Royal Australian Infantry Corps

Royal Australian Infantry Corps
Cap badge of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps
Active	23 November 1948–present
Country	Australia
Branch	Army
Type	Corps
Role	Infantry
Size	1 Regular Regiment (7 battalions) 6 Reserve Regiments (13 battalions) 3 Special Forces Regiments 3 Regional Force Surveillance Regiments
Colours	Infantry Red
March	Quick: 'El Alamein'; Slow: 'Infantry Song'
Engagements	Korea 1950–53: Sariwon, Yongyu, Chongju, Pakchon, Uijongbu, Chuam-ni, Maehwa-san, Kapyong, Kowang-San, Maryang-San, The Samichon; Vietnam 1965–72: Long Tan, Bien Hoa, Coral-Balmoral, Hat Dich, Binh Ba.
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	HM The Queen
Colonel of the Regiment	Brigadier M.J. Moon, DSC, AM

The Royal Australian Infantry Corps (RA Inf) is the parent corps for all infantry regiments of the Australian Army. It was established on 14 December 1948, with its Royal Corps status being conferred by His Majesty King George VI. At her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II became Colonel-in-Chief of the corps. Major components of the RA Inf include the various battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment and the six state-based Reserve infantry regiments, such as the Royal New South Wales Regiment. The various Regional Force Surveillance and Special Forces units of the Army are also part of the corps. The Infantry School is located at Singleton, New South Wales.

The "Head of Corps – Infantry" is usually a Brigadier and is the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Australian Regiment.

The role of the Royal Australian Infantry is to seek out and close with the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize and hold ground, to repel attack, by day or night, regardless of season, weather or terrain.

Commanders of the School of Infantry