Purple Trades

In the armed forces of Canada, the purple trades are occupations and careers – typically related to logistics or other support – that are not strongly linked to one of the Canadian Forces' three major 'environments' or 'elements': sea, land, or air.

Purple trades may include – but are not limited to – those associated with logistics and administration, medicine, justice, and military police.

Read more about Purple Trades:  Origin of The Phrase

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    And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
    Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
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