Results for UKNDA SURVEY

UKNDA SURVEY

Note: Survey is still live

Total Respondents: 427

ABOUT YOU

Where in the UK do you live?

Wales

2.7% (11)

Northern Ireland

1.0% (4)

Scotland

5.1% (21)

North West

8.5% (35)

North East

1.2% (5)

Yorkshire & Humberside

4.6% (19)

West Midlands

5.6% (23)

East Midlands

4.1% (17)

London

6.5% (27)

10)

East

6.3% (26)

11)

South West

22.0% (91)

12)

South East

22.2% (92)

13)

Other

10.4% (43)

414

414 people answered this question (97.0%)

If 'OTHER', or you live outside of the UK, may we ask where?

North Northumbrian Border
I'm a U.S. citizen living on the east coast who shares your goal of sufficient, appropriate and fully funded UK Armed Forces.
Italy
California
Hereford (Not quite West Midlands)
Isle of Man
Hong Kong
Central Southern
Croatia
philippnes
lincolnshire
Tamworth, Staffordshire.
Dunedin, New Zealand
I work in Kuwait
Melbourne, Australia
Isle of Man
USA
Spain and UAE
Limassol, Cyprus.
South Africa
Cyprus
New York City
Southern France
Singapore
France
France
Christchurch, New Zealand
The Netherlands
France
My home is in Wiltshire but I am currently working for NATO in Mons, Belgium
Cyprus
USA
BFPO Germany
Calgary Alberta Canada
Madrid, Spain.
Australia
I LIVE IN ENGLAND!!!!
County of the East Saxons - ESSEX and proud of it
Cyprus (BFPO 57)
Abingdon, nr oxford
...and sometimes in the south of France
warwickshire
Germany
France
Brussels
Kuwait
St Marys Church 12 Ross Road Stanley Falkland Islands FIQQ 1ZZ
Dorset
Partly Norway
Malaysia
Thailand
Germany
The South (Chichester)

53 people answered this question (12.4%)

May we ask which of the following age bands you fall into?

To 18

0.5% (2)

18 - 26

3.1% (13)

27 - 35

5.2% (22)

36 - 45

10.5% (44)

46 - 55

14.7% (62)

56 - 65

29.9% (126)

65+

36.1% (152)

421

421 people answered this question (98.6%)

Which of the following newspapers do you read?

Daily Telegraph

59.6% (245)

Sunday Telegraph

32.4% (133)

The Times

31.4% (129)

Sunday Times

20.0% (82)

Financial Times

9.0% (37)

The Guardian

4.1% (17)

The Observer

2.2% (9)

Daily Mail

24.3% (100)

Mail on Sunday

17.0% (70)

10)

Daily Express

5.6% (23)

11)

Sunday Express

3.4% (14)

12)

Daily Mirror

2.2% (9)

13)

Sunday Mirror

1.2% (5)

14)

Daily Star

0.5% (2)

15)

The Independent

6.6% (27)

16)

The Independent on Sunday

1.9% (8)

17)

The Sun

7.3% (30)

18)

News of the World

4.1% (17)

19)

The People

1.9% (8)

20)

Other

13.1% (54)

411

411 people answered this question (96.3%)

Do you receive any journal or publication related to UK Defence Matters?

Yes

40.4% (169)

59.6% (249)

418

418 people answered this question (97.9%)

If 'YES', may we ask what these are?

sPIRIT OF THE AIR
Jane's Defense
janes Navy Intenational Warships
Soldier
Soldier magazine
M.O.D. NEWSLETTER E-MAIL ROYAL BRITISH LEGION MAGAZINE ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE
Pennant and the ARNO Yearbook. Online newsletter from the Royal Navy. Broadsheet (from the RN) and other material related to Maritime Britain.
All from RUSI
Intermittently I buy aviation / defence related magazines. I am also registered with and use Jane's Defence Weekly on line.
RAF News
Navy News
WARSHIP AND NAVY NEWS AND ALSO READ 'IN HOUSE' MOD PUBLICATIONS
RUSI Journal
Broadsheet,Army Cadet, Globe and Laurel
The Naval Review Navy News The Pennant
Aeroplane, Aircraft Illustated, Flight.
The Wishstream (Sandhurst Foundation Journal) Cavalry and Guards Club newsletter Soldier magazine Regimental newsletters
Miltary sections of FLIGHT
The Week
RE Journal
Soldier, Focus(?)
Jane's (by email alert)
navy news
Janes Defence Weekly
Veterans World
Pennant, Broadsheet (RN)
Navy News,Official Newspaper of the Royal Navy.
Defence of the Realm blog
The Bugle
naval forces, defence management journal, aviation weekly
Forces Discount brochure
Warship World
Warship World
NAVAL REVIEW
Defence Recognition Journal, Soldier Magazine, Air Cadets Magazine.
RAF News
Defence Management.Com Defense News.com The Military Balance
Prospect
Guards Magazine and Scots Guards Magazine
ASR & MCS Club Magazine (RAF Air/Sea Rescue and marine craft Section magazine.
Flight Magazine
R.U.S.I. Journal (Life member) R.N.Broadsheet Occasionally Naval Review and British Army Review
Janes Defence Weekly
RBL Magazine RAFA Magazine RAF College Cranwell Journal
Navy News RAF News
British Army Journal
RAF News
Friends reunited mail
BAR, Soldier, Army Cadet
Daily e-mail info from the MOD
Navy News
On Line Mags
Not 'defence matters' as such but ex forces personnel literature.
Navy News
Well, the usual for an ex RN Officer. Plus the Navy news.Pension society publication, though it doesn't comment much on defence itself.
Navy News
Defence Helicopter
RMP Journal.
The Pennant
warship ifr
DMA SBAC
Naval Review
Navy News Flight International
Naval Review
Naval Review
Naval Review Royal British Legion
Pennant Broadsheet ARNO Year Book Exeter Flotilla News sheet Seafarers UK Magazinbe
Naval Review
The Naval Review
MOD News Letter e Mailed Navy News e Mailed
NAVAL REVIEW, NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY, WARSHIP WORLD
International Defence Review Janes Defence Weekly Janes Navy Internationa Naval Broadsheet Navy News The Pennant (Forces Pension Society) Defence Analysis
Warship World Warships IFR
RNA.Updates Navy News RBL England
Sapper RE Journal and Supplement RE List
Broadsheet
Navy News
RUSI Journals Jane's Defence Weekly Warships International Fleet Review Warship World
Globe & Laurel(journal of the Royal Marines
Naval Review Pennant -FPS
Warship World
The Naval Review
USNI 'Proceedings' Chatham House 'world review; Council on Foreign relations 'foreign affairs'
MBDA
Broadsheet
Jane's Defence Weekly Warship World
Aviation News Flight International Airforces Monthly Air International Warships International Fleet Review Warship World
Numerous aircraft magazines, warship world and warships international fleet review.
Raider, Eye Spy
The Naval Review
Gunner Magazine
Pennant British Legion
air news
Warship World
Janes web based defense weekly updates.
Warship world Warships International Fleet review
RAeS Journal
WARSHIPS IFR
Navy News Warship World
Navy News.
Naval Review
RAFA Airmail, RAF Review
'Sustainer' ( RLC ASS) magazine. Soldier Magazine
Army Air Corps Newsletter and Journal.
RUSI stuff
Warships International Fleet Review Ships Monthly Aviation News
RN Bulletin
Risk UK Professional Security
Military Logistics International "Pennant" - Armed Forces Pension Society The Naval Review "PROCEEDINGS" of the USNI "DESIDER" from DE&S
Aerospace Professional Air League Bulletins Flypast Cadet
Warship World
A number.
Warships, Naval Review
Defence Focus Regimental journals
Soldier Magazine Pennant
NAO Defence Reports Pennant RUSI Journal
RAF Historical Society
Various: Royal Aero Soc, Areo Testing Int and others.
Jrn of Inst of Civil Defense and Disaster Studies and US Army Health publications
Soldier
RUSI Journal
Defence Management Journal Various RUSI Publications
SOLDIER
RAF News
"Soldier" Magazine Miliary Vehicles Desider Interantional Navy News Globe and Laurel
Aerospace International Aerospace Professional
Rusi Journal The Pennant
Officer Fleet Air Arm Newsletters
RUSI Journal, RUSI Defence Systems, RUSI Newsbrief Jane's Defence Weekly Jane's Navy International
Navy News Warships
Globe & Laural
1. RUSI's monthly journal 2. Regimental publications 3. Selected newly published books on defence matters
Aviation News
Soldier, Globe & Laurel
VARIOUS "JANES" YEARBOOKS
Broad sheet & Pennant
Warshp World, Navy News
Pennant Wave
Broadsheet
Navy News, The Naval Review, Desider (the DE&S house magazine), Review of Naval Engineering
Forvces Pension Society 'Pennant'
soldier magazine and legion magazine
RUSI ETC
RUSI publications Economist Spectator
Soldier
janes Defence Weekly
RUSI Journal
Gunner Pennant
Defence Focus SSAFA News RBL Mag
The TANK - journal of the Royal Tank Regiment
RUSI Journal, RUSI Newsbrief , RUSI Whitehall Reports, RUSI Defence Systems. Naval Review; RN Broadsheet; Warships Int'n'l Fleet Review
Pennamt Naval Review
Navy News FAAOA Fly Navy
RUSI Journal Naval Review
Not specific to defence but Spectator which covers the subject quite regularly
RUSI
RUSI Journal
Broadsheet
RUSI Journal RUSI Newsbrief RUSI Defence Systems Gunner RA Journal DPA Analysis on-line publicatons
Army Air Corps Journal
janes defence weekly and janes navy international
Navy News
The Officer Magasine
Journal of the Defence Technology Club
Janes defence review
Broadsheet - RN annual news update
MOD Oracle
Naval Review

168 people answered this question (39.3%)

Do you belong to other membership organisations?

