[3] The RLC is the only combat service support corps of the British Army with battle honours, derived from the usage of previous transport elements of the Royal Waggon Train, and their successors as cavalry.

The battle honours are:[4] The RLC cap badge is an amalgamation of the cap badges of the forming corps:[5] The inscription on the garter band "Honi soit qui mal y pense" can be translated as "Shame on anyone who thinks evil of it".

It provides musical support while also representing the Royal Logistic Corps, and on occasion, the wider British Army.

Holders of the post include: The Sustainer is the magazine of the RLC Association.

All five derive historically from establishments that eventually became the Royal Corps of Transport.