Military Unit Mottos: Canada

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Note: For convenience's sake (and owing that the original article was becoming large by Wikipedia standards), the original article Military Unit Mottos: Canada was broken down along the lines of the specific branch of service in the Canadian Forces (i.e. naval forces, land forces, air forces, joint service forces and cadet services). Listed below are the personnel branches of the Canadian Forces, whose members could potentially serve in any part of Canada's military. The links following the list will guide readers to a specific branch of service.

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[edit] Personnel branches

Military Motto Motto Language Translation
Air Operations Branch Per Ardua Ad Astra Latin "Through Adversity to the Stars"[1]
Cadet Instructors Cadre Illuminate Viam Latin "Illuminate the Way"
Canadian Forces Medical Service Militi Succurrimus Latin "We Hasten to Aid the Soldiers"[2]
Canadian Forces Military Police Securitas Latin "Security"[3]
Canadian Military Engineers Ubique Latin "Everywhere"[4]
Canadian Forces Chaplains In Hoc Signo Vinces Latin "In This Sign, Conquer"[5]
Communications and Electronics Branch Velox Versutus Vigilans Latin "Swift, Skilled, Alert"[6]
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch Arte et Marte Latin "By Skill And By Fighting"[7]
Intelligence Branch E Tenebris Lux Latin "Out Of The Darkness, Light"[8]
Legal Branch Fiat Justitia Latin "Let Justice Prevail"[9]
Logistics Branch Servitum Nulli Secundus Latin "Service Second To None"[10]
Personnel Selection Branch Intelligere Latin "To Understand"[11]
Public Affairs Branch Veritas Latin "Truth"[12]
Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Ubique and Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt Latin "Everywhere" and "Whither Right and Glory Lead"[13]
Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Ducimus Latin "We Lead"[14]
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Through the mud and the blood to the green fields beyond English N/A [15]

The following Branches do not have mottos assigned to them:

[edit] Former branches

[edit] Royal Military College

[edit] Unit Mottos By Branch of Service

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Air Operations cap badge[1]
  2. ^ "CFMS Introduction to its History and Heritage: Chapter III: Heritage and Traditions"[2]
  3. ^ Security Branch (MIlitary Police) cap badge[3]
  4. ^ A-JS-007-003/JD-001, Customs and Traditions of the Canadian Military Engineers: Chapter 3[4]
  5. ^ Chaplain branch cap badge[5]
  6. ^ "Royal Proclamation: Canadian military communicators"[6]
  7. ^ Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch homepage[7]
  8. ^ "History of the Intelligence Branch"[8]
  9. ^ Judge Advocate General homepage[9]
  10. ^ Logistics Branch Synopsis[10]
  11. ^ Personnel Selection Branch cap badge[11]
  12. ^ Public Affairs Branch cap badge[12]
  13. ^ "Customs and Traditions" (Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery homepage)[13]
  14. ^ Infantry School homepage[14]
  15. ^ (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps homepage)[15]
  16. ^ Administration branch cap badge[16]
  17. ^ Physical Education and Recreation Branch cap badge[17]
  18. ^ "Postal Re-Badges to Logistics"[18]

[edit] See also