Yes

66.3% (274)

33.7% (139)

413

413 people answered this question (96.7%)

If 'YES', may we ask which other membership organisations do you belong to?

ISMM, CIM,ERSC,The Golfers Club, SOLMA, HMS Bulwark Association,ARNO
United Kingdom Independence Party
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION
Life member of the Forces Pension Society, ARNO, National Trust, English Heritage, Victorian Society, Imperial War Museum, London Society, the Museum of London. Member of the Survey Ships Association, Royal Naval Writers' Association, Logistics Officers' Association, Camden History Society, London Topographical Society ....
RUSI Chtham House IISS
Association for Veterans of Foreign Wars www.avfw.org.uk Royal British Legion
HMS Ganges Assoc. RNA. RBL Ton Class Assoc D Boats Assoc.
Various organizations relating to my professional duties.
Help for heroes.
Society of Friends Of The Fleet Air Arm Museum
RUSI Parachute Regimental Assoc
CLA
Royal Naval Association
The Naval & Military Club.
National Rifle Association, Bisley
Royal british legion, SSAFA
Ton class association RN Communications association
Western Front Association
Naval Review Forces pension Society
SSAFA, AIRCREW ASSOCIATION, MALAYSIA, BORNEO VETERANS ASSOCIATION.
British Mountaineering Council Forces Pension Society RN Engineers Benevolent Society
Defunct Indian Army Association " NWFP Corps Association
The Sandhurst Foundation
Society of Authors Fleet Air Arm Officers Association Institute of Directors Sherlock Holmes Society Guild of Freemen of the City of London International Visual communications Association Navy Records Society International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
UKIP The Freedom Association The London Press Club The Nelson Society The Royal Society of St George The Royal British Legion The Swinton Circle The Conservative Monday Club Camoaign for an Independent Britain Get Britain Out Victory Services Club
Inland Waterways Assn, Bucks,Berks & Oxon Wildlife Trust. Earley Crescent Community Assn, Victim Support, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Scty.
Rotary, Inst of RE, Royal Geographical Society
RBL, NIVA (Northern Ireland Veterans Assn)
RGJ Internet Assco Builders Guild
royal british legion
british legion
A political party
North East Scotland Veterans Association Royal British Legion Scotland
Angling Club
IET
Officers Pension Society, Exeter Flotilla
Friends of the National Memorial Arboretum. Situated in Alrewas, Staffordshire.
BNP
UK Independence Party, Campaign for an Independent Britain, Democracy Movement, No2ID and the Freedom Association.
Yorkshire Gardens Trust Friends of Markenfield Hall Friends of The Northern Aldborough Music Festival &&
Brit Legion.
IET FEARNI
Army benevolent SAFFA Royal British Legion (Blackpool branch)
Probus, Church
Royal Navy Communications Association. Royal Navy Communication Chiefs Association. HMS Ganges Association. HMS Daring Association. Submarines Association. TON Class Association.
Royal British Legion King's Own Royal Border Regimental Association
UKiP and Christian Voice, EO.
RBL
City Naval Club Chagos Conservation Trust
The Aircrew Association
Returned Services League of Australia,Guards Association of Australasia,Scots Guards Association
National trust. English Heritage. Hereford & gloucester Canal Trust. A Freemason.
BALPA
Royal Engineers association British Legion
See above
Conservative party
RBL RAFA RAF Benevolent Fund
RAC, Probus, Friends of the Earth, Manx National Heritage, Woodland Trust
Civil Service Motoring Association, RAFA, RAFPA
Conservative party
Royal Aeronautical Society
Army Pension Society
civitas, british association of cancer research
Royal Society of Chemistry Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Royal Signals Association
RAuxAF RCN
National Ex Services Association (NESA)
Probus Club
National Trust RNLI
Federation of Holistic Therapists
Newport Ladies Dining Club Mothers' Union
Royal Air Force Boy Entrants Association Royal Artillary Officers Association
Regt Dining Club
NRA, LERA, HBSA, Chelmsford 1944 Rifle club
Britannia Association, City Naval Club
royal anglian regimental association royal british legion
The Church of England !
Royal Naval Association
RMPA.
Royal British Legion MIND Manic Depression Fellowship
British National Party Radio Society of Great Britain
The AirCrew Association
Chairman BW EDINBURGH and LOTHIAN Assos Secretary BW Dining club. Welfare and Executive committee,s BW
SBAC
R.A.F.A Aircrew Assoc.
FAAOA FPS
The 1805 Club, The Nelson Society, Navy League of the United States, Naval Institute (U.S.), Surface Navy Association (U.S.), Naval Reserve Association U.S.)
International Plasic Modelling Society
adets, British Legion, CLBA, Countryside Alliance, ACA etc
Society for Nautical Research Countryside Alliance BASC RS Surtees Society Taunton Conservative Constituency Asociation Hatch Beauchamp PCC
Naval Club - RNVR Association NMBVA
Naval Review Royal British Legion
The League of Frontiersmen
Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators Royal Air Force Club Old Cranwellian Association
Submarine Officers' Association Portobello Association British Chiropractic Association European Chiropractors'Union College of Chiropractors
Exeter Flotilla Exeter White Ensign Club Armed Forces Art Society
Royal Naval Association Royal British Legion Fleet Air Arm Officers Association
Royal British Legion Royal Naval Association H.M.S. Ganges Association
Royal Naval Association - RNLI - SSAFA/Forces Help National Trust
Destroyer Club
RNAS HMS Cumberland Association The Sweeper Algerine Association
NAVAL REVIEW, NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY
Royal Naval Association
Royal Naval Association Royal British Legion (England) RNLI
Conservative party Albury Juniors Cricket Club
Chatham House
REA British Legion Army,Navy and Air Force Veterans' Club
Royal British Legion
Liberty, NO2ID, Amnesty International, Asthma UK, Association of British Counties.
Submariners Ass. R.N.A.
Royal NZ Returned Services Assn, Defence Assn of NZ
Naval Review National Trust
Royal Marines Associat ion
National Trust for Scotland
British Horological Institute Antiquarian Horological Society
Institute for Financial Accountants Association for Project Management
Royal Naval Association, Daring Association, Ton Class Association, Cassandra Association
RNVR Association Paris
Freedom Association Forces Business Network
Royal British Legion English heritage BASC
National Trust, RNLI, VMCC, BTSC, RHS, Camping & Caravanning Club, Wey/Arun Canal Trust
US Naval Institute Chatham House Council on Foreign Relations (U.S.)
IET, PROGM CMI
Forces Pension Society
BILD
Royal British Legion; Forces Pension Society.
Diabetes Uk RNLI RSPB IET FWAG NFU Southerness Golf Club
Freemasons
Forces Pension Society
ASCL
Sealed Knot
Fleet Air Arm Officers Association Navigation and Direction Officers Association
Fleet Air Arm Officers Association
Freemasonry
RUSI, Royal Commonwealth Society
UKIP. CVS. Talking Newspapers for the Blind. U3A URChurch
Freemason
Forces Pension Soceity
rafa.
BSI/BSS/ILM/ISM/IQA
Fellowship of the Services Riders Association of Triumph
Western Front Association Guild of Battlefield Guides
Friends of Dunkeld Cathedral Association of MBAs
Knights Templar Sea Cadet Association Probus Conservative Party
Constitutional Monarch Association The Conservative Party The Coservative Friends of Israel
SIOE UK
Guild of Battlefield Guides
Liberal Democrat Party, United Reformed Church, Britannia Association, Royal Naval Association, Association of Royal Navy Officers, Portsmouth Retired Naval Officers' Association, Naval Christian Fellowship, Royal British Legion, D-Day & Normandy Fellowship, Old Grammarians' Association, Queen Mary College Alumni, Spurgeon's College Conference, Former Missionaries' Association, University of Chichester
ARNO StBarbaras Assn
ARNO NOAC HMS Calliope ROA
Officers' Association
Fleet Air Arm Officers Association Chairman '92-'96, now a Vice President.
Royal British Legion, Royal Engineers Assoc.
RAFA, 36 Sqn Assn.
No
Institute of Safety and Health Institue of Explosives Engineers Royal Air Forces Association British Legion
WWF, FoE, Marwell and various 'Friends' organisations
ABF, Gurkha Trust.Royal British Legion
Rifle Club, Lions International.
The Royal Society of St.George, The Royal British Legion, The English Democratic Party
INCOSE RUSI APM
Federation of Small Business
Governor Royal National Lifeboat Institution English Heritage National trust Ramblers
Conservative Party, Freedom Association, SSAFA, National Trust, Woodland Trust, Countryside Restoration Trust, Countryside Alliance, Campaign for Real Ale, Shipley Conservative Club, Cullingworth Conservative Club, Institute of Advanced Motorists, Motorcycle Action Group, Friends of Film and the Federation of Small Businesses. There may be more!
Conservative Party, Conservative Friends of Israel & Conservative Friends of Turkey.
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
IET, CIM, RNSA, VSCC.
Royal British Legion
Association of Security Consultants
RAeS CMI
SSAFA, RBL, RAFA
Chartered Institue of Logistics and Transport Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Institute of Hospitality Institute of Directors
The Air League Royal Aeronautical Society (Fellow) 74 Squadron Assn
FAAOA
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
UK Independence Party Ford Cortina Mark 2 Owners' Club Clay Pigeon Shooting Association English Speaking Union (Life)
RUSI RIIA Naval Review
IOD, Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, Trinity House
RAF Regiment Worshipful Company of Security Profesionals
CIPD CMI Conservative Party National Trust
OPA, RUSI. BAFDC, ACDC, Shrivenham Club etc
F.A.A.O.A.
Freemasons Boating Clubs
RAFA
Royal Aeronautical Society
Order of St John Royal Society of Medcine Faculty of Catastrophe Conflict Medcine Society of Apothecaries Zoological Sociaty of London National Zoonosis Research Council.
Union Jack Club
British Legion
RHS RFS
RAF Regiment Assoc RAF Association Royal Naval Association Air Training Corps (Instructor)
British Computer Society, South West Business Mentors, Institute of Business Consultants
TRBL
Light Dragoons Reg't Assoc Jed Forest Hunt Scottish Endurance Riding Club Churg Church of Scotland
Aircraft Owners' and Pilots' Association. Light Aircraft Association. Institute of Business Consultancy.
RUSI Light Aircraft Association Royal Artillery OFficers Association
Royal British Legion English Democrats Party
RUSI
RBL H4Heroes Regimental associations
UKIP and A Few apart from professional organisations.
RAFVR(T)
John Muir Trust, An Sulaire Trust, BTO
Chartered Quality Institute
RICS BAFSC
Royal Marines Association
Ex Service associations
The St Nazaire Society The Poetry Society Kent and Sussex Poetry Society The Tavistock Society the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists
RUSI FPS RAFA Aircrew Association
Fleet Air Arm Officers Association Yorkshire FAAA
RUSI, Chatham House, IISS, The Conservative Party
RWF Officers Association British Association (S. of France) CRAFT Club
Guild of Freeman of the City of London Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths Mason Royal British Legion
Britannia Association, Fighter Controllers Assocication
SAMA 82 RFA Association
Royal Air Force Association Transport Salaried Staff Asssociation
1. RUSI (Note: presumably the question concerns only defence-related organisations)
Exeter Flotilla
Royal British Legion
Intelligence Corps Assoc Former School Association
IET, ARNO, BRITANNIA ASSOCIATION, RNSA
Life Member - Friends RAF Museum Life Member - Friends Fleet Air Arm Museum Air Power Association Royal Aeronautical Society
Amnesty International, CII, PFS, Society of Mortgage Professionals, Amphibious Bombardment Association, Kuwait Mantas Diving Club, BBF, CCC.
INSTITUTE OF RAILWAY SIGNAL ENGINEERS R.N.L.I. MILITARY VEHICLE TRUST
Old Pauline Club Old Pauline Football Club The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers
Royal British Legion, National Trust
Submarine Association HMS/M Courageous Association HMS Cleopatra Association USS Nimitz Association (I am the Chaplain) Priests for life. I am Chaplain of the local SCC TS Endurance.
ARNO. Portabello
No - personal info
RYA, RNSA, RNLI, SCC, Royal North Of ireland Yacht Club, Cockle Island Yacht Club, Royal Scottish Motor Yacht Club. Ulster Kit Car Club, Thoroughbred Sports Car Club. Linenhall Library, Belfast, GT40 Enthusiasts Club
PCG, BCS, FPS, ARNO, FSB, Naval Club.
IET ARNO Pension Society Friends of the Submarine Museum
Do you really want to know? Well, you asked for it! ARNO, Automobile Association, University and Colleges Union, Britannia Association, Cambridge Alumni, Coop, Engineering Council UK, Friends of Westonbirt Aboretum, Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, Higher education Academy, IGKT, National Trust, Ramblers, Royal Insitute of Nvaigation, RNLI, Royal Aeronautical Society, Royal Photographic Society, RSPB, Royal Yachting Association, Trollope Society, Vulcan to the Skies Club, Wine Society
Chartered Assn of Certified Accountants Lee Enfield Rifle Association
regimental association of the ulster defence regiment royal british legion n i military heritage society (udr/rir)
Norges Forsvarsforening
rusi
RUSI SERFCA Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
RICS IMarEST, IoD, CMI
FAAOA SAF Association Anglo Omani Society Anchorites
RHS Rethink (formerly NSF)
UKIP, Eurofacts, Bruge Group, Conservative Way Forward.
RAF Association SAF Association RAF Regiment Association
The Royal Brtitsh Legion SSAFA Forces Help
No
Liberal Democrats
RBL
National Trust, English Heritage, ROSL
MCC Law Society
The Castaways
RUSI, Henry Jackson Society, Naval Review, ARNO. The Army and Navy Club, Hon. Company of Master Mariners ( London Livery Co. )
The Royal Navy Club Naval Records Society AFPS ARNO
Royal British Legion; FAA Officers' Assoc; FAA Association; RNA; Victory Services Club; Association of Wrens
The Institution of Engineering and Technology Institute of Leadership & Management The British Computer Society City & Guilds of London Institute
RUSI Chatham House
Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. British Compressed Gases Association
National Trust for Scotland St Georges House, Windsor Castle
RUSI, NATIONAL TRUST, CONISTON SAILING CLUB, YHA (LIFE), RNLI, RSPB, MOUNTIAN BOTHIES ASSOCIATION
professional bodies and hobby clubs
RAFA Freemasons
St Barbara Association Ancien of NATO Defense College
GAPAN, RBL, Help for Heroes
European Atlantic Group UK Defence Forum RUSI HAC A number of non-military organisations
AACA
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Royal Naval Association; Arbitrators' Company
BASC
Western Front Association, War Memorials Trust
CONSERVATIVE PARTY JAMES RANDI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION NATIONAL SECULAR SOCIETY
Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute Member of MENSA
British Asociation of Social Workers
RAFA, Bomber Command Assoc
The Air Crew Association
Charterd Institute of Personel Development Institution of Occupational Safety and Health retd Prospect retd Western Front Assocition Guild of Battlefield Guides Assocition of Friends of the Waterloo Committee Battlefield Trust English Heritage Assocition of Electricity Supply Pensioners
Britannia Association, Britannia Beagles, Exeter Flotilla, Royal Navy Club, The Rag, Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries

