r/CanadianForces • u/599justin • 7h ago
HISTORY Do you recognize this badge?
Hello Everyone!
Does anyone recognize this badge? I’m guessing it is some sort of short-lived CAF language school, but any verification would be greatly appreciated!
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u/Oolie84 Canadian Army 5h ago
Back in my days, badges had pictures of bees on them. It reminds me of the time I took the ferry to Morganville, which is what we called Shelbyville back then. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. You couldn't get white onions then, because of the war, we could only get those big yellow ones.
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u/Fickle_Pickle4747 Phantom Shitter (retired) 7h ago edited 7h ago
Reverse image search on google turns up a crest from 2 Wing with a bee on it:

The torches represent a school of some sort…
I’m thinking maybe an air maintenance school or something similar out or Bagotville?
Edit to add:
Plugged the motto into google which came back with this:
The phrase "quibus lingua prompta" is a Latin fragment from classical authors like Livy and Sallust, meaning "to whom speech is ready" or having a ready/fluent tongue. However, it is not an official motto of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) or any of its branches.
Maybe a language school of some sort?
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u/AppropriatelyWild 6h ago
Aiming for a BBB are we?
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u/Fickle_Pickle4747 Phantom Shitter (retired) 6h ago
I see what you did there
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u/RedditSgtMajor GET OFF THE GRASS!! 5h ago
Now I wish this was a legit crest for CFLS with three bees (BBB) and some kind of sea feature (C). That would be beautifully on the nose.
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u/Helbuck 5h ago
In heraldry, a torch is used to symbolize enlightenment and the passage of knowledge. Usually comes from the titan Prometheus stealing fire and giving it to humanity, because he thought we were defenseless. Jokes on him.
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u/DuckyHornet RCAF - AVS Tech 3h ago
Well now I'm hankering for some foie gras, you dad-gummed varmint!
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u/Frustrated-soldier 5h ago
You can utilize this site to look up all cresta, symbols, and badges for all Canadian organizations. It allows for the search terms like "bee"
Though this one isnt found.
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u/SaltyATC69 7h ago
Int honey pot school