EMERGING ISSUES OPS OVER LIBYA LAST POSTING DATES DON’T BOTTLE IT UP T D A A
eputy Prime Minister visited RAF Waddington to congratulate personnel who
had returned from ops over Libya. He said: “Your skill, your commitment and your bravery made the difference”.
Sir David Richards wrote to The Telegraph “This was a truly joint operation by the Armed Forces at the peak of their form... I am proud of our actions in combat”.
FIRST COMMANDER JOINT FORCES IS RAF
ir Chief Marshal Sir Stuart
Peach is the first Commander Joint Forces Command.
DO SCHOOLS KNOW?
£3M MoD fund is available
to help schools mitigate the impact of military mobility. This is separate to the Pupil Premium. HQs, Units and parents are being urged to ensure schools with Service children are aware of the fund and to make a bid, if appropriate.
Before the Cold Weather takes hold...
W
hether in SFA or your
own home, now is a good time to check your heating! For those in SFA, report problems to the Helpdesk: 0800 707 6000.
www.raf-ff.org.uk
‘MANNING THE FUTURE’
A
ir Marshal Andy Pulford
said in his lecture on ‘The RAF in 2020 and Beyond’. “The past year has been hard for our people both operationally and on the home front but no matter what the future holds because of our people it will always be the best Air Force in the World.”
TEN YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN
G
en Richards said: “We mark 10
years of British involvement in Afghanistan where 10,000 of our people continue to demonstrate world class professionalism and determination. They encapsulate all that is great about our Armed Forces”.
he Enduring Free Mail Service has been authorised for Op HERRICK and KIPION. The last posting
date for Christmas is 2 Dec 11. From BFPOs to UK airmail, the date is 20 Dec 11.
I
n support of the Mental Health
campaign, SSgt Vicky Charnock who served in Bosnia, NI and Afghanistan said, “I didn’t notice the signs for what they were and the diagnosis came as a bolt out of the blue, but I have emerged stronger”.
HOLIDAY INSURANCE – DO YOU HAVE IT COVERED?
S
hort-notice deployments, support to
civil emergency or public events, can disrupt holiday plans. Personnel are urged to check the small print before booking to ensure refunds will be paid in the event of Service commitments.
OUR STORIES IN RAF NEWS
Sibling Schooling Dear RAF FF. We have just been posted, only to find that the local primary schools are full and our two children (Years 2
and 3), have been allocated places in schools fifteen miles apart. The Local Authority won’t budge and we are at our wit’s end.
Mould spores Dear RAF FF. We are having real problems with damp and mould and are being bounced between DIO and MHS. I was advised by the doctor that a pre-existing condition was being aggravated by the spores in the SFA. I am also pregnant and concerned about the health of our unborn child. Why will no-one acknowledge that these houses have a major problem and actually do something about it?
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