Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
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The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (French: Le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne) is the artillery personnel branch of the Canadian Army.
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Quick Facts The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Active ...
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery | |
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Le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne (French) | |
Active | 1871–present |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Canadian Army |
Type | Artillery |
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Home station | CFB Shilo |
Patron | St. Barbara |
Motto(s) | Quo fas et gloria ducunt (Latin for 'whither right and glory lead') |
Colours | The guns of the RCA themselves |
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Current weapon systems | |
Battle honours | The word ubique (Latin for 'everywhere'), takes the place of all past and future battle honours in recognition of the artillery's widespread service in all battles and campaigns since its creation |
Website | rca-arc |
Commanders | |
Captain General | The King |
Colonel commandant | Brigadier-General (Ret'd) D. Patterson (23 October 2021-present) |
Acting/Senior Serving Gunner | Brigadier-General S.Hunter (2021-present) |
Director RCA | Colonel K.L.A Bouckaert (2021-present) |
Regimental Colonel | Colonel David Grebstad (June 2022–present) |
Commander home station | Lieutenant-Colonel C.A. Wood (July 2021-present) |
Regimental sergeant-major | Chief Warrant Officer (MrGnr) Sean McGowan (2024-present) |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | RCA (for Royal Canadian Artillery, the former regimental designation of 3 June 1935) |
Headdress | Dark blue beret |
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