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‘Reset and Make Changes,’ by Paul Coverdale

The former Royal Navy officer shares his transition story to becoming a freelance Sustainability Consultant.

Tell me about your military career
I joined the Royal Navy as a warfare officer straight from university. I was lucky enough to spend several years doing what I joined up to do – frontline weather forecasting at sea as a hydrographic and meteorological specialist. Following an operations tour in Basra, I became a Principal Warfare Officer. I returned to my specialisation at the end of my career.

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13th March 2018: OA Connect – LinkedIn Workshop – Bristol

If you are unsure how to get started on your LinkedIn profile, Or are you simply concerned that your LinkedIn profile isn’t getting the attention that it should; If you’ve had enough of hearing how important LinkedIn is and are yet to see its value, then this workshop is for you.

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13th March 2018: OA Webinar – How to Draft a CV that will Catch Recruiters’ Attention

This webinar will be focusing on what recruiters are looking for in a CV and how to draft a CV that will catch their attention.

The webinar will include some first hand advice given by HR recruiters from companies that have signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

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14th March 2018: The Leaders Club Networking – Lord Justice Leveson – London

The Officers’ Association (OA) has secured a corporate membership with The Leaders Club, a networking group that meets in London. This will allow up to 5 serving or former officers from the OA community to join their monthly networking events. If you wish to attend simply click ‘Register’; places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

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Government urged to make changes to end homelessness among ex-Servicemen and women

New research commissioned by Stoll and Riverside, released today [Tuesday 6th March] at an event at the House of Lords, highlights how some vulnerable ex-Service personnel in crisis are not accessing support services resulting in homelessness after leaving the Armed Forces.

The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) funded research, conducted by York University, found that of participating veterans, many experienced inconsistent quality of advice on transitioning from Service and inadequate support from Local Housing Authorities in the years after leaving service, many of whom did not identify the specialist support available to veterans.

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Lord Mayor and Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol welcomed on board HMS Bristol

The Lord Major and Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol were special guests of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) at HMS Excellent last week.

The Right Honourable Councillor Lesley Jones and Mrs Peaches Golding OBE were given a tour of the RNRMC’s offices before being welcomed on board their city’s namesake HMS Bristol by Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander David Price.

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March in March for veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress

Put your best foot forward this March in aid of veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress, as they seek to raise money to meet the staggering increase in demand for their specialist services.

In the last ten years, the number of former servicemen and women with mental health problems who have contacted the charity for treatment has risen by 143% – from 994 in 2006/7 to 2,420 in 2016/17. The NHS, Ministry of Defence and Combat Stress’ own research forecast that demand for veterans’ mental health services will continue to rise over the next decade.

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6th March 2018: The Leaders Club Networking – Yeo Valley, Karl Tucker – Liverpool

The Officers’ Association (OA) has secured a corporate membership with The Leaders Club, a networking group that meets in London. This will allow up to 5 serving or former officers from the OA community to join their monthly networking events. If you wish to attend simply click ‘Register’; places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

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6th March 2018: OA Webinar – What does a ‘Good’ Employer look like?

The OA are often approached by officers who are seeking a good quality employer with their secondary consideration being what type of role or the sector they would like to work within. In this webinar we will be looking at what a good employer is and how would you can go about finding one.

We will be joined by Michelle Mook, founder of Pro-Development, a training consultancy which works with businesses across Yorkshire and the Humber.

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8th March 2018: Opportunities for Professional Business Women, St. James’s Place Academy – Bristol

This event has been specifically developed to encourage more women to consider careers in wealth management through the St. James’s Place Academy. The Academy provides women from a variety of backgrounds the opportunity to explore the freedom of running their own business or a career option of joining an established St. James’s Place Wealth Management practice as a professional Adviser.

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