383 Commando Petroleum Troop
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383 Commando Petroleum Troop of the Royal Logistic Corps
is a unit responsible for the handling, supply and storage of bulk fuels from ship-to-shore and under front-line combat conditions.
It is a Commando unit and all soldiers must pass the All Arms Commando Course
in order to serve with the Regulars in the Commando Logistic Regiment
in 3 Commando Brigade
, Royal Marines
383 Petroleum Troop is part of Commando Logistic Regiment
base at RMB Chivenor in North Devon. The TA unit which has its specialist role are currently based at the Plymouth TA centre on the coast of Devon.
Until the middle of the 1990s the TA unit had another barracks at the Blighmont TA Centre in Southampton, Hampshire.
Royal Logistic Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army, comprising around 17% of its strength...
is a unit responsible for the handling, supply and storage of bulk fuels from ship-to-shore and under front-line combat conditions.
It is a Commando unit and all soldiers must pass the All Arms Commando Course
All Arms Commando Course
The All Arms Commando Course lasts for 9 weeks and is run by the Royal Marines at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines , Lympstone. Members from any of the United Kingdom's Regular Armed Forces and overseas exchange personnel can attend in order to serve with 3 Commando Brigade...
in order to serve with the Regulars in the Commando Logistic Regiment
Commando Logistic Regiment
The role of the Commando Logistic Regiment , Royal Marines is to provide second line Combat Service Support to Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade and Royal Marines Commandos in peace, war and operations other than war....
in 3 Commando Brigade
3 Commando Brigade
3 Commando Brigade is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces and the main manoeuvre formation of the Royal Marines. Its personnel are predominantly Royal Marines, supported by units of Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery, The Rifles, and the Fleet Air Arm, together with other Commando...
, Royal Marines
Royal Marines
The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...
383 Petroleum Troop is part of Commando Logistic Regiment
Commando Logistic Regiment
The role of the Commando Logistic Regiment , Royal Marines is to provide second line Combat Service Support to Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade and Royal Marines Commandos in peace, war and operations other than war....
base at RMB Chivenor in North Devon. The TA unit which has its specialist role are currently based at the Plymouth TA centre on the coast of Devon.
Until the middle of the 1990s the TA unit had another barracks at the Blighmont TA Centre in Southampton, Hampshire.