272 people answered this question (63.7%)

In which of the following sectors do you work (or, if retired, you have worked)?

Accountancy

1.4% (6)

Actuarial

0% (0)

Admin, Secretarial & PA

0.7% (3)

Armed Forces

30.0% (125)

Banking

1.7% (7)

Charity & Voluntary

2.6% (11)

Construction & Property

3.6% (15)

Customer Service

0.7% (3)

Education

5.0% (21)

10)

Engineering

7.0% (29)

11)

Financial Services

1.7% (7)

12)

FMCG

0% (0)

13)

General Insurance

0.5% (2)

14)

Graduate Roles

1.0% (4)

15)

Health & Medicine

5.0% (21)

16)

Hospitality & Catering

0.5% (2)

17)

Human Resources

0.2% (1)

18)

IT & Telecoms

3.1% (13)

19)

IT Contractor

0.7% (3)

20)

Legal

1.7% (7)

21)

Leisure & Tourism

1.0% (4)

22)

Management & Executive

5.3% (22)

23)

Manufacturing

2.6% (11)

24)

Marketing & PR

3.1% (13)

25)

Media, Digital & Creative

1.2% (5)

26)

Motoring & Automotive

0.5% (2)

27)

Public Sector

7.9% (33)

28)

Purchasing

0% (0)

29)

Recruitment Consultancy

0.7% (3)

30)

Retail

1.0% (4)

31)

Sales

0.2% (1)

32)

Scientific

1.4% (6)

33)

Social Care

0% (0)

34)

Strategy & Consultancy

0.7% (3)

35)

Temporary Work

0% (0)

36)

Training

1.4% (6)

37)

Transport & Logistics

5.5% (23)

416

416 people answered this question (97.4%)

10.

If you selected 'Armed Services', which of the Services applies and what is your current status?

