Muscat Regiment (Oman)

Muscat Regiment
Royal Army of Oman
ActiveFrom 1957 to date
Country Oman
TypeInfantry
RoleMotorised infantry
SizeOne battalion
Garrison/HQBid Bid, Oman
EngagementsJebel Akhdar & Dhofar Wars
Decorations

The Muscat Regiment (MR) was formed in March 1957 and was one of the first two properly constituted infantry regiments that Sultan Said bin Taimur of Oman formed.[1][2] The regiment's crest is two crossed Omani swords overlain vertically with a single traditional Khanjar dagger sheathed, with scrolls carrying the regimental title in Arabic.[3] The regiment's headdress is a distinctive scarlet Tam o' Shanter style cap, rather than a beret.[4] Members of the Regiment who served in Dhofar are entitled to wear the General Service Medal Oman, its ribbon design illustrated on the right (see Decorations).[5]

  1. ^ Valeri, Marc (2009). Oman: Politics and Society in the Qaboos State. Hurst. p. 53. ISBN 9781850659334. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ^ Peter Kemp, David Smiley (1975). Arabian assignment. London: Leo Cooper. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0850521815.
  3. ^ "Griffin Badges Muscat Regiment". griffinbadges. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Muscat Regiment tam o shanter worn by officer in photograph". www.google.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Sultan of Muscat's Armed Forces General Service Medal with clasp for Dhofar". www.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2017.