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Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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[[File:Mountie at the state funeral for Lincoln Alexander.jpg|thumb|Mountie at the state funeral for Lincoln Alexander]]
The '''Royal Canadian Mounted Police''' (RCMP), ({{lang-fr|Gendarmerie royale du Canada}} (GRC)), is the [[national]] [[police]] force of [[Canada]]. The force is also called the ''Mounties''.

== Unique organization ==
RCMP is [[wikt:unique|unique]] in the world because it is a [[national]], [[Federation|federal]], [[province|provincial]] and [[municipality|municipal]] policing organization:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/about-ausujet/index-eng.htm |title=RCMP |access-date=2010-03-25 |archive-date=2017-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727001750/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/about-ausujet/index-eng.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* RCMP is the federal police for all of Canada.
* RCMP serves as the police for the three Canadian [[territory|territories]]
* RCMP serves in all ten Canadian [[provinces]], although its role is limited in [[Ontario]] and [[Quebec]] as both provinces have their own provincial police services.
* RCMP provides police services for more than 190 municipalities
* RCMP is the police for 184 [[wikt:native|native]] [[community|communities]] -- the [[First Nations]],<ref>[http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/ethno/etb0170e.shtml First Nations]</ref> [[Inuit]]<ref>[http://inuitcircumpolar.com/index.php?auto_slide=&ID=374&Lang=En&Parent_ID=&current_slide_num= Inuit]</ref> and [[Métis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Métis |url=http://www.umanitoba.ca/law/newsite/kawaskimhon_factums/FINALWrittenSubmissionsofFederalCrown_windsor.pdf |access-date=2010-03-25 |archive-date=2009-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326043230/http://www.umanitoba.ca/law/newsite/kawaskimhon_factums/FINALWrittenSubmissionsofFederalCrown_windsor.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* RCMP ensures security at three [[international]] [[airport]]s.

The RCMP/''GRC'' wording is [[wikt:protected|protected]] under the Canadian Trade-marks Act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cs/T-13/bo-ga:s_1::bo-ga:s_2?page=2 |title=Canada Trade-marks Act |access-date=2010-03-25 |archive-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043258/http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cs/T-13/bo-ga:s_1::bo-ga:s_2?page=2 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Six Months in the Wilds of the North-West.gif|thumb|right|Northwest Mounted Policeman -- [http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/cin/026019-119.01-e.php?uid=62548&uidc=Negative1 Canadian Illustrated News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313080140/http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/cin/026019-119.01-e.php?uid=62548&uidc=Negative1 |date=2007-03-13 }}, 13 February, 1875.]]
The Northwest Mounted Police (NWMP), was founded 1873. The Mounties were [[wikt:create|created]] to [[wikt:establish|establish]] authority and to make [[wikt:accommodations|accommodations]] with the native population in the west before [[wikt:settler|settlers]] began to arrive.<ref>Wolkomir, Richard. "Mounties forever, but these days rarely on horseback," [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ ''Smithsonian.''] February 1989, pp. 81-82.</ref> The smaller Dominion Police was founded in 1868 to protect federal government buildings.

The Mounties were given the right to use the term ''Royal'' by King [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] in 1904. Their name was changed to the Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP).

The modern RCMP was created when the RNWMP merged with the smaller Dominion Police in 1920.

The word ''mounted'' suggests that the police ride horses. Before 1920, horses were their main method of travel. However, today the RCMP do not ride horses except at special events.

== Uniform ==
[[File:United Way pancake breakfast - Chilliwack-38 (29639300705).jpg|thumb|RCMP constable during United Way pancake breakfast - Chilliwack-38]]
The RCMP are famous for their uniform. The "Review Order" (also "Red Serge") uniform is worn mostly at special events, such as parades. The uniform consists of a red tunic with a large brown belt,(formally known as a “Sam Browne”), a light brown hat, dark blue breeches (trousers) with a yellow stripe and riding boots.

On an ordinary day at work, RCMP officers instead wear a grey shirt, dark blue trousers, ankle boots and a peaked cap (the type worn by most police officers elsewhere). In the winter they may wear a thicker coat, heavier boots and a fur cap.

== Ranks ==
The ranks of the RCMP are, from highest to lowest:
* Commissioner
* Deputy Commissioner
* Assistant Commissioner
* Chief superintendent
* Superintendent
* Inspector
* Corps sergeant major*
* Sergeant major*
* Staff Sergeant major*
* Staff sergeant
* Sergeant
* Corporal
* Constable
* Cadet*

Ranks marked with an asterisk (*) are only found in a few parts of the RCMP and are usually not part of the chain of command. For most staff sergeants, their superior is an inspector and not a staff sergeant major. While "Cadet" is a term used for RCMP trainees at depot it is not an official rank.

== References ==
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== Sources ==
* Wolkomir, Richard. "Mounties forever, but these days rarely on horseback," [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ ''Smithsonian.''] February 1989, pp. 78-89.

== External links ==
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* [http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/fr-rf/prefix_e.cfm List of Civilian organizations with prefix "Royal" – Heritage Canada.]
* [http://www.militaryheritage.com/nwmp.htm History and Uniform of the North-West Mounted Police, 1873 to 1904]
* [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ The official website of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police]
* [http://gazette.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ Royal Canadian Mounted Police Gazette] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207204355/http://www.gazette.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ |date=2006-12-07 }}
* [http://www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/ The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071128102720/http://www.rcmpwatch.com/ RCMP Watch]
* [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/wanted-recherches/index-eng.htm RCMP Wanted list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217050501/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/wanted-recherches/index-eng.htm |date=2010-02-17 }}
* [http://www.rcmpheritagecentre.com/ RCMP Heritage Centre]
* {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcwTAjVTpgl3tXMszFyLSUg|title=Courage in Red|publisher=YouTube}}
* [http://www.mounted-police.00books.com/ RCMP North-West Mounted Police in Literature and History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022062231/http://mounted-police.00books.com/ |date=2007-10-22 }}
* [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hon/lineduty-exerfonc/honour-honneur-roll-tableau-eng.htm RCMP Honour Roll] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831000203/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hon/lineduty-exerfonc/honour-honneur-roll-tableau-eng.htm |date=2010-08-31 }}
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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