		Serving	Retired
1)	Navy	7 (6.5%)	101 (93.5%)	108 responses
2)	Army	5 (5.7%)	82 (94.3%)	87 responses
3)	Air Force	7 (10.0%)	63 (90.0%)	70 responses
108 people answered at least one part of this question (25.3%)

11.

What is (was) your Rank?

Senior Officer (Real Admiral / Air Vice Marshall / Major General and above)

2.9% (8)

Middle Rank Officer (Lt Col to Brigadier inclusive / Cdr, RN / Wing Cdr, RAF)

23.2% (64)

Junior Officer (upto / including Major / Lt Col / Sqdn Ldr)

38.0% (105)

Warrant Officer

5.4% (15)

Senior NCO

14.1% (39)

Junior NCO

9.1% (25)

Junior / Other Ranks

7.2% (20)

276

276 people answered this question (64.6%)

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH UKNDA

12.

How or where did you FIRST hear about the UKNDA?

Friends / Family / Colleagues

20.5% (86)

Other UKNDA members

12.9% (54)

Press (national, regional or local) coverage

27.2% (114)

Trade magazine/journal coverage

2.4% (10)

UKNDA campaigning

12.2% (51)

The UKNDA Website

16.7% (70)

Other

8.1% (34)

419

419 people answered this question (98.1%)

13.

If 'OTHER', please advise:

ARNO magazine
UKIP Conference
I was advised to join by Cdr John Muxworthy dueing a series of E-mail exchanges with him.
From the DG of Seafarers UK. Going back to question 11. Air Marshal should not be spelled Air Marshall. I did not consider being a head of department in a warship the posy of a junior officer and nor did anyone else - yours is the first such description I have ever seen. Though I could not give a damn, frankly, I think you are wrong to use such a description as it may annoy your membership/potential membership.
Military section of PPrune forum.
Facebook
Television News
facebook
Bloggers
Don't remember - online link
I seem to recollect receiving an e-mail from UKNDA.
Facebook group.
UKIndependent Party
Member of Parliament
Facebook
ARNO YEAR BOOK
Ex Wife
sorry - can't remember
Naval Review
Naval Review Web Site
Naval Review Website
Cannot remember
I started it all!
John Muxworthy's Christmas Update!
tv interview with winston churchill.
Interview on BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
Board member Prof. M. Edmonds
Freedon Zone at the Conservative Party Conference earlier this year.
Was approached at the 2009 Conservative Party Conference, whereafter I attended the UKNDA event at the Austin Suite.
N.B. There is no mention on this form of Volunteer Reservists.
Cannot remember
Richard Little RN(Ret'd)
A Blog, or weblog, as they are known
Rather than 'Press', it would be more encompassing to feature the key word 'Media' to include TV which is where I first learned about the UKNDA's launch and then found their website.
Annual Dinner -Exeter Flotilla
ARNO
The List
udr association website
Winston Churchill
Iam surprised there was no mention of ENERGY or the OIL and GAS industry in Section 9 re Employment.I spent 30 years all over the world in same after the RN
Can't now remember
General Secretary speaking at an Exeter Flotilla Dinner

42 people answered this question (9.8%)

14.

What was your MAIN reason for getting involved with UKNDA?

Recognition

1.7% (7)

Camaraderie (to feel part of a club)

0.9% (4)

Networking (attending local meetings)

0.5% (2)

Access to Information

2.8% (12)

Support the UKNDA's policy / lobbying activities

90.0% (380)

Other

4.0% (17)

422

422 people answered this question (98.8%)

15.

If 'OTHER', please advise:

A political belief that we should and need to enharnse our own defence capabilities and treat our servicemen better.And to stop "sharing" intelligence !
... and to be kept abreast of defence related matters.
My close professional interest in the politics of defence and defence finances
patriot
To support its aims
TRy and do something, and not just Talking
To convince all Britons that they all gain from the R.N. in Peacetime.
Long interest in military history and contemporary military issues
To support the Armed Forces
To solicit specific support for joint services in areas where there is a dire need.
BEcause nobody else seemed to be doing anything about the state of our Armed forces,
As an ex Merchant Navy Officer and with a son in the Royal Navy the current ( and earlier) Government approach to Armed Forces concerns me
Former MOD employee - disgusted & alarmed regarding defence cut backs.
I am concerned that the Armed Forces of the Crown are being seriously undermined and eroded by an incompetent government whose only aim is to hand to Europe on a plate that which centuries of aggressors failed to take by force of arms.
CEO asked me
Patriotism nurtured in childhood by male family members serving in both wars, father in both and uncle of high rank RAF in ww2 and husband in RN. Dare I mention Kipling helped!
Unease at general treatment and lack of support for the armed forces in the press and in parliament and by the public generally. Something had to be done to improve things generally.
Acute anxiety re deficiencies of the armed services and politically motivated lack of resources, budget and recruitment.
De facto UKNDA is concerned with the sovereignty of the UK - Defence of the Realm - this is threatened by our politicians.
Having just successfully run a defence forum in November 2007 which attracted nearly 200 attendees, I thought that there may be some common ground. That remains to be determined.
Other friends had joined and therefore I looked at the organisation and decided to join myself.
Several family members on active service and hoped to improve support for them and others.
Sick to death at governments detrimental treatment of UK's Armed Forces and the ever decreasing defence capability for the securuty of GB and British interests abroad. We do need sufficient, appropriate & fully funded Armed Forces.
Pursuing my 11-year campaign for fair treatment of attributable disabled service pensioners (Project Haven).

24 people answered this question (5.6%)

16.

Which of the following category best describes your relationship with UKNDA

Full Member

59.4% (250)

Registered Supporter

40.6% (171)

421

421 people answered this question (98.6%)

17.

In your opinion, what do you believe is the difference between being a Member versus a Registered Supporter?

