The Special Operations Forces Branch (SOFB, french: Branche des forces d'opérations spéciales, BFOS, links=no) 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
Canadian Armed Forces
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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force.
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, consisting of all members of
special operations
Special operations (S.O.) are military activities conducted, according to NATO, by "specially designated, organized, selected, trained, and equipped forces using unconventional techniques and modes of employment". Special operations may include ...
trades. Nearly all members of the SOFB are employed in
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM; french: links=no, Commandement des Forces d'opérations spéciales du Canada; COMFOSCAN) is a command of the Canadian Armed Forces. It is responsible for all special forces operations that are ...
(CANSOFCOM).
SOFB members wear
service dress uniform
Service dress uniform is the informal type of uniform used by military, police, fire and other public uniformed services for everyday office, barracks and non-field duty purposes and sometimes for ceremonial occasions. It frequently consists of ...
s that are distinct from the navy, army and air force uniforms. The uniform consists of a dark olive five-button jacket, light olive trousers bloused over mid-calf black
jump boots, light khaki shirt and olive tie, and a
tan beret.
The branch badge was approved on July 20, 2017, which contains a
V-42 stiletto (as do the badges of CANSOFCOM and the
Canadian Special Operations Regiment) and the branch motto, la, Commissa ut viam inveniat, label=none, lit=Committed to finding a way.
References
2017 establishments in Canada
Military units and formations established in 2017
Canadian Armed Forces personnel branches
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