RAF Regiment Association Information

RAF Regiment Association InformationThis page aims to provide a range of RAF Regiment Association Information.  The RAF Regiment Association was formally constituted and established as a Veterans Organisation in 2006 and registered with the Charity Commission – for details click here. The Association aims to maintain and promote esprit de corps and comradeship amongst all ranks of the RAF Regiment personnel, both past and present, in order to promote the good name, reputation and tradition of the Corps. The RAF Regiment Association is solely funded by its members through annual membership subscriptions, donations and Gift Aid. The funds are used for In Remembrance of Fallen Comrades, the annual Roll of Honour, and Poppy Crosses at the Westminster Abbey, RBL Field of Remembrance. Planning, maintenance and Commemorations on anniversary days including deployment of National and Branch standards at; Formation Days, Rededication of RAF Regt Chapel Catterick, RAF Regt Memorial Garden at the NMA, Alrewas, Battle of Britain Parades, Annual Tower of London Royal Chapel Service, St Clement Danes RAF Regt Memorial, and other anniversary events such as D Day, VE Day and VJ Day. Internal and external communication networks and digital platforms, website, marketing materials and annual corporate magazines promoting comradeship, recruitment of new members, families and furthering the good ethos, history and reputation of the RAF Regiment. To our members, families, friends and stakeholders, we thank you in advance for your support. Per Ardua!

RAF Regiment Association Information

The Association is an amalgamation of the RAF Regiment Association and the RAF Regiment Comrades Association.

Royal Air Force Regiment Association Standard Operating Procedures 2015 – Click here to download a copy.

Royal Air Force Regiment Association Welfare Information Sheet – Click here to download a copy.

Royal Air Force Regiment Association Data Protection Protocol – Click here to download a copy. 

Armed Forces Covenant for Veterans. This document offers some key facts and data about veterans in the UK. It focuses on veterans’ employment, health, housing, the justice system and the Armed Forces Covenant, and provides some sources of further information. – Click here to download a copy

Armed Forces Covenant: guidance and support

The government is committed to supporting the armed forces community by working with a range of partners who have signed the covenant. The covenant is a national responsibility involving government, businesses, local authorities, charities, and the public. Find out what the covenant means to you if you are a veteran, a member of the armed forces, or a service family. – Click here to download a copy

Further information about the Armed Forces Covenant can be found by clicking here.

Objects of the Royal Air Force Regiment Association

The Association’s main objective is to maintain and promote esprit de corps and comradeship amongst all RAF Regiment personnel, both past and present, to promote the good name, reputation and traditions of the Corps. In furtherance of this main objective, the Association shall:

  • Seek to strengthen the bond between serving and retired members of the Corps.
  • Facilitate clear communication between retired members and the serving RAF Regiment community.
  •  Represent former and fallen members of the Corps.
  •  Support the maintenance and enhancement of RAF Regiment memorials, including the RAF Regiment Memorial Garden at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire, the RAF Regiment Chapel in the church of St Anne’s in Catterick Village, North Yorkshire, and such other memorials and graves as deemed appropriate by the NEC.
  •  Encourage and support Association members’ social activities.
  •  Represent the RAF Regiment in appropriate national veterans’ associations, HM Government’s Veterans’ Agency and related organizations.
  • Advise Association members on any related Corps or Association issues.
  • Forward for consideration any case of hardship or distress, in which direct financial assistance is sought or other assistance may be required, to the RAF Association (RAFA), RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF), Royal British Legion (RBL)/RBL Scotland (RBLS), Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) or other appropriate welfare and support organizations.
  • Establish and maintain contact with other such organizations that concern themselves with the welfare of the Armed Forces, to ensure that due consideration is given to the interests of both serving and retired RAF Regiment members and their families.
  • Assist in fund-raising for, and making donations to, those Armed Forces’ charities and causes that benefit RAF Regiment and RAF Regiment Association members.
  • Support the RAF Regiment Museum and the RAF Regiment Archives in recording, preserving and developing the history of the Corps.

The following pages are provided to ensure that the RAF Regiment Association complies with the Charity Commission’s transparency requirements are adhered to – click on each link to view the relevant pages:

Further details about RAF Regiment Association Information can be found by contacting the Secretary – natsec@rafregt.org.uk

RAF Regiment Information

The RAF Regiment was formed in 1942 and we are starting to gather information about the Corps to act as a central focus about it, follow each link to find out more: