This question was included in 2015, and not part of 2013 or 2014 surveys. 18%
Are you enjoying life in the RAF? No
Yes 82%
Comments:
To a certain extent. It’s a big, bad world out there in Civvy Street. There has been a big public PR campaign to say the forces look after your family, but at times it doesn’t feel that way. We are moved around, have leave cancelled or refused due work commitments. When choices are made it feels that the forces don’t think how it will affect my family. I am fed up wth having to tell my wife that I can’t do this or that because of work. She quite rightly assumes if I am due days off or have booked leave that it shouldn’t be cancelled but it has been and sometimes at very short notice after stuff has been paid for. When I mention this I am just told ‘service before self’. I have lost a lot of money over the last couple of years due to cancelled leave.
For 8 years I loved military life but now I can’t wait to get out of quarters. The one we live in currently is the worst house I have ever lived in (and I was once a student!).
The job security and the low rent we pay on our quarter is an advantage, as is the experience of seeing different parts of the country.
The RAF is no longer part of my family due to the fact that we have no mess, no social opportunities and no contact from anyone serving or any military other than my spouse or any support organisations. This makes me sad.
Due to the workload yet declining number of service personnel the opportunities for sport for all except representational teams have virtually vanished.
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