154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC

154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC Rlcbadge.jpg 100 Cap Badge of the Royal Logistic Corps 1993–Present United Kingdom United Kingdom Logistic Regiment 3rd Line Transport Regiment431 personnelhttps://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616 Army – Question for Ministry of Defence 1 14 December 2020 4th Light Brigade Combat Team MAN SV Lieutenant Colonel Chloe O'Brien RLC WO1 Andrew Maloney RLC The Princess Royal Col Gordon Stewart 100px Regimental Tartan(No. 16, MacDuff) 100px Tactical Recognition Flash 154 Regt RLC Abbreviation We Sustain Quick March - On ParadeSlow March -Lion, Sword and Crown Formation Day 5 Apr PeninsulaBattle of WaterlooLucknowTaku FortsPeking 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. History The regiment was formed as the 154th (Lowland) Regiment, RCT (Volunteers) in Glasgow in 1967.http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlc154.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070611203802/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlc154.htm dead 11 June 2007 154th Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport (Volunteers) Regiments.org 19 November 2017 The initially comprised just 221 Squadron and 222 Squadron. 225 Squadron was formed in 1969, 251 Squadron in 1971 and 225 Squadron in 1992. 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.http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlcscot.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070816152332/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlcscot.htm dead 16 August 2007 The Scottish Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers) Regiments.org 19 November 2017 231 Squadron was subsequently disbanded. It became 154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC under the Army 2020 reformshttps://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmdfence/576/576vw.pdf Army 2020 UK Parliament 24 November 2017 and an extra squadron, 239 Squadron, was formed in 2016.https://www.facebook.com/dunfermlineabbey/photos/a.1211677185556123.1073741944.429291987127984/1211682745555567/?type=3 239 (Fife)Transport Squadron Royal Logistics Corps Service of Formation and Dedication in the Abbey Church Facebook 19 November 2017 Structure The regiment's structure is:https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-logistic-corps/rlc-reserve-units/154-regiment-rlc/ 154 Regiment RLC 12 February 2022 Regimental Headquarters, in Dunfermline 527 Headquarters Squadron, in Dunfermline 221 Transport Squadron, in Glasgow 230 Transport Squadron, in Edinburgh 239 Transport Squadron, in Fife 251 Transport Squadron, in Irvine Uniform The regiment wears the Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Logistic Corps.https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?q=searchType%3Dsimple%26simpleText%3Droyal%2520engineer%26themeID%3D%26resultsDisplay%3Dlist%26page%3D31&pos=9&total=640&page=31&acc=2018-07-25-6 Tactical recognition flash, Royal Logistics Corps National Army Museum 12 August 2023 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.McDuff Tartan and the Corps 2016 RASC-RCT-ScottishRegion.co.uk Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Association http://www.rasc-rct-scottishregion.co.uk/macduff-tartan-and-the-corps/4586684533 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20210924010255/http://www.rasc-rct-scottishregion.co.uk/macduff-tartan-and-the-corps/4586684533 24 September 2021 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 13 December 2017 Royal Logistic Corps Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheRoyalLogisticCorps/posts/pfbid0fqLEFTfBeLCpdjwzi48zhc1TyF39X1Ye5bCKKuuR6TAVuMZLm8ovy5byQWGB6mVcl A tartan was created in 2018 (approved in 2020) in honour of the Royal Logistic Corps, Tartan Details - Royal Logistic Corps 2018 TartanRegister.gov.uk Scottish Register of Tartans https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=12136 12 August 2023 but this is for civilian use and is a fundraiser for the RLC's MOD Benevolent fund; it is not used for regimental uniform. Royal Logistic Corps Tartan from the Ministry of Tartan 23 October 2020 RoyalLogisticCorps.co.uk Royal Logistic Corps Association https://www.royallogisticcorps.co.uk/royal-logistic-corps-tartan-from-the-ministry-of-tartan/ 12 August 2023 See also Armed forces in Scotland Military history of Scotland References External links 154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC Category:Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps Category:Military units and formations established in 1967 Category:British organisations established in 1967