 The cap badge of the RCAVC was similar to that of Britain's Royal Army Veterinary Corps, but featured a larger figure of Chiron in a wreath of maple leaves surmounted by a Tudor crown, with the letters RCAVC on the ribbon.Until 1910 veterinarians in the Canadian Army were part of the old regimental system.Most veterinarians held a commission in the active militia and left private practice for 10–15 days a year to serve with his regiment.