Census

Adult Staff
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32 ‘Have you previously served in the UK Armed Forces?’

Yes, previously served in Regular Armed Forces
Yes, previously served in Reserve Armed Forces
OR no

Well, what do we ex-RAFVR(T) officers put? @wilf_san?

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I would say no imo.

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The problem is that is factually inaccurate although I’m sure that’s what those who wrote the question would want…

Obviously applies to TA List B officers too (i.e. old ACF/CCF(A) officers)

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Yeah, I do know what you mean. If it was worded like ‘been a member of’ then maybe yes, but I wouldn’t say a RAFVR(T) officer as a cadet volunteer has ‘served’ in the reserves. (As much as some might want to claim…) But could argue they have ‘been a member of’. I don’t know; not an officer so doesn’t effect me just giving my 2 cents :slightly_smiling_face:

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I put no on mine for a similar reason as JoeBloggs. Not sure I would count it as served or try and claim veteran status.

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You aren’t supposed to fill it in until 21st. Tut tut!

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I know plenty of ex VRT (all ex ATC staff though there must be CCF staff like this) who wear their veteran badge with no service other than VRT

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Still not got my code

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You can if you know who’s going to be in your house on that date. Not difficult under current circumstances.

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I’m in the process to be a Non-Compliance officer - so if you don’t do the census you’ll have me knocking at your door!

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‘All households should complete the census on 21 March 2021 or as soon as possible after.’ Nothing about before. That’s in bold type on the front page.

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If you need to, you can complete your questionnaire before
21 March. If your household circumstances change on
Census Day, you can let us know.

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I know a sea cadet petty officer who does that…

Anyhow what census???

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:sparkles: Ta-dah :sparkles:

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Should get a letter in the next few days explaining what to do!

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England & Wales only

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My Religion on the last few census forms have been Jedi

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I genuinely thought that census wasn’t a thing anymore.

IIRC you can get the same benefit with 99% confidence by sampling only ~2000 people (assuming true random selection).

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There’s talk about discontinuing it after this year.

I think the benefit of the granularity you get outweighs random sampling. Certainly for historians if not statisticians.

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I’m not doing it this year - I rather doubt I’ll get done, the prosecution figures are miniscule - there are a couple of the compulsory questions that I’m simply not prepared to answer: health and sexuality.

My health is between me and my doctor, and my sexuality is between me and my wife.

I understand how useful this kind of information is, but - imv - that doesn’t mean that the state can force me to divulge it…