Royal Corps of Signals | |
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Active | 1920 – present |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Garrison/HQ | Blandford Camp, Dorset |
Motto(s) | Certa Cito (Swift and Sure) [1] |
March | Begone Dull Care (Quick); HRH The Princess Royal (Slow) |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | Anne, Princess Royal |
Master of Signals | General Dame Sharon Nesmith[2] |
Corps Colonel | Colonel Nicholas Bruce |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash |
Arms of the British Army |
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Combat Arms |
Combat Support Arms |
Combat Services |
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The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communications and information systems essential to all operations. Royal Signals units provide the full telecommunications infrastructure for the Army wherever they operate in the world. The Corps has its own engineers, logistics experts and systems operators to run radio and area networks in the field.[3] It is responsible for installing, maintaining and operating all types of telecommunications equipment and information systems, providing command support to commanders and their headquarters, and conducting electronic warfare against enemy communications.