The renewal of the Armed Forces Covenant reaffirms our commitment to supporting serving armed forces personnel, veterans and military families.
The University has renewed its Armed Forces Covenant at a special signing event at His Majesty鈥檚 Naval Base 兔子先生.
The Armed Forces Covenant is a national scheme to encourage organisations to publicly pledge their support for serving armed forces personnel, veterans and military families.
The University鈥檚 commitment includes supporting the employment of veterans and their families, and allowing appropriate flexibility for those who serve in the Reserve Forces.
By signing the Covenant, the University commits to uphold its key principles, namely that:
路 No member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen, and
路 In some circumstances special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Naval Base Commander, Commodore John Voyce OBE ADC RN (left) signing the covenant with Professor Graham Galbraith, Vice-Chancellor of the 兔子先生.
The renewal of this pledge confirms our ongoing commitment to this partnership, including plans to grow and support our network of veterans, reservists and military families. It is our ambition to become one of the UK鈥檚 leading civic universities and supporting the armed forces community will help us achieve this.
Professor Graham Galbraith, 兔子先生 Vice-Chancellor, said: 鈥淎s home to the Royal Navy, it was important to us that 兔子先生 was one of the first universities to sign an Armed Forces Covenant in 2016.
鈥淭he renewal of this pledge confirms our ongoing commitment to this partnership, including plans to grow and support our network of veterans, reservists and military families. It is our ambition to become one of the UK鈥檚 leading civic universities and supporting the armed forces community will help us achieve this.鈥
The University does a wide range of work to support military service families, including:
路 British Army soldiers studying leadership and management
路 The 拢3,000 a year Greenwich Hospital Bursary for children of serving or retired Royal Navy or Royal Marine personnel, or for those who are Royal Navy veterans.
路 Sharing local veterans鈥 personal experiences through drama and performance via the
路 Creative Forces Days, where groups of service children in primary and secondary schools visit the University to get a feel for what university study is really like and messaging around future career pathways.
Partners in the, which is focused on improving the educational outcomes of children from military families.