Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps



The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army.

The Militia Medical Service was established in 1899. The Militia Medical Service was redesignated the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1904. The Canadian Army Medical Corps was redesignated The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on 3 Nov 1919. The crest of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps consists of a two crossing maple stems and maple leaves with a Kings Crown on top, with the text "Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps" on a ribbon at the bottom. At the centre of the two maple stems is a Rod of Asclepius consisting of a serpent entwined around a staff.

The Canadian Army Medical Corps was redesignated the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on 29 Apr 1936. The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps was redesignated The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on 22 Mar 1948. The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps reverted to Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on 18 Apr 1955.

After the Second World War, a series of coloured berets were adopted, with other arms and services wearing midnight blue berets, with a large coloured "flash" in corps colours - dull cherry for the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.

Unification
When the Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force were merged in 1968 to form the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Dental Corps and Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps were deactivated and merged with their Naval and Air Force counterparts to form the Dental Branch (Canadian Forces) and the Canadian Forces Medical Service of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group (CF H Svcs Gp). When the Canadian Forces unified on 1 February 1968, the rifle green beret was adopted as the CF standard.

Related units
This unit was allied with the following:
 * Royal Army Medical Corps