History
The corps was formed in 1965 from the transport (land, water and air) elements of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) and the movement control and transportation elements of the Royal Engineers (RE). The Royal Army Service Corps’ functions of supply and transport were separated. The RCT became responsible for transport including ships and launches. whilst supplies became the responsibility of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. In 1993, following the Options for Change review, the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed by the amalgamation of The Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Royal Pioneer Corps, the Army Catering Corps, and the Postal and Courier elements of the Royal Engineers.Regiments
Regiments of the Royal Corps of Transport with regiment, with last name, before disbandment: * 1st Armoured Division Transport Regiment * 2nd Infantry Division Transport Regiment * 3rd Armoured Division Transport Regiment * 4th Armoured Division Transport Regiment * 7th Tank Transporter Regiment * 8th Transport Regiment * 10th Corps Transport Regiment * 14th Air Dispatch Regiment * 15th Air Dispatch Regiment * 17th Port Regiment * 20th Maritime Regiment * 21st (Northern Ireland) Transport and Movement Regiment * 23rd Transport and Movement Regiment * 24th Regiment * 25th Regiment * 26th Transport and Movement Regiment * 27th Regiment * 28th Transport and Movement Regiment * 29th Transport and Movement Regiment * 30th Regiment * 31st Regiment * 32nd Regiment * 33rd Maritime Regiment * ''Other Units part of the Royal Corps of Transport'' **Maritime Group, Royal Corps of Transport **Headquarters Air Dispatch Group **1st Regiment, Royal Malta Artillery **2nd Transport Group **Logistic Support Group Regiment **Gurkha Transport Regiment **Parachute Logistic Regiment **Cyprus Logistic Unit **395 Air Dispatch Troop **401 Troop **402 Troop **403 Troop **404 Troop **405 Troop **407 Troop **410 Troop **414 Pack Transport Troop **415 Maritime Troop **416 Troop **460 Port Troop (Falkland Islands) **486 Movement Control Troop **497 Movement Control Troop *''Reserve Regiment'' **'' 150 Transport Regiment'' **''Trades
The Royal Corps of Transport consisted of a number of different specialist trades. These included: *Driver was the primary trade of the RCT and as such private soldiers held the rank 'Driver'. **Driver (Responsible for General Duties and Driver tasks). **Driver Radio operator **Driver Tank Transporter **Driver Air Dispatcher In conversation, the 'Driver' element was often omitted from these other Driver roles, even though the rank abbreviation of Dvr remained. Clerical trades also completed basic driver training before going on to specialise *Clerk - Working within RCT Squadrons. * Movement controller previously referred to as Traffic OperatorPort and Specialised Support Trades, Port and Maritime specialists
Again basic driver training was required * Driver Port Operator * Driver Railwayman (79 Railway Squadron RCT) *Mariner (Seaman) *Marine Engineer *Pilot - Hovercraft - for a very short period. Pilot was not really a trade but an appointmentRCT personnel served in additional roles
*Staff car Driver could be carried out by any driver trade and additionally by those that carried out the Staff car Driver's course at the Army School of Mechanical Transport - (Later Defence School of Transport). *Airborne Forces as a Parachutist but stayed in trade, so not for sea, port and railway trades. N.B. Parachutist was never a trade in the RCT. However, 63 Parachute Squadron RCT was part of the Airborne Bde. *Royal Marines ( Commando Logistic Regiment) Having completed the 'Army Commando Course' *Special Duties Teams in Northern Ireland *Master DriverAdditional Officer Information
*The RCT provided the first Service Support Officer to the Commanding OfficerReferences
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* * {{Authority control British administrative corps Military units and formations disestablished in 1993 Military units and formations established in 1965 Royal Logistic Corps