FEDERATION
So hence the Families’ Federation decided to run our new Dispersed Families project; this two-year study will gather evidence from such families, and will work to ensure that in the future they receive the information and support that they need. My role as Project Manager is an exciting one as this is aunique project (with little equivalent research carried out so far for any UK forces on this scale) and it is therefore an excellent opportunity to make sure that the issues that matter to RAF families are understood and addressed. Ipersonally have seen things from both sides –Ipreviously served in the RAF myself and my husband is currently serving, and for many years we lived in private accommodationaway from his workplaces but have now moved back into SFAwith our current posting. So I have experienced the benefits of stability of employment and education, but also disadvantagessuch as isolation from the military community and the pressure on family time when the serving partner is
away during the week. Iamkeen to work with families, the RAF and other welfare organisationsover the next two years to ensure that the voices of Dispersed Families are heard.
“If you live more than 10 miles away from your parent unit we would love to hear from you…”
It is difficult to guess what trends might start to emerge as we gather views from our Dispersed Families. We know that communication with the parent unit is acommonly reported issue, especially during deployments or other periods when families need additional support. We also know that many Dispersed Families value their distance from the serving partner’s work and the ability to keep astable family base which is not affected by their postings. It will be really interesting to discover whether these families feel that the pros outweigh the cons, and to get their ideas of what might be done better.
In order to do this we need your help!
We are looking for families who are willing to take part in short, informal interviews about life away from the unit. If you live more than 10 miles away from your parent unit we would love to hear from you, regardless of whether you live in your own house, SFA, or some other form of accommodation. We are also interested to hear from those in long term relationships who share amain address during the working week. Towards the end of 2017 we will be running asurvey,and would like as many families as possible to take part in this. More information to follow later!
If you would like to participate in this project, please email me at
tor.johnson@
raf-ff.org.uk or call the main office on 01780 781650 to register your interest. We will then send you more information about the study,so that you can decide whether you would like to take part.
Entrypoint salary£23,025 (rising to £25,700 after training)
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Autumn 2017
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