General Article Some observations on the Armed Forces Covenant

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The UK now has a written tri-service Armed Forces Covenant. Defence Secretary Liam Fox has revealed a formal document, set out proposals for annual reports on the progress of the agreement itself and outlined a Covenant support package.

For many years the Covenant existed as an unwritten understanding between the nation and the Armed Forces, but now a document can be produced to be referenced, distributed and pored over by all. It is, as governments like to say, a step change in relations be...

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