal approval in 1919 by King George V to incorporate the prefix “Royal” into its designation for outstanding service performed during World War 1.
		The non-permanent active militia component of the Corps was organized by General Orders on 1 April 1912 and to differentiate between the permanent active militia and the non-permanent active militia a new shoulder badge was adopted for that component simply by the deletion of the letter “P”.
		A Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Band was first formed in Ottawa on 11 January 1935, when fifteen bandsmen of both the Permanent and Non-Permanent Force assembled at the Morris Building for their firs rehearsal under the direction of the Director of Music, Mr A Cronsdale.
	www.members.shaw.ca /rcoc-pacific/history.htm (6224 words)

	Unit/Regiment Markings
		D.F. The Royal Dublin Fusileers (The Royal Madras Fusileers)
		D.F. The Royal Dublin Fusileers (The Royal Bombay Fusileers)
		M.F. The Royal Munster Fusileers (Royal Bengal Fusileers)
	www.martinihenry.com /units.htm (708 words)

	Junior Leaders Battalion - Royal Army Ordnance Corps
		In the mid 1925, it moved from Aldershot to the Ordnance Depot at Hilsea in Portsmouth, which was the RAOC Training Establishment.
		In 1940, just before commencement of the Second World War, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps Boy’s Wing moved back to Aldershot, as the Ordnance Depot Hilsea was loaned to the US Army for the duration of the Second World War.
		The Army Apprentice College RAOC remained as such under the Commanding Officer Lt Col M L C JIGGENS RAOC, from 1982 until the final closure of Dettingen Barracks, Blackdown on the 31st December 1985.
	juniorleadersraoc.co.uk (1137 words)

	Ordnance Corps Officer
		The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps is one of the largest supply organisations in Australia and is responsible for a very wide range of logistics tasks not only supporting the Army but also the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.
		The Corps is also responsible for the demolition and disposal of explosives, salvage of battle-damaged equipment, re-packing of parachutes, provision of laundry facilities for hospitals and troops in the field when required and many other ancillary support services.
		ADFA is a College of the University of New South Wales and officers graduate with a University of New South Wales degree.
	www.defencejobs.gov.au /careers_explorer/Army188.html (2411 words)

	The Army Air Corps explaination page
		After World War Two the original Army Air Corps was disbanded and as gliders became obsolete, pilots retrained onto powered light aircraft and served alongside Air OP Squadrons as part of the Army’s eyes and ears.
		The new Corps was to be responsible for managing its own fleet of aircraft, for aircrew training and for tactical development, technical support was placed in the hands of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC).
		The new Corps was to be formed from the existing Air OP Squadrons and the Light Liaison Flights operated by the remaining GPR units.
	www.aaca.org.uk /explaination.htm (1082 words)

	Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army :: Organisation :: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Royal Logistic Corps, both Regular and Territorial Army, was formed on 5th April 1993.
		This Corps drew from 5 previous Corps or branches of Corps.
		Since its formation in 1993, the Royal Logistic Corps has supported Britain's military commitments in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Kosovo), Northern Ireland, Iraq, Cyprus, Falklands Islands, Africa and wherever the British Army is operating.
	www.army.mod.uk /rlcta/organisation/history.html (210 words)

	Royal Logistic Corps Territorial Army : : Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Prior to joining the Territorial Army in a second career I served for 17 years in the Regular Army in both the Parachute Regiment and the Royal Corps of Transport.
		I was an original member of the Volunteer Explosive Ordnance Disposal Companies and remained part of the establishment throughout their history.
		The new unit provides a full range of technical services for the ammunition and explosives using community and I may be required to leads teams of technicians and other soldiers in any of the inspection, repair, disposal or recovery tasks for we which we are trained and prepared.
	www.army.mod.uk /rlcta/profiles/166_j_wright.html (512 words)

	Royal Logistic Corps, Volunteer Regiments
		Formed 1 April 1996 with Headquarters at Peterborough by conversion of 5th (Volunteer) Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.
		Formed by rebadging personnel 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Volunteers), 4th/5th Battalion The Green Howards (Yorkshire Volunteers) and 7th Battalion The Light Infantry (Volunteers), 'footprint' retained.
		A large number of Squadrons were formed in 1993 when independent companies from the Royal Army Ordnance Corps transferred to this Corps.
	www.win.tue.nl /~drenth/BritArmy/Lineage/RLC (1435 words)

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		The centre of the badge is the Arms of the Board of Ordnance.
		This is the badge adopted by the corps in 1919 after being granted the Royal prefix, for service in the Great War.
		Badge worn 1896 to 1919, after which the Corps were granted Royal status and adopted a new badge.
	www.egframes.co.uk /aacorps212.htm (146 words)

	Armed Forces - a10a2 - British Army - Combat Service Support - The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC)
		The RLC is the youngest Corps in the Army and was formed in April 1993, as a result of the recommendations of The Logistic Support Review.
		The RLC results from the amalgamation of The Royal Corps of Transport (RCT), The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC), The Army Catering Corps (ACC), The Royal Pioneer Corps (RPC) and elements of The Royal Engineers (RE).
		The General Support Regiment's role is primarily to supply ammunition to the Royal Artillery using DROPS vehicles and to provide tank transporters, that move armoured vehicles more rapidly and economically than moving them on their own tracks.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /army/listings/l0073.html (657 words)

