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Serving Personnel uLife in the RAF


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Secure employment is by far the biggest retention factor - 29%


• 68% would recommend the ‘RAF Way of Life’ • 64% are enjoying life in the RAF •


Lack of recognition, pay and poor career prospects were the 3 least enjoyable aspects of RAF Life


• 43% routinely work more than 50 hrs per week • 49% thought they were working harder than a year ago • 29% said raising pay would be the one thing that would improve their life in the RAF.


What do you enjoy MOST about RAF life? 29%


15% 12% 7% 3%


Serving in different parts of the UK


Possibly serving overseas


Secure employment


My pay and/or pension


Being part of a team of like- minded, motivated people


3%


Training and


5% 2% Sport and Education


Adventurous training


Community spirit and social life


opportunities 3%


Access to affordable accom- modation


The


Service ‘Offer’ as a


whole


I don’t enjoy


RAF life 10% 8% 3% Other


‘Work/life balance is one of the many erosions on Service life over the past few years. Whilst I accept Service life means that I may need to undertake duties away from home, the constant feeling of being on-call is exhausting.’


‘Having the experience of Civilian work under my belt, and knowing the difference between that and the RAF, makes me think the RAF life is excellent. There is a sense of community here at my unit I have never felt within any part of my working life. My bosses genuinely care about my home and work life balance. The extras I receive, dental, prescription, gym, disturbance allowance etc. would mean I would have to have an extremely well paid job outside the Service. It is a more secure job in an increasingly automated and unstable employment market. It isn’t perfect, and at times it can be hard but I feel the Pros will always outweigh the Cons.’


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