Wearing Help for Heroes Wrist Bands
The Help for Heroes (H4H) charity has much widespread support, both with the public and within the RAF. An overt sign of such support is achieved through the purchase and wearing of H4H wrist bands. Recognizing the wishes of many RAF personnel to demonstrate their support for their comrades by wearing such bands, a routine meeting last week of the RAF Dress & Clothing Policy Committee recommended that the H4H wristband should be permitted with working dress only and this has now been approved. No other style of wristband is authorized. Personnel should not wear wristbands if they would interfere with safe or effective conduct of their duties (for example: when training or when operating equipment or machinery). There will be other occasions when wearing the wristbands would be inappropriate and commanders are expected to exercise their discretion in applying this new policy. This policy will be reviewed at a point in the future consistent with the progress of the H4H campaign and in the first instance no later than Dec 08.
Can almost picture the steam coming from a few "mil cab' ears..........
