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10 July 2017

Turn to Starboard

Children, Event, Families, fundraising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Charity fun it’s a knock-out

Men dressed as penguins and a group decked out in pirate costumes were just some of the sights on show when a charity held an It’s a Knockout contest.

Turn to Starboard – a charity that help injured veterans by taking them sailing – hosted the event at Boscawen Park in Malpas near Truro on Sunday July 9 in front of hundreds of spectators.

Thirteen teams in different levels of fancy dress and ranging in age from adults to young children competed for top scores in a series of inflatable obstacle challenges.

Events included having to dive through a foam-filled inflatable tunnel while carrying a piece of a jigsaw before having to stick the piece on an inflatable wall and solving a puzzle.

6 July 2017

Officers' Association

Army, Employment, Event, Navy, RAF, recruitment, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Training, Transition

Military Friendly Employers Share Career Top Tips

The first OA Employment Symposium of 2017 brought together leading military friendly employers and industry experts keen to share their insight with those currently in transition, or seeking a further career change since leaving the Armed Forces.

Hosted at York’s Network Rail Training Centre, this year’s event kicked off with a dedicated LinkedIn workshop to demonstrate how the social media platform is now essential for Service leavers in supporting their transition and next career move.

6 July 2017

Officers' Association

Army, Employment, Event, Health, Navy, RAF, recruitment, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Training, Transition

NHS Director challenges colleagues to recruit from the military

Ann McIntyre, Director of Workforce at Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust (GSST), is challenging NHS managers to recruit people with more diverse backgrounds, including from the military.

She said that IT, HR, Engineering, Operational and Project Management are ideal departments for people with no healthcare experience.

6 July 2017

Officers' Association

Army, Employment, Event, Navy, RAF, recruitment, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Training, Transition, Webinar

11th July 2017: OA Webinar – More Opportunities within the Land Based Sector with HighGround

Have you ever considered a career in the land-based sector?

Do you know what the land-based sector is?

HighGround is a charity whose mission is Life beyond the military – Outdoors.

We help Service Leavers, Reservists and Veterans to find jobs, carers and vocational opportunities in farming, forestry, conservation, landscape design and much more.

29 June 2017

Officers' Association

Employment, Event, Officers, Royal Event, Support, Veterans

Armed Forces Day – Prince Edward visits OA stand

Prince Edward visited the Officers’ Association stand at Armed Forces Day’s celebrations in Liverpool last week.

29 June 2017

Blind Veterans UK

Event, Remembrance, Veteran, Welfare

Blind veteran gardener from Liverpool to have fuchsias featured in military charity’s Hampton Court show garden

A blind veteran from Liverpool who has received vital support from Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, will be contributing to the charity’s show garden at the prestigious RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this July.

Roy Sinton, 92 and from Formby, will be supplying the fuchsias to the garden through Sintons’ Nurseries, the company he founded. He’ll also be making a miniature gardens for the flower show as part of a special week of gardening activities for blind veterans with green fingers held at the Blind Veterans UK training and rehabilitation centre in Llandudno.

29 June 2017

Bravehound

Event, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare, WW1

Glenart – 100th Anniversary of Wilfred Owen’s time in Edinburgh

Glen Art was invited by the Wilfred Owen Association to join them in events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the four months Wilfred Owen spent in Edinburgh, where he met Sassoon, and became , in his own words “A poets’ poet”

A grant from Awards for All to the WOA enabled Glen Art and Bravehound veterans to be at the heart of the project.

Thanks to fellow Cobseo members the Taxi Charity, the “Wilfred Owen “ actor Dave Clark and Owen’s nephew Peter Owen were sent off in style from a vintage taxi and Chelsea Pensioners.

28 June 2017

The Spirit of Normandy Trust

Event, Remembrance, Reunion, WW2

We’ll meet again – Normandy Veterans’ Reunion 2017

Following our previous Autumn get-togethers, plans are taking shape for a Reunion for Normandy Veterans again this Autumn. This year we are planning the event in Portsmouth to be held over the weekend Friday 29th September through to Sunday 1st October.

It will commence with a get-together with a light buffet supper in the Engine Room Bar, Royal Maritime Club, Portsmouth – 1900hrs on the Friday evening 29th September.

27 June 2017

Officers' Association

Army, Employment, Event, Navy, RAF, recruitment, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Training, Transition, Webinar

OA To Run Live Q&A with Employers at York Employment Symposium

Recruiters from some of the UK’s leading military friendly organisations will answer jobseekers’ questions at the OA’s Employment Symposium, in York on 28th June.

The recruitment panel discussion is your opportunity to ask recruiters how you can secure that second career after leaving the Armed Forces. The employers will share their knowledge and experience, so you understand what they look for in a job candidate.

27 June 2017

Officers' Association

Army, Employment, Event, Navy, RAF, recruitment, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Training, Transition, Webinar

18th July 2017: OA Webinar – How to Identify your Transferable Skills and Get the Job you Want – Mind Flip

Why should someone hire YOU? How are you going to stand out against the other candidates on a short-list and show a potential employer that you have the skills they need? And how do you convince someone to hire you if your experience doesn’t exactly match the job description?

These are some of the toughest dilemmas facing job seekers, both military and civilian.

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