What we do for our members and why
Why be a member?
The membership is made up of 103 Organisations ranging from the Aden Veterans Association to Veterans Aid and 64 Regimental Associations from the AGC Association to the Yeomanry Benevolent Trust.
COBSEO represents the whole Serving and Veterans Community - Some 3.4 million people and their dependants. Membership of COBSEO is open to all those organisations whose primary purpose is to promote and further the welfare and general interests of Service, but the final decision rests with the COBSEO Executive.
What we do for our members
- Develop policies for dealing with issues of common concern, particularly welfare
- Facilitate direct access to individual member charities, with appropriate expertise, in order to lead on our membership’s behalf to present policies to government or equivalent
- The Chairman of COBSEO and members of the Executive Committee sit on various Government groups and committees to ensure the Armed Forces Community voice is heard and account is taken of their particular needs and concerns
- Circulate four times a year a Bulletin that sets out subject of interest and to draw members attention to key issues of the moment.
- Provide a COBSEO website in which there is a members’ area that provides information and topics of interest and to which members are encouraged to contribute
COBSEO holds its Annual General Meeting in the autumn, where the Annual Report is presented, a keynote speaker is invited. The AGM is an opportunity for the COBSEO Chairman to report against agreed Objectives and to bring the member organisations up to date on issues of common concern. It is also an opportunity for the membership to raise their concerns and ask questions of the Executive and Government Ministers and officials.
If members have any matter for concern, they can click here for our contact details and contact the Secretary for guidance.
