To clarify our remit of Armed Forces and Emergency Service Personnel:
1/ Any individual currently or formerly (for at least 1 day) a member of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces regardless of conflicts, injuries, or discharge reasons – this including:
- Royal Navy
- Royal Marines
- British Army
- Royal Air Force
- Reserves
- Ministry of Defence agencies supporting the British Armed Forces.
2/ Any individual currently or formerly an employee of local authority Category 1 responders that attend emergency situations – a group sometimes referred to as “blue light” including:
- Police
- Fire
- Ambulance
- Mountain Rescue
- Royal National Life Boat Institution
- HM Coastguard.