154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC explained

Unit Name:	154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC
Dates:	1993–Present
Country:	United Kingdom
Type:	Logistic Regiment
Role:	3rd Line Transport
Size:	Regiment 431 personnel^[1]
Command Structure:	4th Light Brigade Combat Team
Equipment:	MAN SV
Current Commander:	Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Johnson MBE RLC
Current Rsm:	WO1 Andrew Maloney RLC
Ceremonial Chief:	The Princess Royal
Colonel Of The Regiment:	Col Gordon Stewart
Identification Symbol 2 Label:	Regimental Tartan (No. 16, MacDuff)
Identification Symbol 3 Label:	Tactical Recognition Flash
Identification Symbol 4:	154 Regt RLC
Identification Symbol 4 Label:	Abbreviation
Motto:	We Sustain
March:	Quick March - On Parade Slow March -Lion, Sword and Crown
Anniversaries:	Formation Day 5 Apr
Battle Honours:	Peninsula Battle of Waterloo Lucknow Taku Forts Peking

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.^[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]

• 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.^[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

• Armed forces in Scotland
• Military history of Scotland

External links

• 154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Army – Question for Ministry of Defence. 1. 14 December 2020.
2. Web site: 154th Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport (Volunteers). https://web.archive.org/web/20070611203802/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlc154.htm. dead. 11 June 2007. Regiments.org. 19 November 2017.
3. Web site: The Scottish Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers). https://web.archive.org/web/20070816152332/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlcscot.htm. dead. 16 August 2007. Regiments.org. 19 November 2017.
4. Web site: Army 2020. UK Parliament. 24 November 2017.
5. Web site: 239 (Fife)Transport Squadron Royal Logistics Corps Service of Formation and Dedication in the Abbey Church. . 19 November 2017.
6. Web site: 154 Regiment RLC. 12 February 2022.
7. Web site: Tactical recognition flash, Royal Logistics Corps. National Army Museum. 12 August 2023.
8. Web site: McDuff Tartan and the Corps . 2016 . RASC-RCT-ScottishRegion.co.uk . Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Association . 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.: Web site: . 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 . . Facebook .
9. Web site: . Tartan Details - Royal Logistic Corps . 2018 . TartanRegister.gov.uk . . 12 August 2023.
10. Web site: . Royal Logistic Corps Tartan from the Ministry of Tartan . 23 October 2020 . RoyalLogisticCorps.co.uk . Royal Logistic Corps Association . 12 August 2023.