Stand Tall Empower CIC
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 Tall Empower CIC 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 Tall Empower CIC 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 Charities
We also pledge the following:
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Promoting the Armed Forces: Promoting that we deliver support directly to members of the Armed Forces community through connections with other charities and social enterprises, employers and to the general public through networking and social media.
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Employment and Volunteer support to members of the Armed Forces Community: We offer training and volunteering opportunities to members in the Armed Forces community wanting to support other veterans with mental fitness and wellbeing including specific training on having conversations with men who are struggling with their mental health.
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Communications, engagement and outreach: Working alongside organisations such as SSAFA, One Vision and the Forces Wellbeing Partnership to promote partnerships and raise the profile of the support we can offer to members of the Armed Forces and the challenges faced Working on outreach to harder to reach individuals within the community and signposting them to appropriate support.
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Health and Wellbeing: Recognising the unique challenges faced by individuals who have served, helping them to engage in community and supporting them with the skills to manage their mental fitness through delivering events in the outdoors and ongoing support both in person and through online programmes.
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.