ACC History (3)

A Brief History of the ACC (3)

The Army Catering Corps has therefore had a very short history, but the training and employment of cooks in the Army is still managed by professional military caterers. The Army School of Catering became a tri-service training establishment in 2006 and soldiers passing through the new Defence Food Services School at Worthy Down near Winchester, leave with National Vocational Qualifications and can build their portfolios over the whole of their career. RLC Chefs are still serving with distinction in British regiments in all theatres of operation, just as their predecessors did all those years ago. Importantly, the Corps members past and present still gather annually in different parts of the country to share thoughts, words and deeds, through the Army Catering Corps Association and its satellites.

Post 2009

Pressure on the size of the Armed forces and the increasing use of contractors in support services continues to put pressure on military manpower and the latest Defence Review is likely to result in the loss of up to 400 RLC chefs.

The Later Years 1973-1993 Continued

The Royal Logistic Corps Cap badge incorporates one element of each of the forming Corp’s badges, including the motto of the Army Catering Corps “We Sustain”. For a link to the RLC website place your curser over the following text:

http://www.army.mod.uk/rlc/

The Army Catering Corps formed part of the new Royal Logistic Corps

on 5th April 1993, together with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Royal Pioneer Corps, the Royal Corps of Transport and the postal section of the Royal Engineers.