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British Military
Resettlement Military Welfare
Information Service
DISCLAIMER (Whilst
every care is taken in the preparation of AWIS Information Sheets, they are
intended as a guide only and must be read in conjunction with current
legislation/regulations)
Resettlement Introduction
Private or general…. Every soldier has
to return to Civvy Street one day and every Service Leaver is eligible to a
resettlement package to help make that move. What you can expect depends on how
many years you have served.
Every unit has a resettlement officer (URO)
and clerk. They can give you information on your eligibility and what is
available. Very often, but not always, the URO is also the Regimental Career
Management Officer (RCMO). Other people who can help are the Service Leavers
Support Teams based in Brigades.
Individual Education and Resettlement
Officers (IEROs) are based in your local AEC. They give advice on resettlement
and help you decide the best package that suits your need. They also authorise
payment of your Individual Resettlement Training Costs (IRTC) grant. They will
tell you about the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) (www.ctp.org.uk).
IEROs will tell you where to get information about finance and housing
(Financial Aspects of Resettlement (FAR)) Joint Service Housing Advice Office (JSHAO).
The Career Transition Partnership have new
career counselling, workshops, a training programme and help you with work
attachments and assistance with job finding. You will have your own Career
consultant, who can give you help for up to 2 years after you leave.
Eligibility
Everyone, with the exception of Early
Service Leavers, can ask for advice from Unit resettlement staff or IEROs at any
stage in their career. Soldiers in their last 2 years of service have to attend
a resettlement briefing and officers are strongly advised to attend.
Graduated Resettlement Time (GRT)
GRT applies to all service personnel who
joined on or after 1 Apr 94. Personnel serving prior to 1 Apr 94 are eligible
for GRT, (once you have served 16 years your GRT is an entitlement). They may,
however, prefer to use the "Old" Resettlement Provision as detailed at
Annex B. This information sheet is considered suitable for reproduction locally
in Unit/Garrison Newsletters.
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