Non-Serving Family Responses 29%


Would you recommend the ‘RAF way of life’ to others? 26%


22% 13% 10%


Definitely Yes


Probably Yes


Not sure


Probably not


Definitely not


For the 39% who would not recommend the ‘RAF way of life’ to others we asked them to tell us why:


“My least favourite part is moving, having to find employment and the quality of life on ‘the patch’. Our quality of housing is quite low and repairs take a long time and [are] poorly done and there are not a lot of ways to get to know people here.”


“Previous pros have been eroded. Housing is short everywhere so not only is it stressful waiting for an address but it’s often far from camp or attached to a different parent unit and so some of the social benefits of the patch are lost and the serving person spends longer commuting at the end of an already long day.”


“Instability. Increase length deployments. Poor quality housing. Less people doing more work. Crumbling infrastructure.”


“It’s difficult to be alone away from other family members particularly during deployments. Although the accommodation is affordable and the people on camp are friendly, for some it will be enjoyable for others the sacrifices outweigh the benefits.”


“Not enough stability for families.”


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