162 Regiment RLC
{{short description|Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army}}
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162 Regiment RLC is an Army Reserve regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps.
History
The regiment was formed in the Royal Corps of Transport as 162nd Movement Control Regiment, RCT (Volunteers) in 1967.{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlc162.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926223433/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlc162.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2007|title=162nd Movement Control Regiment|publisher=Regiments.org|accessdate=25 November 2017}} It absorbed 88 Postal and Courier Regiment RLC and was re-named as 162 Regiment RLC in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/news/25835.aspx|title=88 Postal and Courier Regiment amalgamates with 162 Regiment RLC|publisher=British Army|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126080940/http://www.army.mod.uk/news/25835.aspx|archivedate=26 January 2016|url-status=dead|accessdate=21 January 2016}}
Structure
The current structure is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-logistic-corps/rlc-reserve-units/162-regiment-rlc/|title=162 Regiment RLC|publisher=British Army|accessdate=8 April 2023}}
- 279 HQ Squadron at Bilborough, Nottingham
- 280 Movement Control Squadron at Swindon
- 281 Movement Control Squadron at Bilborough, Nottingham
- 282 Movement Control Squadron at Coulby Newham
- 871 Postal & Courier Squadron at Marlow
- 883 Postal & Courier Squadron at Hartlepool
References
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External links
- [https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-logistic-corps/162-regiment-rlc/ Official site]
{{Royal Logistic Corps}}
Category:Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps