| Unit Name: | Royal Logistic Corps |
| Dates: | 5 April 1993 – present |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Role: | Military logistics |
| Garrison: | Worthy Down Camp, Winchester |
| Motto: | "We Sustain" |
| March: | On Parade Lion, Sword and Crown |
| Commander1: | The Princess Royal |
| Commander1 Label: | Colonel-in-Chief |
| Commander2: | Colonel Patrick Allen |
| Commander2 Label: | Corps Colonel |
| Commander3: | Major General Jonathan Chestnutt |
| Commander3 Label: | Master-General |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Tactical recognition flash |
The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army.[1]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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:
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.[12]
The RLC has five Victoria Cross holders. All five derive historically from establishments that eventually became the Royal Corps of Transport.