Hello,

I would recommend starting an application and speaking to your recruiting officer about the exact details, however I will still try and answer your question.

Regular veterinary officers do receive training on dog handling, although they won't serve as a dog handler. I would guess that as a reservist veterinary officer, you would also be able to attend a dog handling course.

If you currently work as a Vet elsewhere, perhaps a reservist role as a dog handler may be what you would prefer? That way you still continue your career in the civilian world.

As far as I know though, no, you cannot be both a veterinary officer and a dog handler at the same time.

It is perhaps worth mentioning that veterinary officers are always officers, whereas dog handlers are soldiers.

I hope that goes some way to answering your question!

30 September, 2019 18:55