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Role of Home Headquarters



  • Support for RHQ Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • Foot on ground in Regimental area
    Focal Point for all ranks – serving & ex-service
    Provide assistance/advice
    Friendly atmosphere & welcome
  • Regiment’s finances
    Various accounts, including:
         Regimental Trust
         Investments
         Grants
    Journal – The Thin Red Line
  • Veterans’ Associations
    Focal point
    Locations
    Assistance where required
    Cascading regimental information
  • Welfare
    Helping soldiers & families when regiment deployed
    Casualy Notification Officer (CNO) duties
         Repatriation
         Funerals
         Inquests
    Advice & assistance as required to soldiers, veterans & families
  • Regimental Functions
    Officers Dinner; Ladies Lunch; Regimental Ball; Cocktail Party
    Parades – assist Battalions (5 SCOTS & 7 SCOTS) & Local Councils
         Welcome Home
         Freedom
         Remembrance
         Armed Forces Day
    Major regimental gatherings & reunions
    Veterans functions
    Laying up of Colours – assist Battalion
  • Recruiting & Officer recruiting
    As required
  • Journal – The Thin Red Line
    Twice a year
    News & notes
    Obituaries

How can we help you?

  • Focal point for help & assistance
  • Local knowledge & contacts
  • Welfare advice
  • Functions
  • Networking
  • Meeting veterans


Regimental Association

  • Benevolence
    Grants
    SSAFA support
    Main regiment takes the lead – asks other agencies to make up any shortfall i.e.
         ABF
         Poppy Scotland
         Other regiments
    Examples:
         Furnishing house
         Resettlement rent
         Wheelchairs & buggies
    Soldiers; ex-soldiers & families
    No longer receive day’s pay scheme
    Investment income
  • For further information please visit our Regimental Association pages.
 

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Notices

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If any readers’ details are held on a Database specific to Functions or Sport (Dinner Club, Curling etc.), could I please remind you to forward details of any change of address, email address or telephone numbers to Home Headquarters.

Regimental Diary 2012

The 2012 Regimental Diary will be available from October 2011 at a cost of £2.50 plus 58p for postage. For postage prices for additional copies, please contact Home Headquarters.


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Regimental Magazine

Magazine Closing Date

Monday, 26th March 2012

Past Issues of The Thin Red Line

Limited Availability

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