A Response to RUSI LWC24: A People Focused Perspective

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Clarifying the People Problem
A thought exercise
Understanding the Why
AFCAS 24 has just been published. The data, as ever, is fascinating and provides an incredible insight into what our people think about Armed Forces life. It also critically highlights pull factors keeping people in service, and push factors which drive people to leave the Services. There are positive and negatives to service life, and AFCAS draws out how our people feel over time. It can give as an insght into which factors have always been there, and which are getting better or worse.
Here are some key extracts to think about:
AFCAS also highlights the parts of The Offer that keep people serving and are most highly valued. Over a number of years now the primary "pull" factors have been Defence medical services, dental services and job security. Are there ways we can capitalise on where we are doing well? Almost certainly, if we are willing to resource a plan to do so.
Do we need even more Data?
A Way Forward
Summary
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