The aim of the fund is to support the two principles of the Armed Forces Covenant: That members of the Armed Forces community should not face
disadvantage in comparison to other... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
From the NEM Team at MoD. The current employment model dates back to
the 1970s. Some aspects are still very good and need to be protected
however, other aspects have failed to keep pace with the way in which
our people live their lives in the 21st Century. The New Employment
Model (NEM) will be designed to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
An article in today's Telegraph 'Forces feel left out and let down,
warns defence chief' uses quotes from the Chief of the Defence Staff,
General Sir Nicholas Houghton, from an interview he gave to MoD's
Defence Focus magazine. In response the MoD has issued... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The RAF has appointed its first ever female two-star officer and in
doing so has shown that the sky’s the limit for women in the military,
the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Give credit where credit is due. We hear from a young serviceman who thinks it unfair and unreasonable that he has to use his... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Members of 84 Sqn RAF and off duty personnel were called to assist
Cypriot firefighters bring a fire under control in the Sovereign Base
Area of Episkopi over the weekend. The huge fire... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The headquarters of British forces deployed in Afghanistan has moved
from Lashkar Gah to Camp Bastion in an early morning helicopter
operation hailed as probably the most complex... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Building work at RAF Lossiemouth has begun in preparation for the
transition from Tornado aircraft to Typhoons. Hangar 3 has been
renovated in... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant Scheme has funded a short film
entitled 'Bradford's Armed Forces Past and Present'. The short film by
Bradford UNESCO City of Film reveals some... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Philip Dunne MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence
Equipment, Support and Technology visited RAF Valley to see a
demonstration of the UK’s military flying training system (UKMFTS) and
the Hawk T2... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), established through a Big Lottery Fund
endowment to improve the transition of Service personnel, and their
families, from military into civilian life has launched its seminal... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
We are running a survey for partners and spouses of serving Armed Forces
personnel. Your feedback is also welcome if you are a partner that also
serves in the Armed Forces. This is an important survey as it looks at
overseas employment and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
An article in the Times claims the MoD is reviewing pension rules with
regard to breaks in service and immediate departure payments. In
response the MoD has issued the following statement: "We are aware that
a few individuals who... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
RAF News interviews Air Marshal Baz North on the NEM Consultation and why it is so important for everyone to get involved... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
His Royal Highness Prince Charles has launched the 2013 Sun Military
Awards to salute the bravery of the Armed Forces. Following last year’s
hugely successful event, the sixth annual ‘Millies’ have been... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Families from RAF Odiham, Halton, Northolt and High Wycombe attended a
special screening of Disney’s new animated film ‘Planes’ on Sunday. The
screening was organised by... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Mike Cooper has taken up the post as the 2* Director of Children &
Young People (DCYP). In his role as Director, Mike provides the Adjutant
General, who is the Principal Personnel Officer for children’s issues
across the MoD, with... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
We hear from a serviceman living in SSFA overseas who received a letter
from the local council, stating that they were increasing the council
tax on their house in the UK by 50 per cent because of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
HMRC and the MoD have been working together on a number of areas of
compliance with tax regulations. Generally, outside of the Services,
employees are... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
When Patrick Eade of BFBS visited units at Tidworth, Colchester,
Ballykinler and Herford it become obvious to him that a large percentage
of the forces and their families hadn’t... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
On Forces Life on BFBS with Patrick Eade, Patrick speaks with Bill
Mahon, Director of the RAF Families Federation, about the special
Facebook group that the Federation hosts for parents of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The
Daily Mail reports that a 'row' over replacing a punctured tyre on a
RAF Voyager caused by a bird strike as the aircraft was taking off led
to military personnel on their way home from Afghanistan... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A memorial marking the crash site of a RAF aircrew has been flown onto a
remote mountainside in the Highlands by a RAF Chinook helicopter. In
April 1941, during the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
Patrick Eade of BFBS with Forces Life…has been chatting with Bill Mahon,
the Director of the RAF Families Federation. It’s a time of great
change for all three... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A team from the RAF Families Federation and Forces Life on BFBS, have
been in Cyprus – taking soundings in Episkopi, Dhekelia, Ay Nik and
Akrotiri. Before heading back to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
A RAF Dental Officer in Afghanistan has been treating Zino a Military
Working Dogs at Kandahar Air Field. Sqn Ldr Stuart Marshall and dental
nurse Private Naomi Kingsbury, make... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
The last Vickers VC10 C1K (XR808) has been delivered to Bruntingthorpe
by 101 Sqn, RAF Brize Norton and into retirement. This is the latest
stage of the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this lin,
We hear from a serviceman living in SSFA overseas who received a letter
from the local council, stating that they were increasing the council
tax on their house in the UK by 50 per cent because of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link
