Pakistan Army Corps of Remount Veterinary and Farms explained

Unit Name:Pakistan Army Corps of Remount Veterinary and Farms
Dates:[1]
Type:Combined and combat service support
Role:Administrative and staffing oversight.
Size:Varies
Garrison:GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Garrison Label:HQ/Garrison
Nickname:RVF
Colors:Green, yellow Maroon and
Colors Label:Colors Identification
Battles:Military history of Pakistan
Anniversaries:1947
Decorations:Military Decorations of Pakistan military
Website:Army Dog Breeding Training Centre and School
Commander1:Maj-Gen. Muhammad Shuja Anwar
Commander1 Label:Director-General
Commander2 Label:Chief of Staff
Identification Symbol Label:War Flag

The Pakistan Army Corps of Remount Veterinary and Farms is a military administrative and combat service support staff branch of the Pakistan Army.[2]

The Remount Veterinary and Farms Corps is headquarters in Mona Remount Depot, and is commanded by its director-general, Maj-Gen. Shahid Mahmood as of 2023.

Overview

The Pakistan Army Corps of Remount Veterinary and Farms was established from the partition of the Remount Veterinary Corps of the former British Indian Army in 1948 with Major-General Dimond of the British Army becoming its first director.[3] [1] [4] The RVF Corps is responsible for supplying with military rations, dairy products, as well as administrating farms for military.[5]

The education, training, and qualification for its personnel to be part of the RVF Corps is provided by its Army Dog Breeding Training Centre and School (previously known as Army School of Veterinary) in Rawalpindi.[6] [7] Further advance courses on veterinary medicines are provided by the Army College of Veterinary Sciences of National University of Medical Sciences, also in Rawalpindi. The Army Dog Breeding Training Centre and School not only provides training on military canines but also train the RVF Corps officers and enlisted personnel in kennel management and to handle canines in different specialties.

The Corps of Remount Veterinary and Farms is directed by the Director-General at the active-duty senior two-star ranking Major-General who usually works from Mona Remount Depot but report under the Chief of the General Staff at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan.[8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RV & FC 1 . . 31 December 2023 . en.
  2. Web site: ARMY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCES . numspak.edu.pk . National University of Medical Sciences . 31 December 2023.
  3. Book: Baily's Hunting Directory . 1939 . Vinton & Company, Limited . 31 December 2023 . en.
  4. Book: Steinberg . S. . The Statesman's Year-Book 1965-66: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations . 26 December 2016 . Springer . 978-0-230-27094-7 . 1723 . 31 December 2023 . en.
  5. Book: Armed Forces Internation Nutrition Conference . 1959 . Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense. . 31 December 2023 . en.
  6. Web site: RV & FC 2 . . 31 December 2023 . en.
  7. Web site: Army Dog Breeding Training Centre and School . 31 December 2023.
  8. Web site: Pakistan Army's Director, Veterinary and Farm Corps Meets Commander Sri Lanka Army . www.army.lk . 31 December 2023.
  9. Book: Alam . Dr Shah . Pakistan Army: Modernisation, Arms Procurement and Capacity Building . 1 July 2012 . Vij Books India Pvt Ltd . 978-93-81411-79-7 . 31 December 2023 . en.

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