Introduction .......................................................................................................................
2
The
military covenant and the Harmony
Guidelines .........................................................
2
Early
priorities and
concerns .............................................................................................
6
Operational
Welfare
Package .....................................................................................
6
Review of
allowances .................................................................................................
6
Delivery of
the Operational Welfare
Package .............................................................
7
The air
bridge .....................................................................................................
11
Concerns
over the effect of Operation TELIC on
retention ....................................... 15
Supporting
Reservists .....................................................................................................
17
Increasing
pressure on Service Personnel, 2004 to
2008 .............................................. 23
The
decision not to deploy a headquarters and brigade to Iraq,
June 2004 ............ 23
The
decision to deploy troops to
Afghanistan ...........................................................
25
Concern
that the Army is “running hot”, autumn
2006 .............................................. 27
Introduction
of the Operational
Allowance ................................................................
29
Reports on
recruitment and
retention .......................................................................
30
The impact
of operations on the Harmony
Guidelines ..............................................
34
Rebuilding
the military
covenant .....................................................................................
35
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