The ResCAS survey reported that 36% of respondents ‘agreed’ with the statement that they feel valued by the Regulars, whilst 32% were ‘Neutral’ and 32% ‘Disagreed’.


Section 4 of the 2015 AFCAS report covers ‘Working with the Reserves’ Section 4 – Working with Others’.


Section 4 focuses on those who have had experience of working with the Reserves over the last two years, covering views on the professionalism, integration and contribution of Reserves personnel.


Professionalism of Reserves In 2015, almost two thirds (63%) of personnel rate the Reserves as professional. RAF Officers are the most likely group to state that Reserves are professional (87%), whereas Army Other Ranks are the least likely (52%).


Integration of Reserves Just over half of personnel state that Reserves are well integrated (52%), with Other Ranks more likely to agree than Officers (53%, 47%). The range of agreement varies across Officers in particular, with 70% of RM Officers thinking Reserves are well integrated, compared to just 34% of Army Officers.


Contribution of Reserves 62% of personnel rate the contribution of Reserves as valuable, with Officers more likely to agree than Other Ranks (67%, 61%). The most positive ratings are from RAF Officers, with 84% rating the contribution of reservists as valuable. RM Other Ranks, however, are the least likely to score Reserve contributions as valuable (54%).


For comparison, AFCAS 2015 asked RAF Regulars about the integration and professionalism of RAF Reserves:


Have you had working contact with any of the following in the last two years? Armed Forces Reserves 2015


Not ticked Ticked


RAF - Officers 38% 62%


RAF - OR’s 52% 48%


In your experience, how would you rate the contribution to the RAF of …. Armed Forces Reserves 2015


Valuable


Not very valuable Don’t know


RAF - Officers 84% 14% 2%


RAF - OR’s 72% 24% 4%


This question is filtered to include only respondents who had indicated they had worked with Armed Forces Reserves in the past two years


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