In the last few years I have had the opportunity to observe how both these organisations work to help ex-RAF members - my wife is a voluntary visitor for a charity which deals with people who have contracted a life ending illness, whilst a close friend is a SSAFA coordinator. Both have found the RAFBF excellent at coming to the assistance of RAF members, whether veterans or serving, of any rank but seemingly more for non-commissioned, and much more so than any of the other single service charities. However, for the Army the Regimental Associations sometimes can be much more helpful - IF you qualify.