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<p>The maintenance of morale in the Armed Forces is a high priority and is measured
in a robust, consistent and scientific manner, through mechanisms such as the Armed
Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS). Ratings of high self-morale have remained
unchanged since last year at 41%.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of measures underway
in the fields of recruitment and retention designed to maintain morale; these are
kept under constant review.</p><p> </p><p>All personnel will shortly receive an increase
to pensionable pay, delivered alongside September 2020 salaries and backdated to 1
April 2020. This follows the 2019 pay award which saw an increase in starting salaries
for Other Ranks. We have also introduced other financial initiatives in certain priority
areas. The Future Accommodation Model (FAM) is now being piloted across a number of
sites providing eligible personnel greater choice of housing options to better suit
their lifestyles. The introduction of Flexible Service is helping Regular personnel
balance busy, committed careers with changing circumstances in their personal lives
by offering temporary part-time working or restricted separation from home base, subject
to operational capability. We have also collaborated with industry to provide new
opportunities for those with critical skills in order to improve retention within
the wider Defence community.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed analyses of morale, commitment
and engagement can be found in the AFCAS publications: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Farmed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-index&data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C0f904cd24bb54df5b12b08d85bcb17b1%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637360275111640896&sdata=ZBpOO1hpL5KZZPehc4gWqX0HtjChv6KWE%2FBhTJrLzKM%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-index</a></p>
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