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The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
QOR badge.jpg
Cap Badge of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
Active April 26, 1860 – Present
Country Canada Canada
Branch  Canadian Army
Type Infantry
Airborne forces
Role To close with and destroy the enemy
Size One battalion
Part of 32 Canadian Brigade Group
4th Canadian Division
Garrison/HQ Downtown Toronto (HQ)/Scarborough
Motto(s) In Pace Paratus (In Peace Prepared)
March Quick: The Buffs
Double Past: Money Musk
Anniversaries 150th Anniversary on April 26, 2010
Engagements See Battle honours
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant Colonel Sandi Banerjee
Colonel-in-Chief HRH the Duchess of Cornwall
Abbreviation QOR of C

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is a Primary Reserve regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces, based in Toronto. The regiment is part of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. It is the only reserve regiment in Canada to currently have a parachute role. The regiment consists of the reserve battalion, the Regimental Association, and the Regimental Band and Bugles. The official abbreviation is The QOR of C, but the name is often abbreviated to QOR.

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada parade out of Moss Park Armoury in downtown Toronto. The unit motto is In Pace Paratus—In Peace Prepared.

The Reserve Battalion is made up of the following companies:

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada are the only Primary Reserve unit in Canada with a parachute tasking. The unit has qualified Parachute Instructors, Drop Zone/Landing Zone Controllers and Jumpmasters. Members also take courses in helicopter operations, aerial delivery, and as Recce and Advanced Mountain Operations Instructors. Members of The QOR have also been sent on the Patrol Pathfinder Course. Qualified personnel in jump positions are allowed the honour of wearing the maroon beret. Trained soldiers are addressed as Riflemen.

The Queen's Own Rifles have a long-standing support role with the Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre, where QOR parachute instructors and other personnel on staff instruct on and support parachuting courses. The unit currently supplies a Company(-) of paratroopers to the 3 RCR Parachute Company when required.

The Battalion deploys by parachute on numerous Field Training Exercises during the year and during Divisional exercises during the summer.


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