Great. They're pissing us around again. When you read this in conjunction with the People Campaign Plan (our personnel are our most valued asset), it makes you realise just how full of s**t the Air Ranks are.
IF YOU'RE READING THIS AIR FARCE COMMAND, DO THE HONOURABLE THING AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WTF IS GOING ON SO WE CAN GET ON WITH OUR LIVES.
DIB 20110802
Notification of selection for redundancy in Tranche 1 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme will take place, as planned on 1 September 2011 for Army and RAF, and 30 September 2011 for the Royal Navy.
• Announcement of fields, and opening of the window for applications from those in the fields for Tranche 2, will be delayed to early 2012.
• All other Redundancy Programme policies remain in force.
DETAIL:
1. Notification of those selected in Tranche 1 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme will take place on 1 Sep 11 for Army and RAF and 30 Sep 11 for RN, as previously announced.
2. Announcement of those fields making up Tranche 2 of the programme is being delayed to ensure the broader impact of Defence Transformation is taken into account so that the right decisions can be made on the future balance of skills and experience across the forces.
3. Announcement of tranche 2 fields will take place in early 2012, and subsequent tranches are also likely to be delayed from the previously planned dates.
4. We realise the Redundancy Programme causes great uncertainty for all our Service personnel and we will confirm the date or dates for tranche 2 announcements as soon as we can.
5. There will be no change to the length of the period of notice for individuals selected for redundancy – 6 months from notification for applicants and 12 months for non-applicants.
6. The delays will also help us to absorb a change in accounting policy.
7. All tranches are still planned to be completed by the end of 2015.