Badge of the Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit
Badge of the Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit
Blazon
Bleu Celeste a scytale Or in bend sinister its head jewelled its shaft entwined by a strip of parchment inscribed in Greek letters proper, the whole encircled by an annulus Azure edged and inscribed CANADIAN FORCES CRYPTO SUPPORT UNIT • UNITÉ DE SOUTIEN CRYPTOGRAPHIQUE DES FORCES CANADIENNES in letters Or;
Symbolism
The scytale, a tool used to perform a transposition cypher on text inscribed on a strip of parchment, symbolizes the cryptographic purpose of the unit.
Motto of the Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit
Blazon
CAUTE SERVAMUS;
Symbolism
This Latin phrase means “Let us serve with cautionˮ.