	Official website of Frank Steer MBE - Background Information
		An author, Frank's first three published works are connected with the Battle of Arnhem, and he is now engaged in writing the history of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps from 1918 to 1993.
		Frank is a Trustee of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps charitable trust, established to see to the needs of those members of the Corps who have fallen on hard times.
		He is also a Trustee of the Royal Logistic Corps museum, having just been part of the team that has seen through a significant re-design and re-launch of the museum.
	www.frank-steer.com (444 words)

	Stay Army - Australian Army - Department of Defence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC) is one of the largest supply organisations in Australia.
		It is responsible for a very large range of tasks not only supporting the Army but also the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.
		Army personnel must have a minimum of three years service before applying.
	www.defence.gov.au /army/stayarmy/RAAOC_files/RAAOC.html (2298 words)

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		Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Volunteer units 1967 - 2000
		On 1 April 1993 the Royal Army Ordnance Corps was merged with the Royal Corps of Transport, the Army Catering Corps and the Royal Pioneer Corps to form the Royal Logistic Corps.
		Formed 1 April 1967 at Leeds from HQ RAOC 49 Division, HQ RAOC 50 Division and 49, 50 and 55 Stores Companies.
	www.win.tue.nl /~drenth/BritArmy/Lineage/RAOC (279 words)

	Ordnance Corps Officer
		Like West Point in the United States and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in the United Kingdom, RMC is renowned for providing one of the best standards of leadership and management education in the world.
		After 18 months intensive training, RMC graduates are commissioned as Lieutenants in the Australian Regular Army with developed skills that are second to none.
		RMC cadets are organised as a Battalion known as the Corps of Staff Cadets.
	www.defencejobs.gov.au /careers_explorer/Army162.html (2101 words)

	WORLD WAR 2
		In a press report about Arthur’s death, in 1944, the newspaper reported that James was still listed as missing, so his body was possibly not found and identified until after the end of the war.
		The Stockport Express, 3 August 1944, carried a notice from his wife saying she had been notified that he had been killed in action and she thanked all friends and relatives for the sympathy extended to her.
		His date of death suggests he was part of the Army of Occupation.
	members.aol.com /Cgwarmemorial/html/cheadleww2.htm (4634 words)

	Independent Squadrons, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (V) [UK]
		See the main regimental or corps page(s) for more information.
		1 April 1993 transferred to Royal Logistic Corps as 124 Petrol Squadron RLC (V).
		Note: battle honours are not awarded to this corps.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/raocsqns.htm (269 words)

	Ordnance Corps Officer
		In addition to the current Army Undergraduate Scheme, a Royal Military College (RMC) Officer Tertiary Recruitment Scheme (OTRS) was introduced in 2003.
		The successful applicants are appointed into the Army as Officer Cadets (Special Conditions) with a view to commencing the "Part Time General Service Officer First Appointment Course (PT GSO FAC)" at their local University Regiment or Company in the following January or June.
		It is simply calculated by the following principle: for the time spent in the Regular Army Supplement on the Undergraduate Scheme you must serve an equivalent time plus one year.
	www.defencejobs.gov.au /careers_explorer/Army498.html (2294 words)

	Ordnance Corps Officer
		Graduates receive a Queen's Commission upon successful completion of all PTFAC modules, and are able to say that they have achieved a prestigious and prized commission from one of the world's premiere military leadership colleges.
		Applicants will not normally be allowed to enter the ADF until they achieve a minimum of 17 years of age, however they may be able to initiate the application process from 16 years and six months of age, depending upon the capacity of their local recruiting centre.
		The lives of soldiers, the honour of the Army, and ultimately that of the Nation can be at stake.
	www.defencejobs.gov.au /careers_explorer/Army454.html (2293 words)

	A History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1945-1982 - PHELPS (L.T.H), MAJ.-GEN.: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Royal Army Ordnance Corps, [1982] 8vo., First Ed, with a coloured frontispiece, very numerous photographs, maps (several full-page) and diagrams in the text; regimental cloth gilt, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
		Fifth volume of the continuously published history of the Corps, covering the period from August 1945 to the end of the Falklands conflict.
		Detailed and clearly written, it includes the transition from war to peace, the Cold War, thirteen years of National Service, Suez, withdrawal from Empire, bomb disposal in Northern Ireland, three wars and numerous 'local difficulties' across the world.
	www.antiqbook.co.uk /boox/isl/7688.shtml (159 words)

	Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps & Royal Engineers
		The great land offensive by the 1st British Armoured Division during the Gulf War was only made possible by the outstanding levels of logistic support achieved by units of the Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps and the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
		dominating the foreground of this painting of a typical resupply operation in the field are a Leyland DAF DROPS vehicle from 12 squadron, Royal Corps of Transport, and a Multiple Launch Rocket System from 39 Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery.
		Showing the next 140 images, showing wide range of military and aviation subjects from Alexander the great to Modern army operate in KFOR price £5.
	www.military-art.com /mr14.htm (742 words)

	Main Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Army Ordnance Department and Corps - 1896 Cap Badges
		Ammunition Technicians in the TA Felix the Cat and 321 EOD Company/Squadron, Northern Ireland.
		The Royal Army Ordnance Corps amalgamated with the
	free.hostdepartment.com /o/ordnance (520 words)

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