Non Serving Family Responses
‘I think it depends on where you are posted to. We’ve been places where there is a lot of support for families, and others where it feels like “out of sight, out of mind”. Where we are at the moment is on the side of supporting the families.’
‘I have been married to serving aircrew for 19 years yet I have no idea what support is available. I feel that the RAF has gone out of its way over those years to alienate serving families and make life more and more difficult and uncertain by failing to support the military covenant and putting paperwork and rank ahead of people’s lives.’
‘I have always loved Air Force Life but the last 8 years have been very difficult’
Given the choice, would you prefer your serving spouse/partner to stay in or leave the RAF?
Leave before their engagement period is up Stay for their current engagement but not beyond
Stay for their engagement period and hopefully sign on for longer
14% 48% 38%
If there was ONE thing the RAF could do to improve your quality of life, what would it be?
23% 14% 11% 4% Offer
greater stability
More
help with childcare
More help to buy our own home
More pay 12% 6%
More help to find me a job
Less time
away from the family for the serving person
More
flexibility in working
arrangements for the serving person
Improve the
service provided
accommo- dation
Other 11% 10% 9%
‘The RAF way of life is generally good. I love the fact we live in a safe environment, especially having children. I love having friends close by because family isn’t. I love that there are opportunities to go across the UK and overseas, but deployment is hard for childcare, for work, I get stressed doing it all as a single parent… Child care is such a massive issue for me and I really struggle when my husband is away. The rest of RAF life is brilliant.’
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