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RCMP wearing the Red Serge while on duty at Parliament Hill, Ottawa. The Red Serge is the ceremonial dress uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.It consists of a military pattern scarlet tunic tailored from serge fabric, with the high collar, blue breeches with yellow stripe identifying a cavalry history, a Stetson hat, a Sam Browne belt, and high brown leather boots with a white rope.
In its 55-year existence, it operated as a voluntary regimental band, with its members working with it as a secondary job apart from their other duties in the RCMP. Members of the band wore the RCMP's Red Serge as part of their full dress uniform and adopted drill seen in Canadian military bands and bands in the British Army. Its longest ...
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Red Serge dress uniform includes a Stetson with a flat brim. The Stetson was first used unofficially by the North-West Mounted Police, in place of the traditional white pith helmet, not practical [further explanation needed] for the Canadian West. The color for the RCMP Stetson is sometimes referred to ...
RCMP officers during the Estevan Riot. Until 1920, the RCMP's forerunner, the Royal North-West Mounted Police, operated only in Western Canada and the North.The new organization was created by an amalgamation with the Dominion Police, giving the RCMP a national security mandate as a departure from its earlier role as a frontier police force.
RCMP officers refer to themselves and their colleagues as Members of the Force/Detachment/RCMP and it's usage is not the same as for being a member of a sports team... When used in reference to an RCMP officer in his/her description as a member of the RCMPolice force, they are refered to as Members, in the proper noun form as a proper name.
RCMP Academy, Depot Division (commonly known as "Depot", / ˈ d ɛ p oʊ / not / ˈ d iː p oʊ /) is the police training academy for Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cadets. Providing training since its establishment in 1885, the facility is located in the west part of Regina, Saskatchewan , [ 1 ] near the airport , and consists of several ...
The RCMP Long Service Medal is awarded to Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers or Constables who are of an irreproachable character and have completed a minimum of twenty years of service. Members of a number of other provincial and national law enforcement agencies, which over the years have been amalgamated with the RCMP, are also eligible ...
RCMP commissioned officers wear a wider cross strap over the right shoulder due to the need to support a sword when wearing the red serge ceremonial uniform. This difference of wearing different cross straps over different shoulders for commissioned and non-commissioned members is maintained when wearing the stripped Sam Browne belt (no pistol ...