| Royal Australian Infantry Corps | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps | |
| Active | 23 November 1948 – present |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Corps |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 1 Regular Regiment (7 battalions) 6 State Regiments (13 battalions) 3 Special Forces Regiments 3 Regional Force Surveillance Regiments |
| Motto(s) | Duty and Honour |
| Colours | Infantry Red |
| March | Quick: "El Alamein"; Slow: "Infantry Song" |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Brigadier M. J. Moon |
The Royal Australian Infantry Corps (RA Inf) is the parent corps for all infantry regiments of the Australian Army. It was established on 14 December 1948, with its Royal Corps status being conferred by His Majesty King George VI. At her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II became Colonel-in-Chief of the corps.[1] Major components of the RA Inf include the various battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment and the six state-based Australian infantry regiments, such as the Royal New South Wales Regiment. The various Regional Force Surveillance and Special Forces units of the Army are also part of the corps.[2] The School of Infantry (SOI) is located at Singleton, New South Wales, and forms part of the Combined Arms Training Centre.
The "Head of Corps – Infantry" is usually a Brigadier and is the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Australian Regiment.
- ^ Kuring 2004, pp. 221–222.
- ^ "RAInf Units". Australian Army. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.