As a Registered member I would not expect to be actively involved in any of your business.
Finacial support, otherwise none.
Not paying
Costs... I can't fund ALL the interests that i have !
A member is someone who is able to commit more time and money to UKNDA than a registered supporter.
Fees
Very Little
I do not pay but am kept informed.
The Conservative Party, to which I am attached is not yet committed to increased defence financing. Hence (personal) support rather than membership
As a member you have voting rights andd the the ability to get involved on a more pro-active scale.
Only periodic access to UKNDA web site.
I WOULD IMAGINE A FULL MEMBER IS PAYING TO HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FORMULATING AND PROMOTING UKNDA POLICIES
Was originally a full member.
Members ought to play a more active role in the associations activities and contribute to its discussions on a regular basis. Although i support the principles of the UKNDA and i am concerned about the issues for which it wishes to highlight i am not able to activley contribute on a regular basis.
A full member is someone who has donated money to the cause
None
Will become member shortly.
More involved and paying a subscription as a Member
I am unable to fully participitate in activities , and supporter is the best option for me.
A full member shows real commitment and belief in what the UKNDA is trying to achieve. I intend to become a full member in the next financial year.
Money, it would seem.
Participation
Not much really except that Membership provides funds for UKDNA activities
NONE
Registered Supporter receives information but does not become actively involved
Subscription
Lack of ongoing comittment
Personally speaking it is not a question of lack of commitment to aims of UKNDA, rather, Members can afford to pay, some Reg. Supporters like myself, unfortunately at present cannot. I cannot afford to eat properly and I know I am not alone in this amongst veterans; the reason, an obscene 'Profit before People' drive by the major facilities companies exacerbating fuel poverty and an inadequate War Disablement Pension. However, the point is, I fully support your aims. I am not impressed with or motivated by politics, whether left or Right. I am a free-born Englishman who is proud to have served his Queen and Country who would do so again if called upon by the proper authorities (hardly likely given my age!). I believe that certain Politicians are guilty of corporate manslaughter of our Armed Forces by not equipping them with the right tools for the tasking they have been given by those same politicians. Will UKNDA change this situation for the good? I believe correct lobbying by those who have the facts and command influence can make a qualitative difference, hence my support for UKNDA. My sons are all serving soldiers and I am proud to ---- that they are. I also am deeply worried that their kit may not prevent serious injury or save their lives in combat. Rant over.
The cost of membership
Subscription costs and voting rights
A Member would be willing and/or able to take a more active role than I am able to, but as a Supporter at least I can boost numbers and possibly extend the network.
Financially endorsing one's support being the next stage from supporter
A subscription I suppose.
Presumably members have vote.
Time.
Members are actually involved in doing something
Level of support (Interest v Financial)
I suppose the financial charge, small as it is, on the Member is useful in funding the promotion of the cause.
Not sure
None
costs
Members probably have access to members only website areas, pay for the priveledge and vote on issues.
I presume Members would have a greater say in the running of the organisation
They shouldn't be!
Not sure
commitment
Im supporint a Policy and not helping to shape the policy at this stage, I do belive that defence spending should be a minimun of 3% of GDP
One pays the other does not - but their views and aims are the same!
Money
Commitment!
Access to more information as a member.
a member is more involved in the long run.
don't know apart from cost.
Activity, due to other commitments in the anti-EU campaign, although I support UKNDA I have little time to be actively involved, which is sad as yours is a worthy cause.
I have little idea!
want to become a full member, just not got around to it yet.
Money
Cost
members should be more pro-active
Full member can offer more money and time.
The member has greater access to information via the forum
Membership means willingness to take on a job. (PS: Re Rank as a naval chaplain I had no rank.)
?
allocation of time
Voting rights. More say.
comitment
Membership fee as a commitment to te ideals
I am publicaly showing my support for what you do but don't have much time to do anything else
I support sensibly layered policies that I personally am unable to formulate, but recognise in others that ability. They are full members, and I am a registered supporter
Exchange rate vis a vis the NZ dollar the pound
Full members have comitted to supporting the UKNDA with a small financial membership fee and feel strongly about supporting the group policy.
Fee?
Money
Cash
Supporter is less active
Voice,Recognition and Voting Rights.
I do not know
Pass
?
Conviction
Not sure
Not sure
Very Little
Active involvement or participation.
Member has Commitment to support for long term. Registered supporter has general interest but moderate commitment.
Greater commitment
My own view, if you are committed, you should be a member!
time available
financial
Financial commitment.
active participation
Became registered supporter to see what the organization offered
Cost
A member is an active supporter who helps fund activities while a registered supporter is someone who adds weight to the voice of the UKNDA.
disposable or lack of disposable income
Financial
For myself, it is simply financial commitment
A registered supporter may be unable for one reason or another to get as involved as a member
No idea.
commitment
Not sure, but i hopw there wouldn't be too much difference for we are all concerend about the same thing.
cost
lower ranks are treated like shit and second class
Initially it avoided financial commitment as a retired person but I should like to see a scale of membership fees which allowed me to offer some support
Cost and participation
No cost involved witrh being a registered mamber
Yes.
Would expect a member to belong to the services.
A member is more involved
Full Member is fee paying
Age,would like to be a member,too old at 73,but will give full support
A member means you are active or prepared to be active in a role within the organisation
No opinion
Not sure but I joined very early on
membership equals committment; supporter means not putting your money where your mouth is
To be committed to the aims of the UKNDA
No difference
More closely involved having made a financial contribution
A full member has the ability to vote and contribute to change if necessary.
The more UKNDA is supported the better. Member has to be closer to this than supporter.
Supporting UKNDA financially each year through my subscription
money
By paying a membership fee I am finacially supporting the UKNDA and therefore demonstrate commitment.
Commitment
Member can have more input to UKNDA
Dont know
Should be; Right to Vote. In house information. Being taken notice of.
I am prepared to pay small sums to assist the work of the UKNDA which I feel is vital and must continue avoiding any party poliical or MOD "Spin".
A full maember should participate in an active sense- Lobbying, newspaper articles etc...
Not sure. Maybe I am a full member!!
Unsure
None apparent!
financial and level of commitment
Registered Supporters aren't supporting with their wallets
Members subscribes money as well as their nominal support
Don't know
Cost
Don't know
Don't know
Funding
Committment.
Committment
Prepared to put my money where my mouth is.
Support only as I do not have time to be an active worker
commitment
In truth, not really sure
Full support versus general interest
Don't know.
Hadn't thought about it, but probably cost!
Don't know! I presume as I pay a subscription I am a full member
Sorry dont know
If my subscription fee helps you better campaign on behalf of the forces then it is money well spent.
No idea
Putting money where the mouth is.
Money!
None. Both support the organisation.
Paid sub last year but have not had a reminder in spite of asking. Am ancient but would love to have the energy to be a really active member
My Membership Number is M1198 hence I believe I am a Full Member. However, since I am not certain I am equally uncertain of the difference
None
getting involved directly with campaign
more committed
Effort/resources contributed
Monetary help to UKNDA
I think I have access to help in regard to writing to newspapers, and I receive updated news releases.
Full members pay year/life subs, supporters support.
payment
"Commitment to the cause", however, some will be wary of having their name associated with long-term membership of a national defence organisation - who knows how it will be run and for what reasons in 20 years time. You should also be aware that many showed their support but did not join because that particular page of your website was not as clear as it might be. Busy people have only a few seconds to get the drift and life membership costs were what the user saw first.
I feel being a full member is better for the UKNDA itself, as the more full members the UKNDA has the more lobbying power it will have.
I'm unsure which category i myself come under, sorry!
More commitment
Not a lot, frankly
Willing to pledge financial support.
Don't know.
A member would presumably feel a part of a Club and attend local meetings and be recognised for one's contribution to Defence matters past & present [as above!] - but I am unaware of any of these being offered! What about meetings and a lapel badge/ tie/ blazer badge, etc.!?
If I was to return to the UK I would want to participate fully but it is difficult from so far away
Active or passive support(which should include subscription)
Full member has paid subscription and receives full membership benefits, should ther be any.
A member can voice an opinion.
Can't remember what the difference is!
Want to help in addition to paying a subscription
Putting your money where your mouth is.
Less active
A member is prepared to get invoved, thus willing to undertake tasks
12 pounds?
In short, putting your money where your mouth is... Verble support is seldom enough.
More commitment
Possible Voting Rights and more of a say
Greater level of commitment.
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A member should take an active role in assisting the Association achieve it's objectives.
A QUESTION OF INVOLVEMENT?
Member wishes to support; RS is making up numbers but not putting money where mouth is!
A member can carry more weight in public opinion
Dont Know
Opinions of members should matter
MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION
Members are prepared to stand up and be counted; at least they should be.
A member makes a specific contribution to the NDA
Unsure what to say on this question! Am not aware of any differences.
�12 PA!
A full member may wish to be more actively involved
Active support
Prepared to be active and be involved in taking action rather than just being passive and sending money!
Members open their wallets
Recognizes the need to become more fully involved; having ownership of the problems and, hopefully, the solutions.
The first pays membership, the second only expresses sympathy.
Financial contribution. Committed interest
Short answer �12! Full members can vote and access other information.
Member being fully paid up
A member should be active, support would be passive.
Members should be more active with in the organisation
Commitment .
paying subscription
Member pays an annual subscription
Member contributes financially
None apart from the financial contribution
Paid or non-paid up.
I have no idewa
I think I must be a Registered Member; I have paid a subscription.
Action not talk
Cost
As a full member, I can both contribute financially to the UKNDA and be able to participate fully in its activites.
Add more strength to the aims of UKNDA
Do not know - may have answered previous question incorrectly.
The ability to comment and influence policy.
A member would normally take an active part whereas a registeresd supporter would only donate time or effort as they could
Money where mouth is!
Commmitment to the cause
Commitment
members chip in financially
You can be more closely associated with policy, and accountable if challenged
Not sure
Funding the Asociation
n/k
Commitment to a vital cause
to show that the views and lobbying of the UKNDA is important to me and i want to give financial support to help them acheive the aims.
I feel more committed
Level of commitment and financial support
A small financial committment
Physically Active
A subscription?? Although I would like to get more involved.
The category of 'Registered Supporter' means just someone who is only vaguely committed to the cause. It rather reminds me of "football club supporters" with all the negative associations that that brings. The UKNDA requires believers, and they should be members.
?
Members will have more of a say in matters at AGM's and various other matters.
Provide active support.
More committment probably
Probably financial
commitment
PROPERLY COMMITED TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION. PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS.
Preparedness for Active v Passive support
I don't know
I take the trouble to talk to people about the state of the armed forces. I gave the minister Twig a hard time last year at the 25th aniversary of the Falkland War, a war from which this government has learned nothing.
Motivation
To enhance the numbers committed to the cause and to ensure I get regular information about campaigns and issues.
More committment
Don't know
Financial
1) Level of financial commitment 2) Level of trust in the leadership
No idea
access to more information
Member being more activ in developments
A member is prepared to show his support by paying a membership fee
Money
Total commitment
committment
Members should get involved.
Both are important, but a FM would perhaps provide a stronger voice in lobbying Ministers
I have no idea. Presumably members pay a subscription,wheras Supporters do not.
Commitment
Activity
Members make a financial commitment
Commitment
It puts my money where my mouth is.
A member has paid and made a commitment. I query what on earth is the use of a registered supporter especially if he ain't paid. We need to turn the screw on these people.
I wasn't actually aware there are two categories. I think I'm a full member but I may well be wrong.
A member appears to be more commited to the aims of the association.
Officers and Other Ranks!!!!! Get rid of the differentiation and make everyone a Full Member...increase the appeal of joining...
Commitment
EXTENT OF COMITTMENT - ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL
Displaying full support for our Armed forces and the objectives of UKNDA
Haven't a clue!
Demonstrates strong support
One puts one's money where one's mouth is as a Member
affordability
Commitment
don't know
a member gives active and fianancial support and registered supporter doesn't
I don't believe there is any difference
don't know
MEMBERS PAY MONEY!
No opinion
Putting meaningful money where my mouth is.
money
Cash availability at the time of decision
Commitment - UKNDA cannot operate without funds
None
If called upon I will provide a service
Financial!
comittment

299 people answered this question (70.0%)

18.

Would you recommend other individuals join / support UKNDA?

