Naval Operations Branch

The Naval Operations Branch (French: Branche des opérations navales) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Forces. The branch consists of most of the seagoing occupations and trades of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Naval Operations Branch
Active1968–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Armed Forces
TypePersonnel branch
RoleSea-going trades of the Canadian Armed Forces
March"Heart of Oak"

Members of the branch wear an embroidered cap badge usually featuring a fouled anchor, though the exact badge depends on the wearer's rank and position.[1]

Training

HMCS Venture, the Naval Officers Training Centre (NOTC), is located at Work Point in CFB Esquimalt, in Esquimalt, British Columbia. The role of the NOTC is to encompass all aspects of junior naval officer training and development.[2]

Order of precedence
Preceded by
None. First in precedence of personnel branches		 Naval Operations Branch Succeeded by
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
or
Army elements of
Royal Military College of Canada
(see note below)

Note: When parading with their guns, the honour of "The Right of the Line" (precedence over other Army units) is held by the units of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery; otherwise, the Naval Operations Branch is succeeded immediately by formed bodies of Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada representing their college.

References
  1. "Dress instructions - Section 4 Environmental, branch and regimental insignia". Military Identity System. Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. http://www.rockymountainrangers.ca/?p=eductraining


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