Ambulance Regiment 162 Movement Control Regiment 163 Movement Control Regiment Trades The Royal Corps of Transport consisted of a number of different specialist trades. These included: Driver was the primary trade of the RCT and as such private soldiers held the rank 'Driver'. Driver (Responsible for General Duties and Driver tasks). Driver Radio operator Driver Tank Transporter Driver Air Dispatcher In conversation, the 'Driver' element was often omitted from these other Driver roles, even though the rank abbreviation of Dvr remained. Clerical trades also completed basic driver training before going on to specialise Clerk - Working within RCT Squadrons. Movement controller previously referred to as Traffic Operator Port and Specialised Support Trades, Port and Maritime specialists Again basic driver training was required Driver Port Operator Driver Railwayman (79 Railway Squadron RCT) Mariner (Seaman) Marine Engineer Pilot - Hovercraft - for a very short period. Pilot was not really a trade but an appointment RCT personnel served in additional roles Staff car Driver could be carried out by any driver trade and additionally by those that carried out the Staff car Driver's course at the Army School of Mechanical Transport - (Later Defence School of Transport). Airborne Forces as a Parachutist but stayed in trade, so not for sea, port and railway trades. N.B. Parachutist was never a trade in the RCT. However, 63 Parachute Squadron RCT was part of the Airborne Bde. Royal Marines (Commando Logistic Regiment) Having completed the 'Army Commando Course' Special Duties Teams in Northern Ireland Master Driver Additional Officer Information The RCT provided the first Service Support Officer to the Commanding Officer 22 SAS (Brigadier Andrew Massey RCT, Later SAS, CO 22 SAS 1984–87) Andrew Christopher Massey, soldier: born Carlisle, Cumberland 18 April 1943; MBE 1979, OBE 1987; Commanding Officer, 22 SAS Regiment 1984-87; Deputy Director, Special Forces 1990-91, Commandant, RCT Training Centre 1992-93; married 1977 Annabelle Cunningham (one son, one daughter); died Hereford 19 August 1998. References External links British administrative corps Military units and formations disestablished in 1993 Military units and formations established in 1965 Royal Logistic Corps