21st Infantry Regiment (Thailand)

21st Infantry Regiment, King's Guard
กรมทหารราบที่ 21 รักษาพระองค์

Emblem of the 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen's Guard
Active 1950-present
Country  Thailand
Branch Royal Thai Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Nickname(s) Thahan Suea Rachini
(ทหารเสือราชินี, the queen's tiger soldiers)
Website myhome211.com

The 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen's Guard (Thai: กรมทหารราบที่ 21 รักษาพระองค์) (ร.21 รอ.) is a King's Guard regiment under the 2nd Infantry Division, King's Guard of the Royal Thai Army. The regiment was created in 1950. It is known as the Queen's Guard or Thahan Suea Rachini (Thai: ทหารเสือราชินี, translated as "Queen's Tiger Soldiers"). The regiment is based in Prachinburi.

Origins

The 21st regiment of the royal Thai armed forces or the Queen’s guard was founded on 22 September 1950 by the request of United Nation to establishment troops to help the Government of the Republic of Korea to inhibit the invasion of North Korea’s communist.

Act of Bravery

Organization

The regiment is divided into three infantry battalions:

Official uniforms

Course

The 21st regiment was approved from the Royal Thai Army to manage Queen’s guard training to reply the Queen’s order with the royal intention to provide special training for troops for the capability in any kind of operation in every topography.

Selection

The trainee must be serve under the crown in 21st regiment Queen’s guard or be allowed from the Royal Thai Army to attend the training.

Duration of training

Queen’s Tiger soldier manage training course in every 2 years which takes a total of 16 weeks.

Integrity sign

Those who successfully complete all the tiger training course will receive a military capabilities plate from the Queen. The plate made of metal, decorated with the Purple Heart designate with the initial of Queen’s name. The lower part is a blue ribbon contain the phrase “Tiger Soldier”. On both side of the Purple Heart is decorate with the tigers soar above the mountain, wave and clouds.

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