Yes

90.0% (379)

1.4% (6)

Don't Know

8.6% (36)

421

421 people answered this question (98.6%)

19.

If 'YES', how might we BEST assist you with this?

Provide promotional literature and application forms

68.5% (233)

Provide application forms only

6.5% (22)

Offer an incentive

5.0% (17)

Other

20.0% (68)

340

340 people answered this question (79.6%)

20.

If 'OTHER', please advise:

I have already sent your original website address to friends and collegues and recommended registration. It has gone to ex pats in South of France and so on to America and other places. No incentives are necessary... but a big name, like the Ghurkhas Joanna Lumley often helps.( I have signed up with her too !)
I need no incentive - I will do my duty. I will do it all online. I want no hard copy at all - my home is swamped with paper as it is!
Leave it to me to recommend
Better info and action by UKNDA
I have already suggested the UKNDA Website to my work colleagues and friends.
Piggy-back UKNDA literature with eg service organizations/charities' literature. Committee consider lobbying parliament via UKNDA spokesperson?
Keep up the qualty campaigning and press coverage
Word of mouth; link to website
Provide images/links to add to websites/blogs
Allow me to use my charm and persuasiveness to get others to join!
None, I e-mail the website address to friends for them to look at.
national advertising or Press release for an achivement...not just rhetoric...
I refer people to the web site
I commend on the basis of the quality and worth of the 'product'.
I forward all your bulletins to serving members and retired member of HMF. Advice serving members who will advise the public. Arse about face you may think but it works
my daughter is ex-army. However she was kicked out after being made disabled through medical neglect. She now hates the Armed forces and unfortunately she has hundreds more friends and more influence than i have. You need to get ex-forces and YOUNG people involved -they are the future and most have been brainwashed into believing that a Euroforce will be better and cost tax payers less.
It would be good if members were introduced to their local TA centres to support our serving troops and explain our cause. It's better that we stand together.
Email information that can be forwarded
Simple online (website) information
Provide promotional literature and application forms attached to e mails so I can easily market UKNDA, i.e. I can send to my friends and colleagues.
Provide ELECTRONIC promotional literature and application forms
The UKNDA should be more open minded and objective, from my experience so far there is a danger that the organisation becomes, or may be seen to become, a club/talking shop for retired service personnel!
i am too busy to help
Please send me everything you've got. I'll publish it and provide it via NESA
No actioned required - I pass on details as received.
more proactive in the media.
Provide interactive website with hourly / daily updates / reports of the work of the UKNDA 'AND' the work undertaken of members to promote / assist the military effort / encouraging interactive networking to promote and secure support for the UKNDA and its member services.
Provide a list of UKNDA actions that directly bear on support of the military,
Speak to them about it
I circulate UKNDA information to most of my address-list who I know would be interested and I encourage them to join. Several have and I am sure that they too circulate UKNDA imnformation by the same means.
Keep the emails coming. I have emailed UKNDA info to a large number of retired Royal Navy contacts
Nothing rquired - I tell people about the organisation and give them details of the Website. After that it is up to them.
Very much depends on the individual
I have a very small social circle and have already recommended membership to those that I thought it would be of interest.
I cant think of anything as I already point people in the direction of the website.
Use of internet
Provide some easy-to-use on-line sign-up and payment service
Just keep the web site current and relevant. That's your best advert
I had 10,000 A4 leaflets produced, which are being distributed to my business clients and from time to time other individuals, not sure if this has had any impact, but it certainly raises awareness and promotes discussion.
Suggest that they be made available via the web site
Am using word-of-mouth - quite effective.
Advertise widely in the Press,TV and internet
Keep cajoling me to do something
I would only wish to recruit through my e-mail address book
Make your website less militaristic and more attractive/interesting to non-service people particualry, from my point of view, women. Focus more on the humanitarian aspects of looking after service personnel better with less emphasis on the need for better military hardware. I fully understand that this need exists, but too much emhasis encourages my colleagues/friends to think the association is warmongering. As does the name - apart from those whose immediate belief is that it is something to do with UKIP and think I've gone crazy.
It isnt something I would discuss with anybody.UKNDA needs to raise its profile through other means i.e snappy billboard adverts or TV adverts ??
Material would get lost. I refer them to the web site
Further highlighting unfair pay and unfair conditions (housing-time on duty-)for the serving volunteer professional full time regular army (especially).As well as Royal Navy and Royal Air force.So as to bring about a change, in the way of good pay and good way of life - long term commitment from people serving and new recruits for defence.
I am sure this question will arise again but I am afraid that what the Association is doing is not eye catching. It is clear that work is being done behind the scenes, newsletters are useful - yes, some column inches in the daily press are good - yes but there has been nothing that has been exciting and 'punchy'. It is too clinical and does not portray a picture of genuine robust progress. I read the newsletters with interest but I do not eagerly look forward to recieving them.
Apart from political fringe meeting one never sees mention of UKDNA in the press in connection with the SNATCH scandal - I managed to get invitation for you to attend out conference - proud of that!! UKDNA and UKIP I feel are the elephants in the room (in the common parlance of the day) how CAN we raise our profiles. The Opposition should be backing you BY NAME and intent far more!!
Personal recommendation and word of mouth
I do not mean to be negative with this suggestion! I would prefer a less cluttered, slightly smaller poster. Leaflets would be easier to leave around than trying to find places to take a poster.
Provide promotional literature which includes an application form and which really promotes the website.
support when requested
Keep raising the UKNDA profile by representing an informed view of Armed Forces concerns so potential members come to us!
At my age (90) and living in Madrid only say three sets of paper required, to start, with facility available to ask for more if required.
Website
I do not require any further information, I would recommend the web site and allow others to form their own opinion
I have been asked if I can supply CAR STICKERS like the one I was sent (as Secretary of my Squadron Association)
By the steady raising of your image in the national media, useful articles are beginning to appear. I will mention it to friends but I will not go out and lobby members of my age-group who are generally sufficiently aware to make up their own minds.
A lapel badge would also be of assistance, as this would be in visable sight and in turn incite questions as to what is was.
No idea. I tell other service & ex-service people about it and tell them of the web site. I'll try down-loading formsand blurb.
Being able to direct friends and colleagues to your website is ideal; too much hard sell may well be counter-productive.
You cannot. I live in Thailand.
I personally carry home-made little cards in my wallet with the UKNDA aims and contact details, so that if I find the subject comes up I can pass on the necessary info.
Continue to be at the forefront of Govt and Party lobbying; keep up the pressure throughout the year so that the Assoc becomes an accepted part of the military debate.
Probably best left to individuals to lobby friends. Promotional literature could be useful for sympathetic civilians.
Maintain the high standard of your website, so that potential mambers can be referred to it.
Web site address
Neither, difficult to get people people to support the military unless they have served or been involved with family members.
Once identified I believe that the necessary support will be easily available
I don't think this is needed. You have a website, that should be enough assistance. You do, however, need to do more publicity to keep UKNDA in the public consciousness.
Mainly web based info with some printed application forms available from web to download for those without PCs, which may include older people who may well feel strongly about joining.
Inform others as necessary of the UKNDA and it's objectives
All the above would be beneficial; I think what we need to do most though is get across to the public (both those many of those in the Amred Forces as well!) really how important a strong Armed Forces are to the maintenance of the UK's prosperity. It doesn't need to involve scaremongering, however, perhaps highlighting what would happen to oil prices and the UK economy for example if Iran shut the straights of Hormuz etc. We need to get the papers to publish stories like this. People don't realise how potentially vulnerable the UK is. Back in WW1 people lobbied for more battleships because they acknowledged there was a direct threat - what we need to do is show that these threats, although much changed since then, still exist.
Continue to respond to their requests to join as efficiently as you already do.
Local/Regional promotion
U Tube, CD and similar visual and semivisual presentations.
If there were events I could take people to there might be a nice carrot.
None of the above. I will personally recommend membership to friends via the website (and have already done so) based on a personal belief in the UKNDA's basic mission.
By personal approach to former Armed Forces colleagues.
ASSISTANCE NOT NEEDED
Active social forum
Word of mouth to like minded people I think is best.
Achieve something.
By email, so that they can be passed on easily.
Reorientate the focus of the UKNDA to be more public in its support of the lower ranks rather than as was said at the AGM - an organization for "Ruperts". Make this much more promient in your stated aims/objectives.
I would simply ell them to google UKNDA, so make sure your website shows up on a Google search for that.
I normally point people at the website.
Create a much greater public awareness of UKNDA, its principal aim and its non-military/non-political status through wider advertising.
produce draft letters to Plymouth Herald (previously Plymouth Evening Herald) to write to their letters page
send literature and appication forms directly to organisations like the Royal British Legion to unions which are involved in defence industry howing that there support will help there jobs
Add your weight to the campaign against the current scandal to be found at www.mod-pensioninjustice.co.uk, which requires reading IN ITS ENTIRETY.
Be as 'visible' as possible in the media. I think you do this remarkably well considering the size of the Association but it is the best way of making it easy for members to co-opt others.

94 people answered this question (22.0%)

21.

