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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, (5 SCOTS)   

The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) was formed in 2006 and consists of 5 regular and 2 Territorial Army battalions. The Regular battalions have retained their links with their antecedent regiments, so:

• 1 SCOTS  The Royal Scots Borderers, which was an amalgamation of 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots and 1st Battalion, The King’s Own Scottish Borders,
• 2 SCOTS  The Royal Highland Fusiliers
• 3 SCOTS  The Black Watch
• 4 SCOTS  The Highlanders
• 5 SCOTS  The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
• 6 SCOTS  52nd Lowland
• 7 SCOTS  51st Highland

“2006 marks the beginning of a new chapter in the Regiment’s fine history. We are now very much part of a larger regiment, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, numbering 5th of its 7 regular and Territorial battalions and we share a new cap badge with all the Battalions. The feel, spirit and character of the Battalion has not and will not be changed by this process.” Officer, c 2006

5 SCOTS are permanently stationed at Canterbury, in Kent, England and are part of 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Brigade is one of the largest in the British Army, with approximately 8,000 personnel including: Air Assault Infantry, Parachute Battalions, Signals, Pathfinders, Attack and Utility Aviation, Artillery, Engineers, Armoured Recce, Logistic and Equipment Support, Medical and Provost capabilities.

In 2008, the Battalion completed a successful tour in Afghanistan, where some of the soldiers even starred with Ross Kemp in his TV series. 5 SCOTS are due to return to Afghanistan in September, 2010 for another tour.

Life, as in a modern infantry battalion, is always busy and 5 SCOTS is no exception: whether reinforcing the Falkland Islands Reinforcement Infantry Company for 2 months at a time; exercising with helicopters on Salisbury Plain or training for Afghanistan.

5 SCOTS recently returned from a deployment to Helmand Province in Afghanistan as the Police Development and Advisory Training Team (PDATT), where they were responsible for training and mentoring the Afghan National Police (ANP).

"At the end of another hard tour in Helmand, all the Officers and Men as well as the families of 5 SCOTS can reflect on what has now passed. It is perhaps only in retrospect that it becomes apparent how much has been achieved during the tour by all elements of the Battalion and by our Afghan partners.” Lieutenant Colonel Adam Griffiths 2011

For further information please visit The Royal Regiment of Scotland and British Army websites.