Welcome to Royal Logistic Corps Connect

Welcome to the Royal Logistic Corps Institution Website

If you are unfamiliar with the Royal Logistic Corps Institution and want to know who and what we are, please take a look at the “About” page.

If you need more information, have any specific questions or are interested in becoming a member please contact the Director, Alan Woods on email rlcfwood@gmail.com  or mobile 07770 443808, alternatively contact the Business Support Manager at therlcfoundation@gmail.com

CHAIRMANS STATEMENT

After 31 years of dedicated service and driven by a change to charity law, the RLC Association Trust has successfully transferred its operations to become The RLC Charity, now established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).  In parallel, RLC Connect, as an integral element of the new RLC Charity, has also been required to restructure and change it's title to comply with Charity Commission legal guidance.  Accordingly, the current RLC Connect Board has become the Professional Excellence Committee of the RLC Charity, with a professional membership organisation, now rebranded as The RLC Institution.  This transition strengthens our ability to support The RLC family, our industry partners and academia, providing a more robust and flexible framework to continue our essential work.  The move to a CIO offers enhanced legal protection and efficiency, ensuring that we can focus more resources on delivering valuable support where it is needed.

Please see this important announcement from our Chairman regarding our change of name from RLC Connect to The RLC Institution.

Royal Logistic Corps Strategy

The strategy outlines the Royal Logistic Corps’ (RLC) vision, purpose and plan for achieving operational excellence by 2030. By embracing innovation, modernising capabilities, developing our people, and fostering partnerships, the RLC will position itself as the cornerstone of Defence’s ability to succeed in contested, multi-domain environments. With a focus on readiness, integration, and maximising fighting power, the RLC will ensure the British Army’s logistic advantage in future conflicts.

Click here to read the full The Royal Logistic Corps Strategy for 2030

THE RLC PRIORITY OUTCOMES (POs):  Enhancing Integration - The RLC will be a critical enabler within the Integrated Force. Strengthening partnerships with Defence Support, the Army Support Enterprise, allied nations, Industry, and Academia will expand operational reach and flexibility.

THE RLC INSTITUTION LINES OF OPERATION (LOO) 4 – OUR PARTNERSHIPS

• ENABLING OBJECTIVE 1:  Grow The RLC Institution. We will invest in RLC Institution as a hub for professional development and knowledge exchange.
• ENABLING OBJECTIVE  2: Increase Industry and Academic Collaboration. We will leverage partnerships with Industry and Academia to access cutting-edge technologies and expertise. We will facilitate training workshops, think tanks, and industry[1]academic collaborations.
• ENABLING OBJECTIVE 3: Integrate with the Military Strategic Headquarters and the National Armaments Directorate. We will strengthen partnerships with the Military Strategic Headquarters, the National Armaments Directorate, Industry, and Academia to expand operational reach and flexibility.
• ENABLING OBJECTIVE 4: Share Best Practice in Logistic Innovation. We will collaborate with Industry, Partners and Allies to share best practice in Logistic Innovation. Focussing on survivability, deception, data analytics, decision support, asset visibility and supply chain resilience.

We are a thriving community of interest with something for everyone interested in the military logistics sector:

For Industry and Other Logistics Professionals

Whether your company or organisation has a direct interest in defence or is interested in understanding how the Army plans and delivers its logistics in volatile and challenging environments, or you have a more general interest in how the military ‘can do’ culture gets things done, then the RLC Institution has plenty to offer you. Through its various events and online, RLC Institution offers the opportunity to get to know the Army logistics community – its people and ideas, and its processes and systems.

For RLC Officers

RLC officers never stop learning – having been selected as leaders then trained to the highest standards of leadership at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, our officers embark on a career of continuous professional learning, in both leadership and logistics. There is always something to learn and the RLC Institution provides a forum for our officers to engage informally with the wider logistics world, to create a personal network and to understand best logistics practice beyond the barrack gates. It also helps develop an understanding of how the commercial sector plays a critical, integrated role in military logistic planning and delivery

For RLC Regular Soldiers

Our RLC soldiers join the RLC to become professional logisticians in one of twelve trades, all of which train and equip them to operate in austere and highly changeable situations where the there is always a threat. The combination of military, trade skills and apprenticeships equip our soldiers to do their job no matter what and, as their career progresses, they acquire deeper and broader professional skills to complement their growing managerial and leadership skills.

The RLC Institution offers support for soldier professional development as well as providing the opportunity to engage with the wider commercial logistics environment. By understanding how commercial logisticians operate our regular soldiers can import some best practice as well as build their own professional skills. The RLC Institutions’s network provides our soldiers with their own range of contacts to help both during their careers and when thinking of transitioning to a post-military career.

For RLC Reservists

The benefits of association with the RLC Institution RLC reservists mirror those of the regulars. Connect targets commercial organisations that support reserve service and in particular the Portfolio Employment Model. Our engagement with a wide range of commercial partners may also offer significant employment opportunities for the reservist at any career stage.

For the RLC Retired Community

“Once RLC, always RLC” is the culture that we promote within the RLC – you are always part of the Corps family.

For those who have transitioned at any level into the civilian world the RLC Institution gives you continued professional contact with the Corps. You may want to pass on the knowledge and experience of transition or of the commercial world to those about to leave full-time service. Or you may want to continue to contribute to the development of military logistics using the knowledge and skills that you have acquired since leaving. Or you may be looking to recruit RLC people into your company or organisation. Whatever the reason, the RLC Institution is your way to stay in touch.

Corporate Members

Corporate membership provides companies an opportunity to get to know the Army logistics community better and to gain insights into military leadership and culture – even, perhaps, to de-mistify some of the military structures, language and acronyms! It also provides the opportunity to make a visible and practical contribution to improve military logistics through joint thought leadership development, sharing experiences and lessons identified from military operations, business and research. It also helps build long-term relationships with Army logisticians throughout the rank range and across all RLC trades, and to gain better insight and understanding of how the Army goes about solving logistics problems and how it looks to industry to leverage its capabilities.

Military logistics capability relies on strong military-commercial relationships and will do so increasingly into the future. By joining the RLC Institution you will have the opportunity to forge connections with the RLC’s greatest asset, its people, and whose distinctive, proactive and energetic leadership culture may help you think differently about challenges within your own business.