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BRAT (British) – British Regiment Attached Traveler (British military usage, may have been the original usage, which was later adapted to the American military: Means "child that travels with a soldier"), or "Born, Raised and Trapped". Usually pronounced "Military Brat" or "Base Brat".
Correction. Sorry on my link to the Revolutionary War source, there are 10 sample pages talking about women or children attached to regiments. It is the 4th (fourth) and 10th (tenth) sample page that contain references to children attached to American Regiments. The others are British. Telemachus.forward 06:16, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
Army Air Corps - 7 + 1 regiments [22] Royal Regiment of Artillery - 15 + 6 regiments [23] [24] Corps of Royal Engineers - 15 + 7 regiments [25] Royal Corps of Signals - 13 + 4 regiments [26] Intelligence Corps - 3 + 4 battalions [27] Honourable Artillery Company - 0 + 1 Regiment [28] Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) - 0 + 1 ...
The brigade's 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery entered Iraq on 20 March to support U.S. Marine Corps forces in their efforts to capture the Rumaila oil fields, nearly all of the oil wells being taken intact. The rest of the brigade, supported by its AAC helicopters, entered Iraq soon afterwards, still tasked with securing Rumaila.
The Infantry of the British Army comprises 49 infantry battalions, from 19 regiments. Of these, 33 battalions are part of the Regular army and the remaining 16 a part of the Army Reserve. The British Army's Infantry takes on a variety of roles, including armoured, mechanised, air assault and light.
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).
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Prior to 28 March 2006, the Highlanders was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) , part of the Scottish Division .
Then from 13 April 1917 it was attached to 71st Division, a Home Service formation also composed of former Provisional Battalions. [ 28 ] On 26 November 1917, 1212th (West Riding) Battery transferred to 43rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery , which was reforming in 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division .