RIFLES ETHOSThe Rifles is a national Regiment withstrong historical ties to the counties whenceour forming Regiments were raised. Wepride ourselves on our distinctive ethos,based on a forward looking and innovativeattitude; professionalism and militaryeffectiveness that are second to none;and leaders who really know and care fortheir riflemen. We have a leadership stylebased on self-discipline, mutual trust andloyalty; a spirit of self-reliance embodiedin the ‘thinking Rifleman’; and a stronginclination towards empowerment andpersonal development. While all of this isunderpinned by hard work and getting thedetail right, it is done with a light touch,a sense of humour, style and a spirit ofadventure - and without pomposity or fuss.All of us who serve in The Rifles take pridein being known as ‘Riflemen’ because theterm is an expression of our unified andcollective identity.RIFLES LOCATIONS INBUCKINGHAMSHIRERegular BasesReserve BasesRIFLES BATTALIONSCadet DetachmentsBATTALIONLOCATIONREGULAR/RESERVEINFANTRY ROLEFreedom Town/City1st Battalion TheRifles (1 RIFLES)ChepstowRegularLight Infantry2nd Battalion TheRifles (2 RIFLES)Lisburn - NorthernIrelandRegularLight Infantry3rd Battalion TheRifles (3 RIFLES)EdinburghRegularMechanisedInfantry (STRIKE)4th Battalion TheRifles (4 RIFLES)AldershotRegularSpecialisedInfantry5th Battalion TheRifles (5 RIFLES)BulfordRegularArmouredInfantry6th Battalion TheRifles (6 RIFLES)South West andWestReservePaired with 1RIFLES7th Battalion TheRifles (7 RIFLES)London and SouthReservePaired with 5RIFLES8th Battalion TheRifles (8 RIFLES)North andMidlandsReservePaired with 2RIFLESLondon HammersmithReserveAligned toThe LondonRegimentF (RIFLES)CompanyAssociation BranchRegimental Headquartersor MuseumChepstow (< 2)Bulford (< 2)Aldershot (< 1)Map courtesey of: d-maps.com
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