Share Your Story With the RAMC Community
The RAMC Association website is built on the experiences of the people who served. We want to hear from you. We are actively inviting RAMC personal accounts from former and serving members, family members, and those connected to the Corps.
Your story matters. Whether you served for three years or thirty, your perspective adds something that no archive can capture.
However, to keep the website accurate, respectful, and legally sound, we ask all contributors to read this guidance before submitting.
What We Are Looking For
We welcome articles that cover a wide range of personal experiences. Suitable topics include:
- Life in the RAMC, from basic training to deployment
- Accounts of specific campaigns, operations, or tours
- Reflections on medical care delivered in conflict or humanitarian settings
- The experience of transitioning out of military service
- Stories that celebrate colleagues, units, or milestones
- Family perspectives on life connected to the Corps
There is no minimum length. However, we find that articles between 400 and 1,200 words work best for readers on the site. Therefore, aim for that range where possible.
What We Do Not Accept
To protect contributors, third parties, and the Association, we cannot publish content that:
- Names living individuals in a negative or defamatory way
- Contains information that remains classified or operationally sensitive
- Reproduces copyrighted material, including photographs, without permission.
- Promotes a political party, commercial product, or outside organisation
- Includes graphic descriptions of violence or trauma without appropriate editorial framing
- Could bring the RAMC Association into disrepute
If you are unsure whether your content falls into any of these areas, contact us before you submit. We would rather work with you than turn your article away.
Accuracy and Fact-Checking
Your Responsibility as a Contributor
You are the expert on your own experience. We will not change the substance of what you write. However, we do ask that you:
- Write only about events you personally witnessed or experienced.
- Clearly label any information that comes from a secondary source.
- Avoid stating as fact anything you cannot verify from your own knowledge.
- Notify us if you later discover an error in something already published.
Our Editorial Process
Every submission goes through a light editorial review. We check for clarity, spelling, and anything that may raise a legal or reputational concern. We will always contact you before making any substantive change to your article.
The turnaround time is typically 2 to 4 weeks. We will keep you updated.
Privacy, Consent, and Third Parties
This is one of the most important areas to consider when writing RAMC personal accounts.
Naming Other People
You may name colleagues, commanding officers, or other individuals if the reference is positive and factual. If you wish to name someone in connection with a sensitive event, you must obtain their written consent first. Please include confirmation of that consent with your submission.
Photographs and Images
Photographs bring stories to life. We encourage you to include them. However, before you submit an image, confirm that:
- You own the photograph or have permission from the copyright holder.
- Any living individuals pictured have consented to publication.
- The image does not contain any operationally sensitive information.
We accept JPEG and PNG files. Please aim for a minimum width of 1,200 pixels.
How to Submit Your RAMC Personal Account
Submitting is straightforward. Follow these steps:
- Write your article in a Word document or plain text file.
- Include a short author biography of two to three sentences.
- Attach any photographs with captions and copyright confirmation.
- Email your submission to the address on our Contact page.
- Use the subject line: Guest Article Submission.
We will acknowledge your email within five working days.
Rights and Attribution
When you submit an article, you retain full ownership of your work. By submitting, you grant the RAMC Association a non-exclusive licence to publish, share, and archive your article on this website and our associated social media channels.
We will always publish your article under your name unless you request otherwise. If you wish to write anonymously, please let us know at the point of submission, and we will discuss the options with you.
We do not pay for contributions. This is a community platform supported by volunteers.
A Final Word
We are grateful to everyone who takes the time to share their story. The history of the Royal Army Medical Corps lives in the people who served it. Your RAMC personal account helps preserve that history for future generations.
If you have a question that this guidance does not answer, please get in touch. We are happy to help.
