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Regional Cadet Support Unit (Central)

Borden, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
January 20, 2012
Vol. VI, p. 102

Badge of the Regional Cadet Support Unit (Central)

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Blazon

Badge

Gules a tower Argent masoned Sable set on a mount Or issuant from a base barry wavy Azure and Argent, the whole encircled by an annulus Azure edged and inscribed REGIONAL CADET SUPPORT UNIT (CENTRAL) • UNITÉ RÉGIONALE DE SOUTIEN AUX CADETS (CENTRE) in letters Or;

Motto

PROMOVERE EXCELLENTIAM APUD JUVENES;


Symbolism

Badge

The red background and the white tower are taken from an emblem previously used by the Regional Cadet Support Unit (Central). The tower embodies strength and integrity while the wavy bands symbolize the region’s many lakes and waterways. The water and the colours red and blue represent the Royal Canadian Sea, Army and Air Cadet organizations respectively.

Motto

This Latin phrase means “Fostering youth excellence”.