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18 January 2017

SSAFA

Announcements, Army, Benevolence, Charities, Children, Families, Support, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward appointed as Chairman of SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, announces Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward KBE CB as newly appointed Chairman of Council.

Sir Gary was initially commissioned into the Royal Artillery, serving in Germany and Northern Ireland. He trained as a pilot in 1978 serving in Germany, Hong Kong, Brunei and the UK, transferring to the Army Air Corps in 1983. As a Staff Officer, he has held posts on the British Army Staff in Washington, the Directorate of Army Aviation, the UN Protection Force in Sarajevo and the Chiefs of Staff Secretariat in the MOD. He commanded C Flight AAC in Brunei, 656 Squadron AAC in the UK and 1 Regiment AAC in Germany and the Balkans.

17 January 2017

Naval Families Federation

Children, Courses, Education, Employment, Families, Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Transition

Naval Families Federation Transition project

The Naval Families Federation is running a 2-year project to gain a better understanding of the transition process from military to civilian life and the challenges surrounding it.

17 January 2017

Army Families Federation (AFF)

Army, Children, Families, Research, Scotland, Serving, Transition, Welfare

Families in Scotland encouraged to share their posting experience with AFF

The Army Families Federation (AFF) is calling on Army families in Scotland to take part in their latest survey to help inform them about the issues families face and any unique circumstances a Scottish posting poses.

Families’ feedback will help to shape the charity’s upcoming Scotland roadshow, which takes place on 23 March in Kinloss.

16 January 2017

Forces in Mind Trust

Events, Families, Health, Housing, Research, Serving, Transition, Veterans

Forces in Mind Trust – Invitation to Sector Briefing in Portsmouth or Andover

On 30th and 31st March 2017 the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) will be holding two briefing sessions in the South of England with the choice of Portsmouth (30th) or Andover (31st). The aim of these sessions is to help the Armed Forces Community, the Services Charities sector, and other key stakeholders and interested parties understand how FiMT can support ex-Service personnel, and their families, during their transition from military into civilian life.

16 January 2017

Gurkha Welfare Trust

Children, Families, Fund-raising, fundraising, Housing, Nepal, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

The Long Walk

This year, GWT supporter Andrew Lloyd is taking fundraising to a whole new level, trekking an unbelievable 5,000 miles in aid of our earthquake response.

Today, the farmer from Herefordshire – pictured above training in Norway – set off for Russia to start the first leg of his epic journey.

16 January 2017

The Stoll Foundation

Courses, Health, Mental Health, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Peace Education Programme (PEP) at Stoll

The Peace Education Programme (PEP) begins in February 2017 at Stoll – All welcome. TPRF works to advance Prem Rawat’s message that peace is possible for each individual––that peace is both an inner resource and innate right. TPRF’s Peace for People initiatives include international events with government, education, and business leaders to promote understanding of individual peace as the basis for world peace.

13 January 2017

Forward Assist

Families, Newsletters, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Forward Assist Weekly Newsletter

Follow this link for all the latest news from Forward Assist.

13 January 2017

Royal Air Force Families Federation

Children, Families, Newsletter, RAF, Royal Air Force, Serving, Training, Transition

RAF Families Federation – Weekly Newsletter

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

13 January 2017

Officers' Association

Army, Courses, Employment, Familiy, Marines, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Transition

Tesco armed forces recruitment event – limited places available

The Officers’ Association (OA) is working with Tesco as part of their recruitment drive aimed at former military personnel.

The UK’s biggest grocery retailer, Tesco, has launched a recruitment drive aimed at former military personnel, supported by the OA and Tesco’s own Armed Forces Network.

12 January 2017

Forces in Mind Trust

Army, Mental Health, Navy, RAF, Research, Royal Navy, Serving, Transition, Veterans

New Forces in Mind Trust award: King’s College London to compare the mental health and treatment needs of UK veterans with those of the general population

A grant of £157,384 has been awarded to King’s College London (KCL), in partnership with the University of Liverpool, to evaluate whether the mental health and treatment needs of UK veterans, and their treatment outcomes, differ from those of the general population.

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