The Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) was a British Army corps formed in 1965 from the transport (land, water and air) and movement control elements of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) and the Royal Engineers (RE). The depot was Buller Barracks in Aldershot. In 1993 the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed by the amalgamation of The Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Pioneer Corps, Army Catering Corps, and Postal and Courier elements of the RE,
Trades in the RCT included:
- Air despatcher
- Driver/radio operator
- Clerk
- General driver
- Movement controller
- Port operator
- Railwayman
- Seaman
- Marine engineer
External links
- http://www.rascrctassociation.co.uk/ Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Association
- http://www.waggoners.co.uk/ The [unofficial] site of the Royal Corps of Transport
- http://www.air-despatch.co.uk/ Website of the Air Despatch Association
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