A Regiment of Dragoons
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police Gendarmerie royale du Canada |
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Cap badge of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
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| Active | 1873–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Type | Dragoons |
| Role | Federal, National & Paramilitary Police Force |
| Size | 15 divisions |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ—Ottawa |
| Nickname | The Mounties |
| Motto | Maintiens le droit (Defend the law) |
| Battle honours | see Battle honours |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Bob Paulson (Commissioner) |
| Commissioner-in-Chief | HM The Queen |
| Honorary Commissioner | HRH The Prince of Wales |
| Honorary Deputy Commissioner | HRH The Earl of Wessex |
| Insignia | |
| Shoulder flash | |
| Tartan | RCMP |
| Abbreviation | RCMP/GRC |
Although the RCMP is a civilian police force, in 1921, following the service of many of its members during the First World War, King George V awarded the force the status of a regiment of dragoons, entitling it to display the battle honours it had been awarded.
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