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The claim that "brat" (in the military sense) has been used for a century or more and that it stands for "British Regiment Attached Traveller" is folk etymology, a backronym. There are no appearances of this phrase dating back that far, and English acronyms were almost non-existent before the mid-20th century.
There are now two citations on British Regiment Attached Traveler. "Traveler" is actually a very old British term and I would argue that resonates with "old British Empire" language. Perhaps the term evolved, with "Traveler" in the originating moniker and then later it got worked into an acronym. That's just a guess though.
The first production vehicles were completed in 1972. The first British regiment to be equipped with the Scorpion was the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) in 1973. [2] [14] In November 1981, the RAF Regiment took delivery of the first of 184 Scorpions and other variants of CVR(T).
[Military] Brat: Not an acronym for "British Regiment Attached Traveller". [28] This is just a specific instance of the word brat, meaning child or offspring, first attested in 16th-century Scotland. [29] "Chav": see under "Other" Coma: Some falsely believe that the word coma originates from "cessation of motor activity". Although this ...
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - 1 + 2 battalions [14] The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Anglian Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Yorkshire Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Welsh - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Mercian Regiment - 1 ...
The British Militia was the principal military reserve force of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Militia units were repeatedly raised in Great Britain during the Victorian and Edwardian eras for internal security duties and to defend against external invasions .
658 Squadron AAC is a special operations support squadron of the Army Air Corps (AAC) unit of the British Army that provides dedicated aviation support to the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS) for domestic counterterrorism (CT) and CSAR operations. [3] The squadron is co-located with 22 SAS at Stirling Lines. [4]
The Blues – Royal Horse Guards [1] (only British heavy cavalry regiment to wear blue rather than red uniforms) The Blue Horse – 4th Dragoon Guards [3] The Blue Mafia – Queen's Own Highlanders; Bobs' Own – Irish Guards [1] [3] [10] (refers to Field Marshal Lord Roberts, 'Bobs', the first Colonel of the regiment) The Bomb-proofs – 14th ...