Pakistan Army Corps of Remount Veterinary and Farms

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Pakistan Army Corps of Remount Veterinary and Farms
Pakistan Army Emblem.png
Badge of Pakistan Army
Active1948;76 years ago (1948) [1]
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
BranchFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg  Pakistan Army
Type Combined and combat service support
Role Administrative and staffing oversight.
SizeVaries
HQ/Garrison Mona Remount Depot in Mandi Bahauddin, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname(s)RVF
Colors IdentificationMaroon, yellow and white
   
Anniversaries1947
Engagements Military history of Pakistan
Decorations Military Decorations of Pakistan military
Website Army Dog Breeding Training Centre and School
Commanders
Director-General Maj-Gen. Shahid Mahmood
Insignia
War Flag
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg
The Pakistan army's troops from RVF Corps mobilizing the livestocks in Kashmir in 2017. Army in kashmir.jpg
The Pakistan army's troops from RVF Corps mobilizing the livestocks in Kashmir in 2017.

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

Contents

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.:59 [3] [1] :447 [4] The RVF Corps is responsible for supplying with military rations, dairy products, as well as administrating farms for military.:48–49 [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. [2] [6] 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. [7]

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]

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References

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