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19 January 2018

Defence Medical Welfare Service

Army, Awards, Events, Families, Media, Navy, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Defence Medical Welfare Service enters 2018 as a finalist in three prestigious awards

DMWS is delighted to announce that the charity has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2018 Soldiering On Awards in two categories, and The Charity Film Awards.

The Soldiering On Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of those who have served their country, and the diverse people and groups who work together in support of the Armed Forces Community. Soldiering On Awards President and Vice President and co-Chairs of Judges, General the Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL and Debra Allcock-Tyler, led a distinguished panel of judges to assess the entrants in each award category.

18 January 2018

The Armed Forces Community Awards @ Soldiering On

Army, Awards, Courses, Employment, Events, Media, mentoring, Navy, RAF, Remembrance, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Spotlight on the Finalists for Lifetime Achievement category in the Soldiering On Awards!

Each week in the run up to Awards night on the 20th April, we will be showcasing the Finalists in each of the 12 Soldiering On Awards categories.

Follow the link below to see the amazing Finalists in the Lifetime Achievement Award category.

With our congratulations to Neil Deaville, Capt Colin Macnab and Neil Bettison for your outstanding achievements!

18 January 2018

Officers' Association

Employment, RAF, Royal Air Force, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Is a Career Break Right For You? By Richard Jones

What can you do if your civilian career is unfulfilling? Richard Jones, a former RAF officer, shares his story on how he dealt with being in this situation.

There is a lot of advice and support when you’re leaving the military. It often focuses on finding that important first civilian role, but for me my transition didn’t end there.

18 January 2018

Officers' Association

Advice, Army, Career, Employment, Events, Media, Transition, Veterans

From the Army to HSBC, by Angus Hutchinson

Angus Hutchinson, Global Training Manager, Commercial Banking at HSBC, shares his transition journey experiences and insights.

Tell me about your military career
I spent 18 years in the Royal Horse Artillery as a field gunner, leaving as a Major in 2002. While serving I was seconded to various training roles, including as a platoon commander at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and senior officer for artillery at the Combined Armed Tactics Course for majors.

18 January 2018

Officers' Association

Army, Career, Courses, Employment, Events, Marines, Navy, NHS, Officers, RAF, Regional, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Transition, Veterans, Webinar

23rd January 2018: OA Webinar – KPMG – An Insight into Transitioning into the Corporate World

In this webinar we will be joined by Lesley Gold, senior recruiter in HR, and Sid Welham, COO Financial Services, a former officer in the Royal Welsh.

They will be discussing transitioning into the corporate world and myth busting the areas of consultancy ex-military can move into. They will also be exploring opportunities within KPMG and what skills are required to get your foot in the door.

18 January 2018

Royal Air Force Families Federation

Children, Families, RAF, Royal Air Force, Transition, Welfare

RAF Families Federation – Weekly Newsletter

Follow this link to all the latest news from the RAF Families Federation.

18 January 2018

Plane Saver Credit Union

Families, Finance, Transition, Veterans

Plane Saver – How we’ve grown and moved forward to better help the people we serve

Plane Saver is a financial services provider with a social conscience. Working alongside some of the world’s leading organisations, we provide an ethical way for their employees to save and borrow with repayments straight from their pay.

We now serve over 12,500 members and continue to remain passionate about striving to improve the financial well-being of the people we serve. Now more than ever, organisations are fast recognising the benefit of a credit union facility for their employees, as they continually look to improve the financial well-being of their workforce.

17 January 2018

SSAFA

Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Mentoring trial to support serving personnel transitioning into civilian life

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity has launched a new trial mentoring service to support service leavers in the transition to civilian life when they leave the Forces.

Working with the Ministry of Defence, Army, and the Career Transition Partnership, the two year trial at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire will supplement the assistance already provided to Service Personnel preparing for civilian life. The service will provide a SSAFA mentor for those who would benefit from additional support in navigating the transition challenge.

16 January 2018

The Stoll Foundation

Announcements, Housing, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Proposal to provide new homes and support services to homeless and vulnerable Veterans across the country

Servicemen and women leaving the Armed Forces, who struggle to reintegrate into civilian life, would benefit from vital new housing and support services in a landmark proposal announced today by Stoll, the leading provider of supported housing for Veterans in the UK.

Stoll intends to provide at least three hundred more homes for vulnerable and disabled Veterans in need, subject to the outcome of a consultation, to help address the shortfall in Veterans’ housing identified in research by the University of York.

12 January 2018

Officers' Association

Advice, Army, Career, Employment, Events, Marines, Media, Navy, NHS, Officers, RAF, Regional, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

OA Shares Weekly Career Advice Across BFBS Radio

Officers’ Association (OA) Career Consultants will give employment and transition advice to Service Personnel on Armed Forces radio.

Every week, Chris Kaye, a presenter on the radio station for Catterick Garrison, will discuss with an OA Career Consultant a different aspect of starting a new career after leaving the Armed Forces. Upcoming topics include coping with the challenge of transition; preparing for interviews and networking. The interview will then be shared across the whole British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) network.

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