The King's Own Calgary Regiment
| The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) | |
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The King's Own Calgary Regiment Cap Badge
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| Active | 1910 – present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Primary Reserve (Militia) |
| Role | Armoured Reconnaissance |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | 41 Canadian Brigade Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Calgary |
| Nickname(s) | The King's Own or The KOCR |
| Patron | George VI of Canada |
| Motto(s) | Onward! |
| Colours | Oxford and Cambridge Blue |
| March | "Colonel Bogey" |
| Anniversaries | St. George's Day |
| Equipment |
Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon |
| Engagements |
World War I World War II |
| Battle honours | Ypres, 1915, '17; Festubert, 1915; Mount Sorrel; Somme, 1916; Ancre Heights; Ancre, 1916; Arras, 1917, '18; Vimy, 1917; Hill 70; Passchendaele; Amiens; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quéant; Hindenburg Line; Canal du Nord; Valenciennes; France and Flanders, 1915–18; Dieppe; Sicily, 1943; Motta Montecorvino; San Leonardo; The Gully; Cassino II; Gustav Line; Pignataro; Liri Valley; Aquino; Trasimene Line; Arezzo; Advance to Florence; Cerrone; Italy, 1943–1945; North-West Europe, 1942, 1945; Afghanistan |
| Website | kingsown |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LtCol Chris Hunt |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Abbreviation | KOCR |
Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon
MILCOT
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The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC), (The King's Own or The KOCR), is a reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve. Headquartered at the Mewata Armoury in Calgary, Alberta, the KOCR is a part-time reserve unit of 3rd Canadian Division's 41 Canadian Brigade Group.
Through 2017, the regiment is adding a detachment into the High River, Alberta area with the aim of eventually growing this detachment into squadron-sized unit. The regiment is also actively recruiting in the Okotoks, and Turner Valley regions.
Members of the regiment currently operate with Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon and militarized Chevrolet Silverado's, known as the MILCOTS (or colloquially as the "Milverado"). Since 2014, the unit has been increasingly training with civilian side-by-side all-terrain platforms, snowmobiles, and All-Terrain Vehicles, examining their utility during domestic operations and to supplement for rear echelon tasks. The regiment is currently training and preparing to take ownership of the new Textron TAPV (Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle) in the summer of 2017.
On a shield Argent a cross Gules surmounted by a maple leaf in autumnal tints charged with a bison statant on a mound, on a chief the local landscape at sunset all proper, the shield ensigned by the Royal Crown, supported dexter by a horse, sinister by a steer, adorned beneath with a rose between shamrocks and thistles all proper, the whole set upon three scrolls Or, the upper one inscribed with the motto ONWARD and the two below inscribed KING'S OWN CALGARY REGIMENT in letters Azure.
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