Army Lists

Regimental Standards and Cap Badges


	King's Colour	Cap Badge

Within the regimental system, soldiers and officers are posted to a tactical unit of their own regiment whenever posted to field duty.

A regiment is likely to include:

a symbolic colonel-in-chief (often a member of the royal family),
a Colonel of the Regiment or "honorary colonel" who protects the traditions and interests of the regimental family and insists on the maintenance of high standards,
battle honours (honours earned by one unit of an administrative regiment are shared by the whole regiment),
ceremonial uniforms,
cap badges,
and regimental marches and songs.