30 NAVY NEWS, FEBRUARY 2009
News and information for serving personnel
New forum seeks total equality
THE Naval Service LGBT have an avenue through which
managers, LGBT personnel or policy from other members.
Forum was launched to support they can seek advice and have
potential recruits need advice or Lt Cdr McBain has been invited
and represent all Lesbian, Gay, access to the latest information on
support.” to act as a panel member at its
Bi-Sexual and Transgender policy, legislation and news.
The Service recruits from all annual conference next month.
Congress
personnel in the Naval Service, and The Forum is already working
walks of life, so the Forum believes Many private sector employers
held its first meeting in December. closely with the Navy Command
it probably has the same proportion are ahead of the military in the
The Forum currently comprises Equality and Diversity Policy
of gay personnel within the 34,000 support they offer their LGBT
for E(TM)
ten committee members who team, and four Forum members
people as the national average, staff and potential recruits and it is
mirror a cross section of RN/ have shared their experiences
which is about eight per cent. these firms against which the Naval
RM personnel, the Forum wishes and expertise with the Equality
In the decade since the change Service competes when attracting
to have a serving heterosexual and Human Rights Commission,
in policy, civilian firms have been and retaining the best employees.
fraternity
member in attendance. explaining life in the RN before,
amazed at the progress the Naval Lt Cdr McBain said: “We have
There are representatives at during and after the policy change;
Service has made, especially with made a great deal of progress
Junior Rate, Senior Rate and they have also provided input
the unique challenges it faces. but the aim now is to keep the
THE annual E(TM) get-together
Officer level, along with members for presentations and briefings
The Service works closely with momentum going.
from the Reserve Service, for senior officer attendance at
has been arranged for Thursday
Stonewall, a charity that campaigns “With the formation of the
Chaplaincy Service, RMs and LGBT-related conferences.
● Lt Cdr Mandy McBain
February 26 in the Millennium
for equality of opportunity and LGBT Forum we hope that this
Service Transgender community. It is the first time since the ban
Hall at HMS Collingwood.
big the community is. treatment for LGB personnel, and can continue and can be used as a
This will allow the Forum to on homosexuality in the Armed
Apart from the opportunity to
“As the Chair, I hold a list is a member of the Stonewall management tool, not only for the
truly reflect their ambition of total Forces was lifted nearly a decade
meet up with old friends from
of the LGBT community who’ve Diversity Champions programme. community but for the benefit of
equality. ago that such a group has existed.
across the specialisation, the
volunteered their information to As a Diversity Champion the the wider Service.”
The Forum aspires to not only Chairwoman of the Forum Lt
conference will present E(TMs
me in order that they are kept Naval Service ranks among over If you are interested in adding
represent the Naval Service LGBT Cdr Mandy McBain said: “At
with valuable information on
up-to-date about conferences, 400 other high-calibre public and your details to the LGBT
community but also to ensure that present the Naval Service doesn’t
key issues and topics within the
news and articles of interest. private sector employers, and Community list and receiving
Divisional Officers, line managers monitor sexual orientation, so “Many of them have also
training management profession.
has the opportunity to learn best further information please email
and equality and diversity advisors there’s no way of knowing how volunteered to be mentors if line
The conference format will be
practice on sexual orientation nslgbt@tiscali.co.uk
based around presentations from
both E(TM)s and from external
speakers, with topics ranging from
Upper limit
modernising training to career
development.
There will also be an opportunity
to ask those killer questions at
Meet the board that
for injuries
a Q&A session with the TMAP
board at the close of the session.
At the close of the formal
business and presentations, the
social events will begin; five-a-
side and volleyball tournaments
are due to be staged followed
by the bi-annual mess dinner
extravaganza, complete with mess
manages the Navy
pay-outs
is doubled
COMPENSATION payments
games.
for the most serious injuries to
The cost of £10 covers lunch,
Services personnel have been
tea and coffee, and the mess THE photograph (right) is the
doubled to a new maximum lump
dinner – lunch only is available
latest portrait of the current
sum of £570,000.
for £3.
members of the Admiralty
All injured personnel who
If anyone has not yet received
Board – the Navy’s most senior
have received an award under
information on the event, or needs
the Armed Forces Compensation
further details, contact Lt Cdr
management committee.
Scheme will receive an increase of
Beasty Williams on 93825 2251 or
It draws its authority from the
between ten and 100 per cent to
Lt Roy Grinsill on 93825 2376.
Queen, through her government
their tax-free lump sum payment.
and the Defence Council, via
For the most seriously injured,
Don’t know?
statutes and ‘letters patent’, to have
this is in addition to their tax-free
“command over the officers, ratings
index-linked Guaranteed Income
and marines of Her Majesty’s naval
Payment that is paid monthly for
Ask your DO!
A. and marine forces”. life after leaving the Forces.
T The Board is also responsible The 140 most seriously injured
for every issue relating to the Naval have been contacted with details
IF YOU would like more
Service, although in practice, these of their increased compensation
information on:
responsibilities are delegated to payments, and were due to receive
marina Helping out at this year’s
the Navy Board. their additional money within days
Wimbledon tennis championship
The Admiralty Board meets in of the announcement being made
see…
the Admiralty Board Room in the on December 15 last year.
RNTM 001/09 Service
old Admiralty Building, Whitehall Those less seriously injured
Support to the All England
– the same room that has been will receive their additional
Lawn Tennis Championship at
used for this meeting since 1788. compensation in the near future.
Wimbledon
The room is steeped in tradition, In total more than £10m in
The latest advice on JPA expense marina
and is home to several works of art additional compensation will
claims and auditing requirements
and traditional artefacts, including
be paid to approximately 2,700
see…
a portrait of Nelson and a fully-
injured Servicemen and women.
