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We are working directly with the veteran community to co-produce information, advice, and guidance.
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Funded by the Scottish Veterans Fund.
Veterans are defined as anyone who has served for at least one day in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces (Regular or Reserve) or Merchant Mariners who have seen duty on legally defined military operations.
A ‘Service Leaver’ is a term for someone who is in transition from or has ceased to be a member of HM Armed Forces. The term is typically used in legal documents, as understanding and use of the term ‘veteran’ does vary, not least amongst those who have served.
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Funded by the Scottish Veterans Fund.
Want to see how good your financial knowledge is? Take our quiz below to find out how ready you are!
Here are a couple of key terms that feature in the questions.
Median – middle value. The number that is in the middle of the dataset.
Average – the value that best represents the data set.
Gross salary – the total salary before tax, national insurance or any other deductions are made from your pay.
Did you know that on average 15,000 men and women leave the armed forces in the United Kingdom annually?
The skills and qualifications veterans have acquired during service are in demand and employers recognise the value that ex-Forces personnel can offer.
In this episode, we talk to Annette Berry from the Forces Employment Charity about enhancing your employability capital.
According to research conducted by the charity Fast Forward, those who have served in the armed forces can face an increased likelihood of experiencing gambling harm.
Learn more from Christina, from Fast Forward, about the reasons why, how to recognise the signs of gambling harm and its impact on finances, relationships, and health.
According to research conducted by the charity Fast Forward, 50% of young people in the UK have participated in some form of gambling by the time they are 16 years old.
Gambling ads find their way into the social feeds of young people so easily and can impact a family’s finances easily, which can spiral into significant challenges.
Did you know that there are over 220,000 veterans living in Scotland right now?
We have worked with Steven, Chris, and Fiona to talk about what it was like to make the change from military to civilian life.
We spoke to Steven Williams about his transition to civilian life, having been medically discharged following a training exercise accident, to forge a career supporting fellow veterans.
We spoke to Chris about his experience leaving the armed forces due to injury, overcoming homlessness and setting up a social enterprise to support veterans.
We talk to Fiona about making the switch from the Military Police to working within the higher education sector, as well as transferable skills and the importance of networking.
We have launched a call to veterans and their families to work with Forces Children Scotland to:
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