70 RAF Medics are included in the final tranche of redundancies

Details of the fourth and final set of armed forces redundancies have been announced by the Defence Secretary. It includes 70 medical personnel from the RAF.  The report from the MoD stated: 'The restructuring of the armed forces is a... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Morale and Redundancies

A story in today's Daily Telegraph claims that Under Secretary of State for Defence, Lord Astor of Hever, has admitted that redundancies across the Armed Forces has harmed morale amongst Service personnel, and that the MoD has selected personnel for... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Redundancies and recruitment campaigns

An article in the Daily Mirror accuses the MoD of wasting money by making personnel redundant and simultaneously running recruitment campaigns. The MoD has issued the following response... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

The Army say good-bye to 4480 in their latest round of redundancies

The Army has today issued their latest round of redundancies, the largest so far, in their bid to reduce overall numbers from 108,000 to 82,000 by 2018. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said: "Today we have... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Families Federation give an Update on BFBS

Patrick Eade of BFBS interviews Ann Dewar, Comms Manager at the Federation, on the latest work going on on behalf of RAF Families. Subjects discussed include the latest survey results on Pay, Pension, X-factor, redundancies, the Federation survey coming up in Sep on the support to RAF Families and the Federation's magazine Envoy...More information »

Redundancy - 'Will lead to Loss of Crucial Expertise in the Armed Forces'

There is widespread coverage in today's media of the redundancy notifications. The Daily Telegraph states it will lead to a loss of crucial expertise in the Armed Forces. In response the MoD has said: 'We have been clear that we will ensure the right balance of skills and expertise are retained across all rank structures so that we continue to meet the demands of current operations and future threats. The number of officers...More information »

726 RAF made Redundant

Today 726 RAF personnel receive their redundancy notices. 70% are volunteers, 30% are not. For those who have volunteered and have already started making plans, the news will be welcome. For those who volunteered but have been told they are required for further service the news will be bitterly disappointing and some may well opt to PVR. For those who did not volunteer, the news will be devastating...More information »

RAF Redundancy Selection Announcement TOMORROW

Tomorrow, Tue 12 Jun 12, RAF personnel will hear if they are to be made redundant, either voluntarily or compulsorily. The Redundancy announcement made on 17 Jan 12 indicated a further 900 were to go from the RAF. Volunteers were asked for but in the event of there not being enough personnel in the right fields willing to go, compulsory redundancy will again take place...More information »

Redundancies made with 'No long-term Plan'

It has been reported that the MoD has made military and civilian personnel redundant without a long-term plan in place to retain key skills. The claims are made in a critical report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which also concludes that the cost of consultants has risen from £6m to £270m.The MoD said: "This is a serious distortion of the facts. See full details

Defence Budget Black Hole has Disappeared says Minister

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond is expected to announce today that he has balanced the Defence budget books and removed the £38 billion deficit. But questions are being asked as to how exactly he has achieved this - He has been keen to point out that there would be no new redundancies beyond those already announced...More information »

Philip Hammond: "We have No Choice"

On the Armed Forces redundancies being announced today Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said: "Difficult decisions had to be taken in the SDSR to deal with the vast black hole in the MoD budget. The size of the fiscal deficit we inherited left us no choice but to reduce the size of the Armed Forces". He also went on to say, "The redundancy programme will not impact adversely on current operations...More information »

RAF Redundancy - Another 1,000 likely to Go

The Redundancy announcement will be made later this morning but it is widely expected that a further 1,000 will go from the RAF. This is another bitter blow for the Service. Volunteers are being asked for but in the event of there not being enough personnel in the right fields willing to go, compulsory redundancy will again take place. The last tranche of redundancies saw half of the requirement go against their will...More information »

Tomorrow - 2nd and Final Tranche of Redundancies

Tomorrow, Tue 17 Jan 12, the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Army and will publish single Service DINs detailing the arrangements for Tranche 2 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme. Tranche 2 will be the last tranche of redundancy for the RAF although a small number of further redundancies may be required. The tranche is likely therefore, to be larger than originally thought...More information »

Redundancy - A Painful Road

Dawn McCafferty, Chairman of the RAF FF talks to Patrick Eade of BFBS Radio on the first phase of RAF redundancies. In her frank account Dawn suggest the first phase of redundancies is the beginning of a long and painful path. Dawn speaks of the concerns RAF family members have shared with the Federation and the need for the Service to take heed. She suggests there is an inextricable link between families and the operational effectiveness of the Serving person be that a wife, partner, the children, grandparents or siblings, calling them the bedrock of support who must not be ignored. Dawn also goes on to talk in-depth about the volunteers who were successful in their application to leave the RAF but also those who are going against their will, those who volunteered but have been told they cannot go and those who are not being signed on...More information »

930 RAF made Redundant

This 1st phase of redundancies sees approximately 930 RAF personnel made redundant. A MoD spokesman said: "To retain the right balance of skills across the RAF, not all volunteers were accepted because some were considered to be too valuable to lose and of those who volunteered, 440 were successful. This means that 490 non-volunteers will be made redundant...More information »

Beware Errors in Redundancy Calculations

It is possible that thousands of service personnel considering redundancy may have the wrong value for their redundancy package. Problems with the online Forces Pensions Calculator have now been rectified but it may be that many made their enquiry before the error was corrected and are therefore basing their decisions on incorrect information. Dawn McCafferty said, "If at all unsure, go back and do it again...More information »

REDUNDANCY - Helping you to do the Maths

An on-line calculator has been launched by the MoD to assist those contemplating redundancy to do the maths. The Armed Forces Redundancy Calculator, as it is known, is available via the MoD website and is able to forecast the monetary effects of Armed Forces Redundancy Programme for individuals personal circumstances. It should however only be used as a guide... 

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Redundancy Fields are Now Available to View

Phase 1 of the RAF Redundancy Programme was announced on the 1 Mar 11. DIN 2011DIN01-060 details how the RAF is looking to make reductions in manpower, and gives the approximate size of those reductions. The DIN showing the fields and also the Compensation Rates are now available in an unclassified form. Click the links to view...More information »

Redundancy - The Cloud of Uncertainty Remains

Phase 1, of what could be a 3-Phase Redundancy Programme is aimed at reducing the number of RAF personnel to 33,500 by 2015. The impact of such dramatic force reductions on serving personnel and their families is clear. Chairman of the Federation, Dawn McCafferty said: “The announcement of the Phase 1 redundancy fields is but one small step in a long process and, for many, the cloud of uncertainty remains. Families will fall into 3 distinct categories: 1) Those who are not eligible for Phase 1 redundancy. Those who wished to .....More information »

Quick Vote

Quick Vote - Has the announcement of the first phase of the redundancy programme made your position in the RAF feel any more secure? http://www.raf-ff.org.uk/ Quick Vote