002/09 JPA I-Expenses,
working wind dial that dates from
The MoD announced the
Auditing, Receipts and Fraud
1708.
intention to increase the lump sum
Warfare Branch promotionmarina
The dial is connected to a
compensation payments as part of
see…
the Service Personnel Command
007/09 Warfare Branch AB2
weather vane on the roof of the
Paper, published last July.
to AB1 and LH Substantive
building, next to a semaphore
● Seated from left: Vice Admiral Trevor Soar, Chief of Fleet Support; Rear Admiral Paul Lambert,
The paper – The Nation’s
Promotion Routine
station that connected the
Controller of the Navy; Ursula Brennan, 2nd Permanent Under-Secretary; Admiral Sir Jonathon Band,
Commitment: Cross-Government
How you can wear uniform
Admiralty Board directly to the
First Sea Lord; Bob Ainsworth MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, John Hutton MP, Secretary of
marina
Support to our Armed Forces, their
ashore
Fleet in Portsmouth via a system
State for Defence (Chairman); Quentin Davies MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
Families and Veterans – outlined
see…
of semaphore towers.
and Minister for Defence Equipment & Support; Baroness Ann Taylor, Parliamentary Under-Secretary
a package of 40 new measures
Galaxy 16/08 Naval Service
The towers included a number
of State for Defence and Minister for International Defence and Security; Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope,
to improve the lives of Service
Policy on Wearing Uniform
of churches that still fly the White
Commander-in-Chief Fleet; Vice Admiral Alan Massey, Second Sea Lord; Rear Admiral Bob Cooling,
personnel, their families and
Ashore and Wearing of CS95
Ensign to commemorate the fact,
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff. Standing, from left: Lt Oliver Hucker, Flag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord;
veterans.
How to qualify as a sports
and it used to take just 12 minutes
Capt Steve Murdoch, Executive Assistant to First Sea Lord; Robert Wilton, Assistant Personal Secretary
marina
This is the first time that such
coach
to send a message from the Board
to the Secretary of State for Defence; Roy Brown, Deputy Director Naval Staff
a cross-Government strategy has
see…
Room to the Fleet.
been issued, and it sets the standard
2009DIN10-003 Training
With a clock from 1697, oak issues and how the Board intends to the Navy Board, which includes any subject that might have an
for the level and scope of support
courses – Physical Training,
panelling dating from 1720 and the to develop the Navy of the future, all the members of the Admiralty impact on the current or future
Service personnel can expect.
Proficiency, Coaching and
board room table and chairs dating as well as any specific business Board but without the Ministers. business of the Service, and each
Under-Secretary of State for
Officiating
from about 1788, there is a strict that the members wish to draw to The Navy Board supports the meeting will include updates on
Defence Kevan Jones said: “Our
Your Divisional Officer should
no-smoking rule in the room that Ministers’ attention, or to consider First Sea Lord in his roles as operations as well as programmes
Armed Forces are inspirational and
be able to help with any of these
even Winston Churchill obeyed. anything that the Ministers the Navy’s representative on the and projects.
they deserve the very best support –
issues.
These days, the Board meets themselves may have raised. senior Defence committees and to These meetings are less formal
that is why I am determined to see
Take to the skies
just once a year, and it is used The day-to-day business of provide advice to Ministers. than the Admiralty Board but still
as an opportunity to discuss key
running the Service is delegated The Navy Board considers use the traditional board room.
through the package of measures
we announced in the Service
THE Guild of Air Pilots and Air
Navigators (GAPAN) is fi nalising
its scholarships programme for
Silver ship has been in the wars
Personnel Command paper.
“This increase in our
compensation package will
2009.
be a great boost to our injured
TROPHY 8998 is a silver model of the ammunition, but his successful action proved
There are at least six private
personnel and their families.”
George, Admiral Robert Blake’s flagship and to be a turning point in the First Dutch War.
pilot’s licences (PPLs) up for
Chris Simpkins, Director
the ship in which he died in 1657. During a subsequent war with Spain
grabs, plus various flying instruc-
General of the RBL, said: “We are
Four years before his death, in February (1656-7) Blake blockaded the enemy coast
tor and other courses.
very happy that the MOD listened
1653, Blake and Admiral Richard Deane so successfully that a Spanish treasure fleet
For more details and closing
to the concerns outlined in the
jointly led a force of 80 ships into action put into the Canary Islands instead.
dates see website www.gapan.
Legion’s ‘Honour the Covenant’
org/careers/scholarships/
against a similar number of Dutch warships When Blake found out, he destroyed the
campaign and that today, in respect
schols09.htm
commanded by Admiral Marten Tromp, fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz on April 20
to improvements to compensation
escorting a convoy of 150 merchant ships. 1657. It was to be Blake’s final triumph – in arrangements for those with
The action started near Portland on failing health he died at sea off Plymouth. conditions relating to Service, the
February 18 and lasted three days. The model of the George was presented Government’s promises are being
Tromp skilfully protected the convoy to the cruiser HMS Blake by her builders, implemented.”
and reached safety, losing 11 warships, 30 Fairfield’s in 1961. At some time it sustained All future compensation claims
merchantmen and almost 2,000 men. serious damage but, thanks to the skill of made under the scheme will be
Blake, who lost one ship and nearly 1,000 Adrian Ayling, of Ayling Jewellers, Fareham, processed using the enhanced
men, had to break off as his ships ran out of it has now been restored to its former glory. tariff amounts.● The silver model of the George
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