Stand Easy Veteran UK
We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.
The Armed Forces Covenant
An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families
The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.
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. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.
This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.
Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant
1.1 We Stand Easy Veteran UK will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment
2.1 Stand Easy Veteran UK recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:
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Promoting the Armed Forces: We are based in Tidworth Wiltshire, which is a garrison town and regularly interact with the regular armed forces while promoting exercises and events through our social media platforms, we will also add the Armed Forces Covenant Logo to our social media platforms ,emails, website and signature strips.
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Employment support to members of the Armed Forces Community: We aim to advance the education and training of the veterans and armed forces community assisting them in finding sustainable employment and transitioning to civilian life, which we do through pathways like Op Ascend .
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Tri-weekly Hub: We have a Veterans Hub which is based at the Ram Inn Tidworth Wiltshire, which is accessible to the whole forces community which also provides a “safe space” , the hub provides facilities to prevent social isolation among veterans and their families, fostering community integration.
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Mental Health Support: We provide mental health support through our referrals to local qualified therapists and through out pathways like Op Courage.
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Homelessness Support: We provide emergency assistance to any member of the armed forces community who is at risk of rough sleeping by bringing them to a safe space and referring them to charities like SHELTER and CRISIS.
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Dignity in Death Service: We support and coordinate funeral attendance for veterans to ensure no veteran is laid to rest without the presence of the military community.
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Community Projects: We provide a community service to anyone that needs help with local jobs for e.g. Churchyard maintenance , painting, litter picking.
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Veteran Welfare Rescue Service: We provide a 24hr welfare rescue service for any veteran that is in immediate risk of mental breakdown by providing a compassionate and confidential attendance to assist emergency services of escorting to a place of refuge to obtain help.
2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.