Locations and Operations
The traditional recruiting grounds of the Battalion are Greater Glasgow and Ayrshire but this has never been exclusive, and members of the Battalion also come from the rest of Scotland and the UK and from elsewhere in the Commonwealth of Nations.
In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the British Army Infantry, the Ministry of Defence announced that the Royal Highland Fusiliers was to be merged with the other regiments of the Scottish Division as part of a single seven battalion unit with the title of the 'Royal Regiment of Scotland'. This merger took place in March 2006. As with the other Scottish line infantry regiments, the Royal Highland Fusiliers were permitted to retain their former name as their main title, with the new battalion number as a subtitle. Therefore, the regiment is now known as The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, abbreviated to 2 SCOTS; in addition, it continues to maintain its Pipes, Drums and Bugles band and members of the battalion continue to wear the white fusilier hackle on the tam o'shanter. Three Territorial Army Companies of the 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland are also affiliated with the regular Royal Highland Fusiliers battalion.
Currently as a light role battalion under the command of 52nd Infantry Brigade, it has responsibility for public duties in Edinburgh. The battalion is based at Glencorse Barracks in Penicuik.
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