Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Johnny Mercer said:

"I am thrilled to support the Female Veterans Transformation Programme (FTVP), who are playing a crucial role in ensuring the particular needs of female veterans are considered in the design and delivery of support services.

Heads up! We have launched our consultation & co-production phase and want to tell you what it is all about. 

The Centre for Military Women’s Research (CMWR)’s was launched with a core mission to inform and improve the wellbeing of women in the military and veteran community through world-leading collaborative research and evaluation.

The Cobseo Female Veterans Cluster was formed in late 2018 in response to an individual question from a female veteran at the Cobseo AGM, which highlighted the many barriers experienced by female veterans when trying to access support services. 

The first thematic report of the Scottish Veterans Commissioner (SVC), Susie Hamilton, was published in January 2024. Community and Relationships – Anything But Uniform puts the spotlight on those whose voices are less often heard in the military community including women veterans, the LGBT+ community, families, the bereaved, and non-UK veterans.

I run my military art business from the rather delightful surroundings of Stansted Park in West Sussex. We took the plunge to get our own premises after many years of working out of spare rooms and garages, and now offer bespoke framing as well as military themed artwork. 

Checking in to a mental health hospital wasn’t part of the plan. This book wasn’t either. I spent years in hiding trying to maintain the facade, after all I believed it was my fault; I accepted that something was fundamentally wrong with me.

The women of today’s Royal Navy stand on the shoulders of women like Jean and it is a shame that their story is not more widely known.