The Royal Canadian Logistics Service (RCLS, french: links=no, Service royal de la logistique du Canada) is a

personnel branch Personnel branches, in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), are groupings of related military occupations. Personnel branches were officially established at unification in 1968 to amalgamate the old Canadian Army corps and similar occupational groupi ...

of the

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(CAF). In April 1997, the CF

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decided to incorporate the Personnel Administration Branch into the Logistics Branch. From 1968 to 2018 the organization was named the Logistics Branch. On October 16, 2018, on the occasion on its 50th anniversary, the Logistics Branch received its "Royal" designation from Queen Elizabeth II becoming the Royal Canadian Logistics Service.

Unification

When the

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, and

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

were merged in 1968 to form the

, the administrative corps of the Canadian Army were deactivated and merged with their naval and air force counterparts to ultimately form the Canadian Forces Logistics Branch. * The

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) was an administrative and transport corps of the Canadian Army. The Canadian Army Service Corps was established in the Non-Permanent Active Militia in 1901 and in the Permanent Active Militia in 1903. ...

transport and supply elements were combined with the

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC; french: Corps royal canadien des munitions, ''CRCM'') was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps RCOC can trace its roots back to the Canadian Stores Department. ...

to form the Logistics Branch * The

Royal Canadian Postal Corps The Royal Canadian Postal Corps (RCPC) was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. The Canadian Postal Corps was redesignated The Royal Canadian Postal Corps on 20 June 1961. The badge of The Royal Canadian Postal Corps consists of a horn ...

and

clerical trades were merged to form the Administration Branch (later merged with the Logistics Branch)

Uniform

The officers that belong to the corps wear a metallic embroidered or composite cap badge, while the non-commissioned members (NCM) wear a cloth-like version on berets and Air Force wedge caps; however, Navy NCMs wear a solid-metal version on their service caps and bowlers.

Training

Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre

Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre (CFLTC) (formerly known as Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics or CFSAL) has an establishment of 181 military and 14 civilian personnel and is organized into a headquarters and six divisions: *Supply and Food Service Training Division; *Financial and Human Resources Training Division; *Transportation and Traffic Training Division; *Postal Training Cadre (CFB Trenton); *Music Training Division; *Explosives Training Division; and *Logistics Leadership Division, which oversees Officer and Advanced Training. Each year, CFLTC trains approximately 3,000 military members (both Regular and Reserve Force) and civilians. CFLTC provides entry-level training to logistics officers from all three environments. In addition, CFLTC trains the following sub-occupations for logistics officers: supply chain management, financial management, human resources management, fleet management and food services. CFLTC trains the following occupations for non-commissioned members: human resources administrator, financial service administrator, cook, material management technician, ammunition technician, traffic technician, mobile support equipment operator, and musician.

Order of precedence

References

External links

{{Canadian Forces Personnel Branches Canadian Armed Forces personnel branches Organizations based in Canada with royal patronage Military logistics of Canada Military units and formations established in 1968