In May 2011 it was reported to members that "The 4-year campaign to suppress BAFF by 'The Combined Armed Forces Federation UK' [CAFFUK] ... has finally been seen off, after a series of rulings in BAFF's favour..."
The official trademark decision in BAFF's favour is available on the Intellectual Property Office website: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/t-challenge-decision-results/o21909.pdf. The decision clearly documents both CAFFUK's demand that BAFF effectively disappear from the public domain, and the rather more conciliatory BAFF correspondence offering a meeting and support in connection with CAFFUK's pre-1975 pensions campaign.
BAFF's successful opposition to CAFFUK's trademark application on statutory grounds was purely defensive, and was not intended to affect CAFF's continued use of their organisational name and logo, or their right to recruit any member who wished to join them.
The rest of our archived report merely added detail to those facts:
The Sun reports that "the Royal Air Force is running a course to help staff beat their fear of FLYING":
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The death has been announced of Honorary Lieutenant (Queen's Gurkha Officer) Tulbahadur Pun VC. The following statement has been issued by the British Embassy, Kathmandu:
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Applying for redundancy is a difficult decision in any profession. Our advice is to do your homework, ask questions, consider all your options, and make sure that you have properly discussed it with your partner before submitting an application.
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The Daily Mail reports on a critical soldier's letter in Soldier magazine:
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Following similar initiatives in some other parts of the UK, The Scotsman reports that veterans who were injured while serving their country will now receive free bus travel as part of a package of pledges aimed at making Scotland "fairer".
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The Army Families Federation (AFF) is calling for ALL armed forces personnel to make a will with proper legal advice.
The Families Federation say they are seeing an increasing number of cases where bereaved families are struggling because the military will was not detailed enough. They cite the case of the mother of the youngest soldier killed in Afghanistan. She has had her income support and housing benefits stopped after receiving her son's death-in-service and compensation payments. Watch the full report on the British Forces News website.
Serving personnel will be aware of MoD Form 106 which can be used to make a simple Will. While we cannot advise without knowing your circumstances, in most cases we would suggest using Form 106 in preference to having no Will at all, but as the Families Federation says, it is best to make a proper Will with legal advice.
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Following a campaign, Defence Minister Andrew Robathan MP has confirmed in a parliamentary answer that the MoD has now agreed to a change in policy, allowing service personnel to use their service identity card as proof of age, and has written to the relevant trade associations encouraging their members to accept it.
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A joint statement by Defence and Justice Ministers has revealed the results of a DASA study into the number of former service personnel on probation in England and Wales. DASA estimates that 3.4% (or 5,860) of those supervised by probation trusts in England and Wales, as at 30 September 2009, had previously served as regulars in the UK armed forces.
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Repatriation ceremonies for those killed in operational theatres will move to RAF Brize Norton by 1 September 2011 the Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced today as expected. Fuller details from the Ministry of Defence:
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