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consists of the Army Officer Selection Board (AOSB) and Arms Selection Board (ASB), and training is completed at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). Once commissioned, your role in the Squadron will initially be as a Troop Commander, managing the soldiers and providing them with veterinary training. Hands-on veterinary work is possible in support of the Regiment’s Veterinary Clinic.
If you are interested in any of these roles as a reserve Solider or Officer and you can commit to at least 19 days training per year, open
your web browser and search for: British Army Dog Handler or British Army Veterinary Officer; please visit our DATR Open Day stand, or email us via: 1mwd-101sqn-recruit-team@mod.gov.uk
The History of the
Royal Army Veterinary
Corps 1962 – 2021
By Lieutenant Colonel Chris Ham MBE RAVC, published by Crest Publications.
Available from the RAVC Regimental Secretary later in the year.
Register your interest in receiving a copy by emailing kristy.mccomiskie297@mod.gov.uk
Petplan Charitable Trust was set up in 1994. To date we have given over £15 million in grants to animal charities and veterinary institutions.
Each year in November the Trust also hosts the Animals In War Memorial Service in Hyde Park, London.
We are delighted to support The Defence Animal Training Regiment Open Day.
For more information about
the Trust, please visit www.petplancharitabletrust.org.uk Reg Charity No. 1199327
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Whether the reader is interested in the correct use of Military Working Animals, or not, it is these personal accounts that bring the narrative to life and transport the reader into the boots of an RAVC soldier.
This edition of the RAVC History serves as an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to what the RAVC has delivered by way of much needed capabilities in the recent past and how it is preparing to meet future require- ments and demands. Despite technological advance, and technology being as good as it can be, there is nothing more reliable than a highly-trained military working dog handled by a professional RAVC soldier and cared for by the Corps’ Veterinary Officers and Veterinary Nurses.
Those who have served with the RAVC, or at their side, will welcome this overdue record of their exploits and campaigns which has been written by a long standing RAVC Officer whose passion for the Corps was established in his time served with the rank and file.
Those who may not have served in the conflict zones or those who want to serve in the Corps should not fail to read this book. It is recommended particularly to all parents who perhaps from time to time wonder what their sons and daughters have participated in or what they do as Officers or Soldiers whilst serving their Queen and Country within the British Army.
The RAVC is still a relatively small Corps but to a wider defence in the 21st century, it brings a premier capability. All those who have served in and contributed to the RAVC’s tremendous success can take immense pride in what they have collectively achieved from 1962 to date.
Front cover image: Private Alice Clayton and VS dog Tina from 1MWD Regt
(102 MWD Sqn).
Back cover image: Med Sgt Derek ‘Bull’ Thorneycroft grooming his tracker dog Rebel at 3 WDTU Dhekelia. ‘Bull’ went onto be the Chief Trainer at ADTS before retiring from the RAVC in the late 70s.
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The History of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps 1962 – 2021
Lieutenant Colonel C Ham MBE RAVC
The History of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps 1962 – 2021.
Author:
Lieutenant Colonel C Ham MBE RAVC. Foreword:
Lieutenant General Roly Walker DSO. Copyright © Lieutenant Colonel C Ham MBE RAVC 2022.
All rights reserved.
ISBN 978-1-7397152-0-5
Published by Crest Publications. www.crestpublications.com
THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS 1962 – 2021