Royal Corps of Transport

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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 and the Royal Engineers. In 1993 the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed by the amalgamation of The RCT, RAOC, RPC, ACC and Postal and Courier elements of the RE and the Royal Corps of Transport ceased to exist.

Trades in the RCT included:

• Air despatcher
• Driver/radio operator
• Clerk
• General driver
• Movement controller
• Port operator
• Railwayman
• Seaman
• Marine engineer

[edit] 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