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New Association Members Wanted
ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS – MELTON BRANCH ASOCIATION
The Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) Association has a small branch known as the Melton Branch, based in Melton Mowbray and is looking to increase its membership. The Melton Branch of the Association has been active for many decades now; however, more ‘new blood ‘is needed to relieve some of us who are approaching our sell by date! The Branch is set for a secure future, but we look for volunteers with commitment and dedication to help keep the Melton branch thriving in the future.
Those who have served in the RAVC are automatically life members of the RAVC Association. All those who have either served with the RAVC or at the Defence Animal Centre as it is now known, or are friends of the RAVC are also entitled and are most welcome to become Associate members of the RAVC Association.
The Association Branch meets monthly on the rst Thursday evening of the month at the Defence Animal Centre in the Warrant Of cers’ and Sergeants’ Mess, by courtesy of the Regimental Sergeant Major.
Further information about the RAVC can be found on the following website: www.ravc-association.org
Members and others interested in the activities of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps can keep themselves up to date with RAVC events in Melton Mowbray as well as wider Corps activities. The up-to-the- minute website also holds recent copies of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps magazine, Chiron Calling which may be of interest to Melton readers.
Anyone wishing to join the Association or would like to attend the monthly meetings are most welcome to come along to the Thursday evening gatherings.
We are especially appealing to serving and retired members from the Melton area to come and join us. We are also looking for some new members for the Committee of Management of the Association.
New members can expect a warm welcome and a free drink on arrival. So please bring a friend along and enjoy the company in the Mess.
Further details about the RAVC Branch can also be sought from the Melton Branch Secretary; Mr Roger Whittle by emailing him at roger.whittle.13@btinternet.com or regtsecravc@hotmail.co.uk
Farewell
After many years of loyal service as the Melton Branch Standard Bearer, Mr Roger Whittle has decided to retire from these duties. All members of the Melton Branch and the whole Corps would like to express their warm gratitude to Roger for having conducted his duties impeccably. Thank you Roger. The photo shows Roger at the Corps Reunion Service on Saturday 10 September 2016, being his last duty as the SB.
RAVC Reserves Recruiting Now
Pte Daniel Cunningham RAVC and MWD Annita
If you are aged between 17 years 9 months and 49 years 11 months you can apply to join the Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) Army Reserves.
Within the 1st Military Working Dog Regiment we are now actively looking to recruit Reserve Soldiers, Veterinary Technicians and Professionally Quali ed (PQ) Of cers. Civilians and individuals with past military service are all encouraged to apply. If you are interested in a challenge and would like some adventure, travel overseas and you can commit to at least 19 days training per year in the RAVC Reserves; log on to www.army.mod.uk and follow the links for much more detail. You may wish to consider Regular service if you
can commit to a full time career. Both Regular and Reserve service can provide you with recognised quali cations, sporting opportunities and lifelong skills which will bene t you both in military or civilian careers. Regular and Reserve service offers good rates of pay. There are great incentives for those wishing to rejoin the Army and a tax free bounty for Reserves who complete the speci ed annual training requirements.
The RAVC Reserves needs to recruit dog handlers, veterinary of cers and veterinary nurses now. Log on to www. army.mod.uk to nd out much more about a challenging career in the Army and the RAVC.
RAVC Centaur Pin
The RAVC Centaur Pin is available from the RAVC Association Melton Branch at the cost of £5, plus postage and packing.
The pin is a miniature Centaur made of silver, size 1.5cm x 1.5cm (approx). It can be worn as a Lapel pin or tie pin and can be worn by both male and female.
Anyone interested is to contact: Mr Norman Morgan either by email or telephone. Cheques are to be made out to ‘Melton Mowbray Branch RAVC Association’.
Contact: NR Morgan, 156 Redwood Ave, Melton Mowbray, Leics LE13 1UF, Email: morgan.2006@btinternet.com, Tel: 01664 563716
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