RAND Europe is currently undertaking research to support the Royal Air Force (RAF) Benevolent Fund and Greenwich Hospital in understanding the current and future size, demographics and support needs of RAF and Royal Navy/Royal Marines (RN/RM) Service People, Veterans and Families.
We are recruiting participants!
As part of our research, we want to better understand the experiences of current and former RAF, RN and RM serving personnel and their families. We are intending to do this through interviews and surveys, focusing on:
- RAF, RN and RM families' experiences of military life, military-to-civilian transition and post-Service life.
- Issues/challenges former and current Service personnel and their families may be experiencing in relation to day-to-day living, health and wellbeing (including mental and emotional), education, housing, finance and employment.
- Experiences with accessing support and perspectives on how support to RAF, RN and RM families could be improved.
Who is eligible to participate?
If you fall into any of the following categories, we would love to hear from you:
- Serving RAF, RN and RM personnel (Regular or Reserve).
- Partners of serving RAF, RN and RM personnel (Regular or Reserve). This includes long-term partnerships (> 12 months), civil partnerships and married partners.
- Former serving RAF, RN and RM personnel (i.e. those who have previously served for at least one day in the RAF, RN or RM).
- Partners of former serving RAF, RN and RM personnel (Regular or Reserve). This includes long-term partnerships (> 12 months), civil partnerships and married partners.
- Bereaved partners of RAF, RN and RM service personnel.
- Individuals who are divorced or separated from a currently or formerly serving RAF, RN or RM Serviceperson.