Queen ' s Own Yeomanry The Queen ' s Own Yeomanry ( QOY ) is an armoured regiment of the British Territorial Army . The Queen ' s Own Yeomanry is the only Yeomanry regiment that serves in the formation reconnaissance role , equipped with the CVR ( T ) family of armoured reconnaissance vehicles , including Scimitar and Spartan . On mobilisation , it provides squadrons to reinforce the regular formation reconnaissance regiments . It has provided personnel to both Operation HERRICK in Afghanistan and Operation TELIC in Iraq , who have served with their regular counterparts in the Royal Armoured Corps and other arms and services . Organisation . The Regiment is part of 15 ( North East ) Brigade within the Army ' s 2nd Division . It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and consists of five squadrons : Because of the geographic spread of the regiment A and C Squadrons are administered by 51st ( Scottish ) Brigade and B Squadron is administered by 38 ( Irish ) Brigade , part of HQ Northern Ireland . History . The Queens Own Yeomanry was initially formed on 1 April 1971 as the 2nd Armoured Car Regiment from five of the yeomanry units across the North and Middle of England and South West Scotland . During the Cold War The Queen ' s Own Yeomanry were a BAOR Regiment with an Armoured Reconnaissance role in Germany . With the Strategic Defence Review in 1999 the geographical locations of the QOY changed to encompass East Scotland and Northern Ireland and remains as such now . Future . Under the Army 2020 and creation of the Army Reserves , A , B and C squadron will transfer to the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry . D Squadron will re - role as an HQ Squadron . It will gain two squadrons ( C and D Squadrons ) from the RMLY . D Squadron from the RMLY will be renamed as B ( Duke of Lancaster ’ s Own Yeomanry ) Squadron . Y ( Yorkshire Yeomanry ) Squadron will be renamed as A ( Yorkshire Yeomanry ) Squadron . The unit will be paired with the Light Dragoons and use the RWMIK Land Rover Order of precedence . For the purposes of parading , the Regiments of the British Army are listed according to an order of precedence . This is the order in which the various corps of the army parade , from right to left , with the unit at the extreme right being the most senior . Guidon . The Guidon , which is awarded by The Queen , is a flag of crimson silk damask embroidered and fringed with gold with the Regimental Battle Honours emblazoned upon it and the Regimental emblem embroidered in the centre . On 22 September 2007 HRH Prince Charles , in his capacity as Royal Honorary Colonel of The Queen ' s Own Yeomanry , presented a new Guidon to the Regiment in an hour long ceremony in the grounds of Alnwick Castle . This is the first Guidon the QOY has received since its formation . Before the Parade each of the five Squadrons had their own Guidons representing them and their antecedent Regiments . The old Guidons of the five Squadrons were marched off parade for the last time during the Alnwick Castle ceremony . Armoured Vehicles . Initially equipped with Ferret , Saladin and later CVR ( W ) Fox armoured cars and CVR ( T ) armoured personnel carriers . This changed in 1992 when Fox was withdrawn and they became equipped with the CVR ( T ) Sabre . This vehicle was created from the body of the Scorpion , and the turret of the Fox . This combination combined a 30 mm Rarden Cannon with the tracks . Today , the CVR ( T ) Sabre has gone and the Regiment operates a in the similar Scimitar and Spartan armoured reconnaissance vehicles . These vehicles are from the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance ( tracked ) family . Uniform . Badges . The whole Regiment wears a variation of the running fox cap badge of the old East Riding Yeomanry . However , each of the Squadrons wears their own collar badges and buttons . Stable Belt and Shoulder Flash . The Regimental Stable Belt or shoulder flashes are worn to show a soldier or officer is serving with the QOY in various forms of dress . The colour of both is Prussian blue with two horizontal stripes of cavalry gold ( yellow ) :