uSummary
Many of the issues personnel and their families have raised will come as no surprise and it is clear that, for many respondents, the cumulative impact of current operations across the world is having a fatiguing effect on our people and their families. The issues raised by them are self-evident and align with many of the outcomes from AFCAS/FAMCAS, and from other work such as the AMP Briefing Team reports.
• Pay and the continued cap. •
Tasking versus the resources available.
• Quality of accommodation and what FAM will bring. • Partner employment. • •
Childcare availability and the variable costs. Feeling valued and supported.
What is perhaps of note is the number of comments we received that demonstrate either a lack of awareness, or an unwillingness to acknowledge, the work underway in both the MoD and the RAF on the People Programme – FAM, FES, Families Strategy, Partner Employment and childcare policy, for example. This despite the many briefings and updates routinely provided by ‘the system’ to serving personnel and families.
uOur Role
The role of the RAF Families Federation is to provide an independent voice for all RAF Service personnel – Regular and Reserve, married, single or in a partnership - and their families. Our evidence is presented to RAF and MoD staffs, as well as ministers across government, in order to provide a snapshot of current issues and to help inform the delivery of future policies.
The Federation also provides a signposting service for those who need advice and guidance with a problem or query and we work closely with RAF HQ Air Community Support Staff, the MoD, organisations such as the RAF Association, RAF Benevolent Fund, SSAFA, Other Government Departments, NHS, private companies and, especially, with local authorities in support of the AF Covenant.
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