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Armed Forces Community

Who are our Armed Forces Community?

  • Regular Personnel currently serving; Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
  • Merchant Navy served for at least one day on active service
  • Reservists both Regular and Volunteer
  • Veterans served for at least one day, Regular or Reservist
  • Families - Immediate family; Spouses, civil or other partners, children for whom the veteran or partner are responsible
  • Bereaved Immediate family; Services Personnel/ Veterans have died
  • Carers for Service Personnel and Veterans

The Armed Forces Covenant

The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from the Nation that those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services.

The Armed Forces Covenant relies on the people, communities, and businesses to actively support it in order to make a difference.

The Armed Forces Covenant gives information and support on:

  • education and training
  • housing
  • employment
  • welfare
  • health
  • drug and alcohol services
  • family support

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Useful Contacts & Information

  • Togetherall (formerly Big White Wall) - Togetherall

Safe and anonymous peer support community that is accessible anytime anywhere. It is FREE for UK serving personnel, veterans, and their families.

The UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For over a century, they have helped former servicemen and women with mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today they provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues.

The Officers’ Association is committed to ensuring that former-officers and their dependents live with dignity and independence.

Offers a Hidden Wounds service which provides free and confidential support to Ex-Service Personnel, their families and the families of those still serving, who are living with anxiety, depression, stress, anger or who wish to change their drinking habits.

Their programme enables individuals to manage their emotions and to develop the resilience, focus and motivation to succeed in today’s world. The programme has been developed over the last ten years to meet the demands and challenges experienced by past and present members of the armed forces and their families.

Blesma, The Limbless Veterans, is dedicated to assisting serving and ex-Service men and women who have suffered life-changing limb loss or the use of a limb, an eye or loss of sight in the honourable service of our country.

Helps blind ex-Service men and women lead independent and fulfilling lives by supporting them with our in-depth expertise, experience, and full range of services.

Offers advice on all aspects of housing.

Civilian housing options, information for service personnel and their dependents.

Offers information on independent living housing.

Provides useful links about civilian housing options.

Offers practical housing advice and support to veterans and their dependents

Offers information on service families’ accommodation and single living accommodation.

A home buying service for British Forces, forces mortgages supporting Forces Help to Buy, property finding & managing the purchase through to completion.

Provides information for all buyers, with a free first time buyers guide, a mortgage finder and a stamp duty calculator.

Information about the Service Pupil Premium, including details of the eligibility criteria.

Uses books to bring Service children and families closer together. The shared reading initiative encourages families to read, talk, and scrapbook about a book, improving communication and enriching relationships with books and each other - one page at a time.

Provides expert and impartial advice about the education of service children.

The Legion supports Service leavers to find employment and can also provide advice and guidance to partners and dependants of serving personnel.

Provides life-long, life-changing support, jobs and training opportunities to service leavers and veterans.

Successfully deliver resettlement training and work experience for forces leavers with little or no experience in industry or network engineering.

Offers help with job hunting, training and self-employment

The UK’s leading disability specialist, transforming lives, through sustainable employment.

Offers a consultative and informed recruitment service dedicated to those who have served in the Armed Forces.

Offers resettlement support, career transition advice and training opportunities.

Exists to help military spouses find a job or start a business that works for them.

Delivers a total wellbeing experience that improves employees' mental, financial and physical wellness via one unified, innovative solution.

Provides resources for transition to civilian life.

Offers support and advice to current and former personnel that are interested in starting their own businesses.

Quest is a resettlement guide that will give you advice and help you into your new career and training.

A resettlement guide offering advice on hundreds of resettlement opportunities.

A national employment charity for veterans with health conditions or impairments

The Legion provides a range of services to support you through transitions, change, new information or just needing a break.

Offers help to those currently serving and veterans.

Offers a wide range of information about wellbeing, ranging from advice on staying healthy and active, to locating your nearest dentist.

The Welfare Team provide accessible support services that strengthen and enhance the resilience and resourcefulness of Naval Service personnel, their families and communities.

Are committed to enhancing the quality of life for veterans and beneficiaries of Veterans UK pensions and compensation schemes and all their dependents.

Offers a range of information on a variety of health aspects.

Offers a range of support and advice and links to key support organisations.

The first point of contact for veterans seeking support offer a 24/7 helpline telephone – 0808 802 1212.

Provides financial, medical and development aid to Gurkha veterans, their families and communities

The official Ministry of Defence discount service for the Armed Forces, Veterans and the Armed Forces Community. It provides discounts both online and on the high street.

A free discount card providing discounts with over 1300 companies.

Gives 1/3 off most rail fares throughout the UK for a year

Last updated: 17/03/2023