You know what really grinds my gears? The Gears Strike Back

[JoeBloggs]

Is this a new Mornington Crescent rule?

[Mr_OZ]

@Farmerdan

As for the RAF Club they welcome us there. Don’t feel guilty, if anything they need the money.

Had the e-mail for renewal of membership last week. £23. Looking to go up over the festive period for a couple of nights.

[Whisper]

Quite a few companies do this already. I know of quite a few CFAVs who get this and benefit from
It. Some
Companies will even match fundraising that individuals take part in.

[Whisper]

Jaguar Land Rover used to offer 30% off a new car with a MOD90.

[AlexCorbin]

I asked the question and got laughed at especially as we’ve just signed the mil covenant

[Whisper]

Interesting. I know with some
Companies that have signed it is classed as reservist training. I guess every company is different.

[Canoe_crazy]

@AlexCorbin

And yes I know its voluntary etc

So is reserve service if that’s the argument they are using against it. My company only offer an extra weeks unpaid leave, as your getting paid, for reserve service. They have however agreed I can use 2 paid ‘volunteering’ days per year for RAFAC activities.

[big_g]

RFCA went and done a presentation to a major company I worked for regarding the reserve and cadet forces and time off and the mil covenant etc…
The result was reserves were all ok for time off, the ACF got 1 week paid and 1 week unpaid, I asked about ATC and they said they were not included as they were not part of the cadet forces according to
The RFCA presentation

[daws1159]

We only started getting Cadet Leave after they signed the Covenant. (Although we only get 5 days as opposed to the fortnight that they get).

[Farmerdan]

And let me guess, RFCA were not willing to write a letter clarifying things? What did they say about your MOD90 which says “cadet forces” on it?

[big_g]

I tried to get the HR dept to clarify with RFCA and I passed it up the chain in wing and asked them to get involved with it, I never got a response and never got the time off despite pushing for it.

[Paracetamol]

Our of curiosity… why were RFCA involved in that?
In my neck of the woods all Rfca do is let the mod be ripped off with dodgy overpriced contractors.

Are RFCA supposed to do other things?

Someone have a list or job role for them?

[big_g]

One of RFCA’s tasks is to promote the reserves and cadets.

About us

[Paracetamol]

Well I can 100% say RFCA in my area dont do ANY of that!

[pEp]

No, you can say that you don’t see that. You don’t 100% know that unless you happen to also be working for them. And as a member you’re not going to be the target recipient of them promoting the concept…

[mprentice1]

I see the RFCA promoting reserves and Army Cadets activities all the time.

[GrandMaster_Flush]

@pEp

And as a member you’re not going to be the target recipient of them promoting the concept…

But the overwhelming majority of us work for companies who they should be promoting the concept to. And don’t.

[pEp]

I’m not denying that. I’m saying that how can you realistically know exactly what they are doing? You only see a part of what they do and unless you happen to be employed by them it’s unlikely you have full oversight of all their workings.

I’m not denying things could be better but simply saying that they 100% don’t do that is unlikely to be fair or true.

[Paracetamol]

Nope can say 100%

[steve679]

My contract actually says “an additional weeks paid leave can be taken by those who volunteer with the below organisations with managers approval”

The first organisation listed…Air Training Corps.

My manager(s) have been asked but rather than say “yes” its defaulted to HR who say “no”