Post by Administrator on Dec 15, 2015 14:04:40 GMT
Defence and armed forces – news story
Armed Forces Covenant to be extended as Annual Report is published
The Armed Forces Covenant ensures that past and present personnel and their families are treated fairly.
The Armed Forces Covenant will be extended to cover members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and the Merchant Navy, it has been announced today (December 10).
The move comes as the fourth annual Covenant report is presented to parliament. The Covenant is a promise from the nation ensuring that those who serve in the Armed Forces are treated fairly. They protect the nation with honour, courage and commitment, and deserve to be treated with fairness and respect.
Under the new measures, all those in the RFA and Merchant Navy who have served on a civilian vessel while it was supporting HM Armed Forces will now be recognised and supported by the Covenant.
“The Royal Fleet Auxiliary has extremely close links with the Royal Navy and it means a lot to me that today civilian seafarers have the national recognition they deserve for serving this country in the Second World War and subsequent conflicts.
“Not all of us came home, and those that did were forever changed by the experience of war. It is only right that the Armed Forces Covenant has been extended to make the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Merchant Navy eligible for veteran support.”
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Armed Forces Covenant to be extended as Annual Report is published
The Armed Forces Covenant ensures that past and present personnel and their families are treated fairly.
The Armed Forces Covenant will be extended to cover members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and the Merchant Navy, it has been announced today (December 10).
The move comes as the fourth annual Covenant report is presented to parliament. The Covenant is a promise from the nation ensuring that those who serve in the Armed Forces are treated fairly. They protect the nation with honour, courage and commitment, and deserve to be treated with fairness and respect.
Under the new measures, all those in the RFA and Merchant Navy who have served on a civilian vessel while it was supporting HM Armed Forces will now be recognised and supported by the Covenant.
“The Royal Fleet Auxiliary has extremely close links with the Royal Navy and it means a lot to me that today civilian seafarers have the national recognition they deserve for serving this country in the Second World War and subsequent conflicts.
“Not all of us came home, and those that did were forever changed by the experience of war. It is only right that the Armed Forces Covenant has been extended to make the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Merchant Navy eligible for veteran support.”
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