Semper paratus

• Semper Paratus is the motto of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) of the Canadian Army formed in 1862 and headquartered at the James Street Armoury in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003
• Semper Paratus is the motto of The Brockville Rifles a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army formed 5 October 1866 and headquartered at the Brockville Armoury in Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
• Semper Paratus is the motto of the Essex and Kent Scottish of the Canadian Army formed in 1954 through the amalgamation of The Essex Scottish Regiment and The Kent Regiment.

• The phrase is translated into the Korean "항상 준비", and became the motto of the Korean Children's Union.

• Semper Paratus is the motto of Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force,{{cite web |title=Winged dragon: The history of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force |url=https://www.britishempire.co.uk/library/wingeddragon.htm |website=www.britishempire.co.uk |access-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209015501/https://www.britishempire.co.uk/library/wingeddragon.htm |archive-date=2020-02-09 }} it is also used by Hong Kong Government Flying Service.

• Semper Paratus is the motto used by numerous armigers, including the Barons Clifford of Chudleigh,{{Cite web|url=https://coadb.com/surnames/clifford-arms.html|title=Clifford Coat of Arms Meanings and Family Crest Artwork}} Armytage baronets, of Kirklees, Yorkshire, and Elphinstone baronets, of Sowerby, Cumberland.The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Bernard Burke, Harrison & Sons, 1884, pp. 25, 204, 324
• It is also the family motto of the family Upton and has been used since the 11th Century.{{Cite web|url=https://limerickslife.com/upton-family/|title=The Upton family from Newcastle West, Limerick to the world|date=28 January 2013}}

• Semper Paratus is the motto of the United States Coast Guard, and is the title of their marching song "Semper Paratus"."Semper Paratus" (Always Ready)
• It is the motto of the U.S. Army 16th Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kansas.Special Unit Designations
• It is the motto of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command and Sixteenth Air Force, stationed at Beale Air Force Base.
• It was the motto of the United States Navy destroyer tender {{USS|Sierra|AD-18}}.{{Cite web|title=NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive|url= http://www.navsource.net/archives/09/03/0318.htm}}
• It is the motto of the Long Beach (California) Fire Department.

• It is the motto of the Turkish Naval Forces.

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• Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments
• {{Cite web |title='Semper Paratus' (Always Ready) |url=https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/History-Heritage-Traditions/Semper-Paratus/ |website=Coast Guard History - FAQ's |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office |access-date=2020-04-27}}
• {{Cite web |date=2010-04-21 |title=Special Unit Designations |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html |publisher=United States Army Center of Military History |access-date=2017-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609010022/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html |archive-date=2010-06-09}}

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