Tactical recognition flash
Tactical recognition flash (TRF) is the British military term for a coloured patch worn on the right arm of combat clothing by members of the British Army,[1] Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. A TRF serves to quickly identify the regiment or corps of the wearer, in the absence of a cap badge. It is similar to, but distinct from, the DZ Flashes worn by members of Airborne Forces.
TRFs should not be confused with formation signs or insignia, which are used to denote the formation (usually brigade or division or a higher headquarters) and are worn in addition to TRFs by a member of any regiment or corps serving in that formation.
Army
Royal Armoured Corps
Army Air Corps
Infantry
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1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | ||
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1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | 3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment | |
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1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment | 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment | 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment |
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HQ, Royal Welsh | 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh | 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh | 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh |
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Adjutant General's Corps
Royal Military Police | Military Provost Staff | Military Provost Guard Service | Army Legal Services | Staff and Personnel Support | Educational and Training Services |
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Colonial Forces
Royal Gibraltar Regiment | Cayman Islands Regiment |
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Historic
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Police |
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Cadet Forces
Tactical Recognition Flashes are not to be worn by Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) or cadets of the Army Cadet Force and army section of the Combined Cadet Force irrespective of any affiliation to a Corps or Regiment.[2] Cadets and CFAVs do wear county and contingent flashes of the Army Cadet Force and Combined Cadet Force respectively.[2] Officers of the Air Training Corps and the RAF Section of the Combined Cadet Force wear the RAF tactical recognition flash, Adult Warrant Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers wear the RAFAC Staff formation flash, and cadets wear RAFAC Cadet formation flash.[3]
See also
- Unit Colour Patch - Australian equivalent
- Shoulder sleeve insignia - American similar equivalent
- Drop zone flash
References
- ^ JSP 336 (3rd Edition), Volume 12, Part 3, Pamphlet 15, BADGES, EMBELLISHMENTS AND HEADDRESS (now superseded by JSP 886)
- ^ a b "ARMY DRESS REGULATIONS (ALL RANKS)" (PDF).
- ^ "Uniform Dress and Appearance Regulations for the Air Cadet Organization" (PDF). RAF Air Cadets. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.