The Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO) has launched an online forum for service personnel and families. The Skype presentation is still delivered in the same format, with a financial mortgage advisor online, providing details on the mortgage process and answering any queries. This new delivery method provides personnel and their families with the ability… Read More
You are encouraged – if it is applicable – to make use of the Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) scheme which has a relatively low take-up rate across the Forces. The initiative was introduced in 2017: a savings account which parents can use to pay for childcare. For every £8 they pay in, the government adds another… Read More
At the 360th meeting of the British Army Dress Committee, in February 2020, it was decided to reduce the number of badges from two (2) to one (1). The Committee decided to retain the yellow trident within the kite to indicate HUMINT Operator. The qualification badge is to be worn on the left forearm above… Read More
At the 360th meeting of the British Army Dress Committee, in February 2020, a new Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) badge was authorised. The Committee approved the design of a qualification badge that is to be worn in perpetuity by all ranks who qualified and qualify on one of the following courses: FAC: Forward Air… Read More
Introduction Soldier education was given an overhaul earlier this year – with the Army Leadership Development Programme (ALDP) launched as a replacement for the old Command, Leadership and Management (CLM) system. The scheme is split into two modules which personnel will undertake as they move up the ranks. Military Training (MT); and Military Education (ME).… Read More
Eligibility for Reservists to claim their training completion bonus has been extended to 31 March 2021. To receive each of the scheme’s two £1,000 payments, new entrants must complete phase one training by this date and phase two training by 31 March 2023. All other Reserve financial incentives are now closed, including the Reserve commitment… Read More
Introduction Many things you will do in the military will be much different than you would experience them in civilian life, and the same is true for getting divorced. If you or your spouse are in the military and you are divorcing, you will experience common issues that other couples who are divorcing face, but… Read More
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