EMERGING ISSUES EmergingIssues
Further details on all these stories can be found on the Federation website at
www.raf-ff.org.uk. Click on ‘News’ block or search the site using key words.
Strategic Health Partnership to help Personnel
All Specialist Pay is under Review
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Decompression for All
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he Royal British Legion and Combat Stress have joined in partnership to carry out a
programme focusing on the mental health and other health needs of the Armed Forces Community. A website in support of this work is now live.
CREATION OF A JOINT UK/US SERVICE PERSONNEL TASK FORCE
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British/ American Service
Personnel Task Force is to be set up following the meeting between David Cameron and Barack Obama.
CEA report sits with SofS
Review Team tasked to take an in-depth look at the Continuity of Education
Allowance has made its cost saving recommendations. They now sit with the Secretary of State. An announcement is expected soon.
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or formed units returning from Afghanistan, Decompression has become a routine part of redeployment.
From May 11, all Service personnel serving 31 days or longer on Op HERRICK will take part. (see separate article in this issue).
Use of Social Networking Sites in Theatre
esponsible use of social
networking sites helps families and friends to keep in touch and allows personnel to explain their work to the public. However, access to communications in operational theatres is restricted when there is a casualty.
‘Highly mobile Armed Forces Children need better Support’
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ervice children who face regular moves can suffer high levels of anxiety, especially when their
parents deploy’. This is the conclusion of an OFSTED report. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector said: “There is more we should be doing”.
n response to media reports,
the MoD have said: “The AFPRB has been formally asked to undertake a full review of specialist pay... to report in early 2012.
‘Armed Forces staff make the perfect workers’
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he Sun reports: ‘More than half of ex-military staff land a job within two months of leaving the Services...
and they make the perfect workers. They’re professional, motivated, organised and have integrity and loyalty. Used to working alone or as part of a team, they’re focused on getting the job done and are not afraid of hard work. Top firms recognise this’.
TROOPS LEAVING AFGHANISTAN
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he Prime Minister’s statement
that 400 personnel on temporary deployments in Helmand would be withdrawn includes RAF Regiment personnel.
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