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The Royal Army Medical Corps ('''RAMC''') is a specialist Corps in the British Army which provides Medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. Together with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps , the Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps , the RAMC forms the British Army's essential Army Medical Services . The RAMC does not carry a Regimental Colour or Queen's Colour , although it has a Regimental Flag. Nor does it have Battle Honour s, as elements of the corps have been present in almost every single war the army has fought. Because it is not a fighting arm, under the Geneva Conventions , members of the RAMC may only use their weapons for self-defence. For this reason, there are two traditions that the RAMC perform when on parade:
Unlike medical officers in some other countries, medical officers in the RAMC (and the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force ) do not use the "Dr" prefix, in parentheses or otherwise, but only their rank, although they may be addressed informally as "Doctor". INSIGNIA The RAMC, like every other British regiment, has its own distinctive unit insignia.
HISTORY Medical services in the British military go as far back as the formation of the Standing Regular Army after the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 . This was the first time a career was provided for a Medical Officer (MO), known as the Regimental Surgeon, both in peacetime and in war. The Army was formed entirely on a regimental basis, and a MO with a Warrant Officer as his Assistant Surgeon was appointed to each regiment, which also provided a hospital. The MO was also for the first time concerned in the continuing health of his troops, and not limited to just Battlefield Medicine . This regimental basis of appointment for MOs continued until it was abolished in 1873. In 1898 , Officer s and Soldier s providing medical services were incorporated into one body known by its present name, the Royal Army Medical Corps. The RAMC began to develop during the Boer War, but it was during the First World War that it reached its apogee both in size and experience. During Britain's colonial days the RAMC had set up clinics and hospitals in countries where British troops could be found. In modern times it has once again contracted and its main bases, the Queen Alexandra Hospital Millbank, and the Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, have now closed. COLONELS-IN-CHIEF
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GALLANTRY AWARDS TRADES/CAREERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY RAMC Officer Careers: RAMC Soldier Trades:
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