Special Operations Forces Branch

The Special Operations Forces Branch (SOFB, French: Branche des forces d'opérations spéciales, BFOS) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces, consisting of all members of special operations trades. Nearly all members of the SOFB are employed in Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM).

Special Operations Forces Branch
Branche des forces d'opérations spéciales
Active	2017–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Armed Forces
Type	Personnel branch
Role	Special operations
Motto(s)	Commissa ut viam inveniat (Latin for 'Committed to finding a way')
Insignia
Headdress	Tan beret

SOFB members wear service dress uniforms that are distinct from the navy, army and air force uniforms. The uniform consists of a dark olive five-button jacket, light olive trousers bloused over mid-calf black jump boots, light khaki shirt and olive tie, and a tan beret.^[1]

The branch badge was approved on July 20, 2017, which contains a V-42 stiletto (as do the badges of CANSOFCOM and the Canadian Special Operations Regiment) and the branch motto, Commissa ut viam inveniat, 'Committed to finding a way'.^[2]