Figure 15:


Over the last two years we have noted an increase in the number of families who have raised concerns about the fact that they have been allocated Service Families Accommodation (SFA) or Substitute SFA more than 10 miles away from their parent unit. Although this is permitted within the existing Tri- Service Accommodation Regulations (TSARs), it has become apparent that this separation has become an issue for many families, not only in financial terms, but in their sense of belonging to their unit (Fig 15).


“Being housed so far away, when the rest of the squadron lived on and around camp made me feel isolated and unable to get to know the families I normally would have. Social nights out become difficult and I felt extremely uncomfortable at the family BBQ the squadron had, as I knew no one and everyone seemed to know each other.”


“Our SSFA is within 10 miles of my husband’s unit but has affected my sense of belonging to my husband’s unit a lot. I do not feel part of the RAF community. Moving here with a new born baby, I really wanted, and needed, to live near other people that were sympathetic to service life.”


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