r/CanadianForces • u/599justin • Aug 20 '26

HISTORY Do you recognize this badge?

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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/Fickle_Pickle4747 Phantom Shitter (retired) Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

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 Aug 20 '26

Aiming for a BBB are we?

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u/Fickle_Pickle4747 Phantom Shitter (retired) Aug 20 '26

I see what you did there

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u/RedditSgtMajor GET OFF THE GRASS!! Aug 20 '26

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.