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{{Short description|Unified logistics branch of the Canadian Armed Forces}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=Royal Canadian Logistics Service
|native_name = {{native_name|fr|nolink=on|Service royal de la logistique du Canada}}
|image=Log Branch badge HQ.png
|image_size=200px
|caption=
|dates=1968–present
|country=Canada
|branch=[[Canadian Armed Forces]]
|type=[[Military logistics]]
|role=[[Supply chain management]], transportation, [[human resource management]], finance, food services, postal and ammunition
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|command_structure=
|current_commander=
|garrison_label=Home Station
|garrison= [[CFB Borden]]
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname=
|patron=
|motto={{langnf|la|Servitium nulli secundus|service second to none}}
|colors=
|march="March of the Logistics Branch"
|mascot=
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|anniversaries=1 February 1968
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The '''Royal Canadian Logistics Service''' (RCLS, {{langx|fr|links=no|Service royal de la logistique du Canada}}) is a [[personnel branch]] of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] (CAF).

In April 1997, the CF [[Armed Forces Council]] decided to incorporate the Personnel Administration Branch into the Logistics Branch.

From 1968 to 2018 the organization was named the '''Logistics Branch'''. On October 16, 2018, on the occasion on its 50th anniversary, the Logistics Branch received its "Royal" designation from Queen Elizabeth II becoming the Royal Canadian Logistics Service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2018/governor-general-attend-royal-canadian-logistics-service-50th-anniversary-parade|title=Governor General to Attend the Royal Canadian Logistics Service 50th Anniversary Parade|date=October 15, 2018|website=Governor General of Canada|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref>

==Unification==
When the [[Canadian Army]], [[Royal Canadian Navy]], and [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] were [[unification of the Canadian Forces|merged in 1968]] to form the [[Canadian Armed Forces]], the administrative corps of the Canadian Army were deactivated and merged with their naval and air force counterparts to ultimately form the Canadian Forces Logistics Branch. 
* The [[Royal Canadian Army Service Corps]] transport and supply elements were combined with the [[Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]] to form the Logistics Branch
* The [[Royal Canadian Postal Corps]] and  [[Royal Canadian Army Service Corps]]  clerical trades  were merged to form the Administration Branch (later merged with the Logistics Branch)

==Uniform==
The officers that belong to the corps wear a metallic embroidered or composite cap badge, while the non-commissioned members (NCM) wear a cloth-like version on berets and Air Force wedge caps; however, Navy NCMs wear a solid-metal version on their service caps and bowlers.

==Training==

===Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre===
Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre (CFLTC) (formerly known as Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics or CFSAL), located at Canadian Forces Base Borden, has an establishment of 181 military and 5 civilian personnel and is organized into a headquarters and six divisions:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.borden.forces.gc.ca/998/9/60/997-64-eng.asp |title=Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre (CFLTC) |publisher=Borden.forces.gc.ca |date=2012-02-08 |accessdate=2013-01-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121140303/http://www.borden.forces.gc.ca/998/9/60/997-64-eng.asp |archivedate=2013-01-21 }}</ref>

*Supply and Food Service Training Division;
*Financial and Human Resources Training Division; 
*Transportation and Traffic Training Division; 
*Postal Training Cadre (CFB Trenton);
*Music Training Division; 
*Explosives Training Division; and
*Logistics Leadership Division, which oversees Officer and Advanced Training.

Each year, CFLTC trains approximately 4,500 military members (both Regular and Reserve Force) and civilians. CFLTC provides entry-level training to logistics officers from all three environments. In addition, CFLTC trains the following sub-occupations for logistics officers: supply chain management, financial management, human resources management, fleet management and food services.

CFLTC trains the following occupations for non-commissioned members: human resources administrator, financial service administrator, cook, material management technician, ammunition technician, traffic technician, mobile support equipment operator, and musician.

==Order of precedence==
{{S-start}}
{{order of precedence |
  before= [[Air Operations Branch]] |
  title=  Royal Canadian Logistics Service|
  after= [[Royal Canadian Medical Service]]
}}
{{S-end}}

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Canada topics}}
{{Canadian Armed Forces}}
{{Canadian Forces Land Force Command}}
{{Canadian Forces Personnel Branches}}

[[Category:Canadian Armed Forces personnel branches]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Canada with royal patronage]]
[[Category:Military logistics of Canada]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1968]]