How important TO YOU are the following services provided by UKNDA?

		High	Medium	Low	Didn't know existed
1)	Regular Newsletter	269 (64.4%)	126 (30.1%)	19 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	418 responses
2)	Members-Only website FORUM	67 (18.3%)	145 (39.6%)	98 (26.8%)	56 (15.3%)	366 responses
3)	Car Stickers	94 (24.0%)	116 (29.7%)	130 (33.2%)	51 (13.0%)	391 responses
4)	The Website (as a source of information)	287 (69.7%)	102 (24.8%)	18 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	412 responses
418 people answered at least one part of this question (97.9%)

22.

What PRODUCTS or SERVICES should we offer?

Lapel pin
Car/Window/bumper stickers. Website Meeting to include some well known speakers in Whitehall.. IDS,Farage, David Davis, "Andy McNab" ?
Not Sure at the moment
I know that some former senior ratings see the UKNDA as an officers' beano. You should make sure that you are all embracing.
Tie? Lapel badge
Information should be sufficient. Information pertaining to successful campaigns is preferable.
Keep going
A WIDER HIGH PROFILE CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE THE NATION WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE FOR THE FUTURE WITH THE MASSIVE DEGRADATION OF THE ROYAL NAVY
Why should you offer anything? Surely the raison d'etre is to effectively lobby the Government and help achieve an increase in Defence spending.
The forum should not be exclusive to members only. Would it not be far more interesting to here what everyones views were on the issues rather than just those who have so solidly made there minds up that they are paid up members. There needs to be a deep and thorough discussion of the issues by everyone.
No prducts please.Only fully supporting those trying to improve the lot of our Armed Forces eg the current CGS
Links to all the Service Charities e.g SSAFA RAFA RN and Army (may have missed it if you do) sorry! Perhaps you could sell UKNDA pens and letter headed paper as an example to members to assist with spreading the word and raising a little money in th process. You could do this either on the website or via a catalogue,or Trade Stands at Airshows and Trade Exhibitions.....just a thought.
I believe a pin badge showing the UKNDA emblem would help promote the UKNDA. I have many ex service colleagues on the island who know little about the oganisationa and it's aims.
promotional stickers, window , car or other.
Membership Badge
No suggestions
Unbiassed information
Speakers dinners / fundraising events, etc
Don't personally see a need over and above the formal purpose of the orgnaisation. An active Member might feel differently.
No comment
None, other than lobbying the powers that influence the well being of our forces.
Information
Dont know at present
More free promotional material (or very cheap). Car stickers, etc
None. You are not the British Legion, or the Military Discount website.
Just concentrate on what you are doing
Lapel badge
Badges, ties, local area meetings
t-shirts , car flags, window posters, more advertising.
Sweaters, blazer pocket badges, ties, lapel pins, Christmas cards, etc.
Badges?
Information/instructions/recommendations/organisation
maybe a live online web chat room where supporters could chat ,or respond live to what the organisation is and is planning to do.
don't know
Obvious ones to promote UKNDA such as umbrellas, tie, tee shirts and anything that makes the organiastion known.
All of the above
Broadcast the achivements.....
Wrist bands.
Should concentrate on the main objective - getting those in power to act before our armed forces become non-existent due to lack of finance!
Stick to the reason you were set up.
more visible tokens (
Similar to other Associations, Blazer Badges, Shirts, Ties and other promotional items.
Diary, Ties, Cufflinks, Calendar etc.
UNION JACK FLAGS. Anything to make people think. The first class poppy stamps are brilliant but again most people would have only seen a poppy.People are not aware and sadly most don't care either. Get Churchill to do loads of publicity events- Is he the MP? Brilliant speaker. Or was. Sorry we have no TV and don't read papers.
Information
Discount deals to retired servicemen would be a good idea.
Monthly Online Newsletter
Publicity especially the reduction of the defence budget
More Publicity
Convince all M.P.s Gather sufficient funds for hard hitting adverts on T.V. and in all Newspapers
Access to museums/events
None
Car Stickers, Promotion by Trade stand at appropriate events.
I would say the product you should offer is a heightened awareness of the needs to our military, and the application of pressure on the government to boost funding and conditions.
Depends upon what you are trying to achieve. What your objectives are?
my opinion is that you should focus your resources not dilute them - concentrate on lobbying / public awareness not 'products or services'
Sending messages to deployed troops either through affiliated, subordinate or third-party organisation.
Regional meetings
Lapel Badge
Hmmm, not sure. Success perhaps!!!
HOW ABOUT MESS DINNERS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS THAT WE MIGHT INVITE BUSINESS CONTACTS TO (SO THAT THEY GET TO EXPERIENCE A MILITARY MESS DINNER). FUNDS COULD BE RAISED IN THIS WAY
integhrity and effienciency
Local Groups with occasional meetings
To promote yourself more in the press, to contact such irganisations as 'Combat Stress, RBL etc' Get the word around you exist.
Support for serving & Ex British service personel
I would like some way to send cards and parcels to personnel serving in war zones
if you are selling goods then your question is valled but you are not , so you should be getting your message out to any one how will heed your message. Get thequeen on .side
All mil aspects
Encourage / undertake, interaction between active military personnel of all levels with members to secure and encourage support for political issues AND to assist in directing member services toward the common objective of supporting the armed services in action and their backup.
Anything that influences government, media, public opinion on the need for increased spending and attion to a strong military
You are doing well and making noises in the right places
Keep defence up high on the public agenda, ESPECIALLY the fact that Defence is LONG TERM, not knee jerk. AND Good Insurance does not come cheap
Information on current UKNDA lobbying
Close links with Service Charities
An annual social event (as opposed to a political or working meeting) would be welcome.
Lobbying for support of the Armed Forces
As much bothering politicians as possible. As much media attention as can be afforded. Keep recruiting in order to increase power base. Marshall as many facts as to why we need to fund our Armed Forces as possible and promulgate them.
Tie pins, badges etc.
Tie Lapel Badge
As a pressure group, should you offer any products at all? As to services, timely information on the Armed Forces and encouragement for us to write to MP's, VIP's, etc on specific matters as they come up.
Discounts
Any thing that supports our armed forces.
Take more notice of the Civilian side of UKNDA(Tax Payers).We seem to be a bit lop sided toward the Military.All your guns are faceing one way.Remember The Military and MP's are paid servants of the Rate Payer.
Apart from your current output I expect you to provide robust arguments to counter any complacency or excuses to further reduce the effectiveness of our armed forces and lae-enforcement forces.
I feel thar you are failing in one major sense. You spend a fair proportion of your time and effort on lobbying politicians. There is , of course, some sense in this but I believe you should also be active in the media in explaining why the UK needs to be involved in Afghanistan and on other Defence commitments. Too often the media is concerned with negative aspects and reasons why we should not be involved.For example one of the main offenders is Simon Jenkins in the Times and London Evening Standard. The Government cannot hold the line by itself. It needs allies.There is a widely held view that the Afghan campaign cannot be won or even drawn. Do you believe that? I do not but then I am partisan having a son who is about to go there commanding a brigade- which is the reason why I am not prepared to take the lead on this matter.
Make the members aware of facts and figures about the Armed Forces and the MOD. eg1 Show a graph depicting how the Defence budget has changed as a percentage of GDP over the last 30 years. eg2 Show a map of the world showing where UK Armed Forces have been active since 1979. eg3 Display what the current government sees as the role of the Armed Forces
?
a proper full size badge or patch which can lead to enquiries from the public, and more members
None
?
See item 21
Follow the example of "Help for Heroes" which I also support and are successful
Badges
Public Website
USNI 'proceedings' style magazine: high profile, high credibility debate on national security and defence. Example: Colin Powell promotes Proceedings.
none
About right. Don't bankrupt the association providing lots of services that cost real money
Neither, just results. Get this damn Government to accept its responsibility towards the Services
I believe UKNDA needs active local and locally relevent groups. I do know that the Exec is aware of this - and when I am less busy would hope to be able to help
Leaflets for members to distribute locally
Moral incentives such as -Membership card ? with discount for serving forces and families from affiliated traders. Discounted travel for same. Also there are several American organisations whom are collecting funding from general public to pay for requirements , such as aircon units etc. (How about a fund for a helicopter ?? medvac.) Would it be possible to look into a liason with the American counterparts ?
First and foremost the Association needs stronger leadership from the top, not just their support. From my viewpoint the only time I see their names mentioned is in our own press releases, never from other sourses - but I may be wrong. I think someone like General Dannatt would make a huge impact if we could recruit him on his retirement. I would hope that this already is being thought through. Until we can get our current products and services catching the imagination of of a wide cross section of the population we should not be busying ourselves woth new products
Lapel Badge. Ties/ladies scarfs. Mugs. Lobbying advice i.e. suggested letters to local national press/members of parliament. giving facts pertinent to that particular lobby!
Get us out of the EU so we can use the money that is wasted there on first class equipment for our armed forces - and more of them. PLEASE
leaflets.online communications.
badges and posters
Cant think of any at present
I have bought 10 car stickers and have given them to family, but I would not want to be constantly buying them. Have you attempted to contact James Blunt, the singer/songwriter (ex Army officer) who may be able to provide publicity to younger people? Would a large supermarket come on board? Any companies with ex-forces personnel on their boards may give publicity to a wider "market".
Lets walk before we can jump eh?
How about e-cards for Christmas or birthdays, as most current or retired military people are supporting Help for Heroes, SSAFA etc when buying cards.
Information on what you do offer. I have had nothing.
Meetings, Ties, Lapel & Blazer Badge, Membership Card, etc.
Promotional literature that we as members could pass onto others
As above in 21. But try to keep the volume (and postage cost) down.
Maybe an occasional conference - could be an AGM- to give members a sight of our top people and to provide a platform for statements on crucial Defence issues to attract Media attention.
More stickers.
More promotional literature to publicise the cause More newpaper articles in "Redtop" papers (The Sun, etc)
Exhibit at national events,war museums. Take stand space at county shows. Work with if possible the military recruiting exhibits at such events.
Badges, Ties etc. Anything that would help promote awareness.
Joanna Lumley successfully interceded on behalf of the Gurkhas and has an On line petition on the go. Could UKNDA think about such an online petition ?.
Current provision is about right.
Information
Information on progress of current campaigns.
Keep up the lobbying. I got on the "Today" programme (Edward from Fareham) and quoted your blurb on the %ge increases for Home office, Soc Servs, and Defence. John Mux. was in the studio. (Ex-term mate, knows me as Dick)
Surveys of views so that stance of UKNDA represents members views
None that devalue or inadvertently undermine the seriousness of our objectives. If I want discount car insurance or a wine club, for example, I'll join one. The key here as a lobbying outfit is selection and maintenance of the aim.
Regular briefings to MPs of all parties.
Badges , Ties
Little - I believe the main task of UKNDA is lobbying of the press and radio/television. The second important task is to increase membership - particularly among influential people, not oiks like me - so that the lobbying carries weight.
None - concentrate on your objectives
Fact Sheets for each service
Leaflets and posters for those who want them.
Lapel badges Ties and other ident aids
Information archive.
Items & events to promote the Organisation
Lapel Badge
Information about Defence spending and policy
A regional map for identifying and accessing local UKNDA branches and contacts
None
Regular updates as at present
You have two kinds of member/supporter. One that has served in the forces, the other such as myself who has not. The former know the issues, the latter need educating, perhaps by visits to military establishments to learn from forces personnel what their objectives are and what problems stand in their way. Most civilians nowadays know very little about military matters. Perhaps evening and weekend meetings and courses to explain the issues could be a good thing.
Become THE UK's Defence Lobby; one that the Government pays heed to, and much like RUSI become one of THE main, trusted, reliable sources of opinion on Defence matters to the media and the public. The first and last point of call for a no-BS opinion and advice.
Television and radio interviews
A Data base: Comprehensive, detailed, tabulated updates upon the state of the armed services - actual/promised. Commentary: Balance of Defence budgets vs Defence cuts Summaries of latest government policies/pronouncements
Possibly literatur for personal distribution - regalia
Co-operation and assistance(?) to other organisations such as the Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes.
In depth informarion on current issues affecting the Forces
Regular Newsletter both on line and by post for those who are not into PC's Car Sticers very important. What about a membership badge?
Keep putting pressure on the Government
Information and Networking
should we be working hand in hand with help the heroes?
dont know
The above are enough
The lobbying you are already doing
I find it very difficult to find exactly what each political party says about their defence manifesto, i want to vote for a party that has the same views as ours. i would like to see on the website 'highlights' of each parties views on defence and spending etc.
Badges to show you belong and a source of advertising
Access to articles and reports via the Website.
This seems to be predominantly an Ex Serviceman's "thing". Most "dyed in the wool" civilians I know do not understand the ethos behind the requirement for an organisation like the UKNDA. Despite regular press stories to the contrary they believe that everything in the Defence garden is relatively rosy or simply just do not care. I think that the profile of the UKNDA should be raised in "Civvy Street" possibly via closer liaison with other ex service personnel organisations.
1. Products might include 'everyday' items which promote the UKNDA brand identity such as mugs, pens, lapel badges, etc - but they must be tasteful and have consumer appeal! 2. Services should major on establishing local/regional branch activities including meetings which should aim to inform and persuade authoritatively.
Expand regular Newsletter
Insurance for ex-service members, more promotional stuff and perhaps somewhere advice can be sought for free or a notional amount that could be paid in to the UKNDA coffers!
To develop further the assocation to broaden its appeal and solicit support to the aims of the association.
PUBLICITY PUBLICITY PUBLICITY
Honest Information
Lapel pins.
None that I can think of.
Service related ones
Promotional material.. small posters for local sites and noticeboards
None
Lobbying
None, keep to the main thrust
Don't get too sidelined on this sort of thing. What I want is to see the UKNDA concentrate on lobbying.
Small, discreet, tase=teful, well-designed lapel badge
advertising more in he media (if not already done)
Facts
Just lobbying
Up to date information (which you already do) and any extra support that we might, occasonally, be able to give.
Opportunity for regional meetings with speakers - and encouraging members to bring friends
High Level Lobbying of Politicians
The car stickers are good but anything will cost money which I think should be spent on lobbying and spreading the message.
agressive lobbying of top brass before government
Insurance: motor,home, life, travel. Resettlement for all people leaving the Armed Services. Mentoring and support to those service personnel in prison,on the streets, or mentally disturbed
Be very crefull in these matters less you take your eye off the reason you were formed
I don't want you to offer products or services I just want you to lobby the authorities to improve conditions for the armed forces and also raise public awareness - this should be the sole focus
Information on progress
No products. Information and the lobbying process you are already undertaking. Getting the News Media on side without putting yourself in their pocket.
Exactly what we are in business about : to campaign for sufficient funds in the defence budget.
There rae none that would interest me.
Regular media lobbying
Methods to further coerce/humiliate government into meeting defence needs. Form charities to provide fuel for ships, drones, bullets and machine guns. The right equipment(it works and is reliable) that affords maximum protection at the same time as enabling forces to function effeciently to achieve objectives.
Ties, lapel badges. Help for Heroes are much more clued up in this area.
T-SHIRTS, or SWEATERS TO AID PUBLICITY , BUT THE LOGO NEEDS SIMPLIFYING FOR THIS !!!!
A Quarterly Journal
I suggest you avoid getting too immersed in providing things like a credit card or house insurance, just stick to core activities.
More Regional organisation
Information
None
ties; Christmas cards; lapel badges; A4 posters for distribution to local businesses
we should offer things like local points of contact ,constantly updated defence matters including procuremnt problems showing the wastage caused by governments.
I don't know
Better awareness of the pressure MoD inflicts on all military charities to conform to its requirements, under threat of reduction or withdrawal of support.
Not sure I understand what you mean here. In my view what the UKNDA represents is what I support and I would not have joined if I had been offered Snatch Landrovers at a knock-down price. I supppose some people might be attracted to the Assoc if they got a free flag to wave but their value would be limited to the funds they might generate. Although a bit old hat these days perhaps an Assoc tie (for sale - not a freebie!)might be a reasonably effective mobile advertisement given that most members are of a tie-wearing disposition...........
Products - None Services - Regular information on what has been achieved in lobbying parliament and what action MP's have taken - if any!!!
All embracing armed services monitoring service and the provision of expert advice and guidance to the those that matter.

