Latest News from the Federation "Ignore Families at your Peril"

So said Dawn McCafferty, Chairman of the RAF Families Federation, on the day that over 900 RAF redundancies were announced. Dawn was addressing the annual MoD Welfare Conference on behalf of all three Families Federations. She drew particular attention to the immeasurable but vital contribution that families make to operational effectiveness and highlighted the lack of funding available to support core welfare support services. The link between recruitment/retention and family support were emphasised and Dawn warned the senior staffs and minister present to look after the families or risk losing uniformed personnel who would no longer be prepared to put Service before self...More information »