the traditions of its forebear regiment, maintaining a sense of pride and rivalry. In 2011, there was a Regimental Celebration of 40 years since the founding of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, although, at this time, the Dorset Yeomanry was not part of the regiment. Earl of Wessex, the Regimental Colonel, visited, met with members of the regiment and their families and also participated in a private guided tour of the neighbouring Tank Museum. Recruitment Like all of the regiments within the British Army the regiment allows recruits from all over the country. However, this regiment traditionally recruits from counties such as Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Shropshire and Wiltshire, along with neighbouring counties such as Cornwall, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Somerset. Organisation Each squadron keeps within its title the name of its antecedent, county, yeomanry regiment: Regimental Headquarters, at Allenby Barracks, Bovington Camp BH20 A (Dorset Yeomanry) Squadron, at Allenby Barracks, Bovington Camp BH20 B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron, at Army Reserve Centre, Old Sarum SP4 C (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Squadron, at Army Reserve Centre, Somerford Road, Cirencester GL7 C (Cassino) Troop, at Venning Barracks, Donnington TF2 D (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Squadron, at Wyvern Barracks, Exeter EX2 Barnstaple Troop, at Fortescue Lines, Barnstaple EX32 Y (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron, at Army Reserve Centre, Swindon SN1 Under the Future Soldier Programme, C and Y Squadrons will amalgamate into a single C Squadron. Unusually, B Squadron is the senior of the regiment's five squadrons. This is because the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry is the senior Yeomanry regiment in the Yeomanry Order of Precedence, having been raised in 1794. It is not designated as A Squadron (which would be the usual practice) because there was already a Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry squadron in the Royal Yeomanry with which it could be confused. In summer 2014, this Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Squadron joined the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, becoming Y Squadron. The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO ADC is the Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. Uniform The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Tactical Recognition Flash (TRF) is taken from the 74th (Yeomanry) Division, whose insignia was a broken spur in a black diamond during the First World War. It is used to signify that its units were once mounted but now served as infantry. The TRF took its colour scheme from the facings of the collars and cuffs of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (buff), Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, Dorset Yeomanry and