204 people answered this question (47.8%)

ABOUT UKNDA

23.

Which ONE of the following aspects of inadequate defence funding cause you particular concern?

Insufficient or inadequate equipment provided

12.1% (51)

Service personnel wounded or killed when proper/sufficient equipment might have avoided this

21.6% (91)

Over stretch because of too few service personnel and/or equipment

34.4% (145)

Inadequate accommodation

0% (0)

Inadequate welfare provision for Service families.

0.7% (3)

Inability to defend the nation effectively

20.2% (85)

Other

10.9% (46)

421

421 people answered this question (98.6%)

24.

If 'OTHER', please advise:

We need larger fighting forces - increase the size of the infantry back to pre 1990 levels.
... but all the others bar "defending the nation" are of concern, the first four mostly.
all of the above
All of the above.
Any harm caused to our trusted ally.
The questions are too simplistic.Itis a combination of all the above. One vitally important feature missed in the above lis is the relatively poor pay,especially of the lower ranks.
All of the above
All of the above. A general feeling that the country is sleep walking into disaster by continuously cutting resources, both manpower and equipment, and then overworking the remainder in an increasingly unstable world. The first priority of government should be defence of the realm. This does not appear to have been the case for nearly 20 years.
Poor pay and conditions of service,vis accomodation, overstretch
Lack of adequate defence secondary care facilities combined with inapropriate treatment* of service personal within the NHS. (Delays in Assessment and Treatment, Lack of insight of many NHS staff, Actual hostility to service personel expressed by a minority of NHS staff)
ALL OF THE ABOVE
All of the aspects mentioned above are of grave concern to me!
all of the above
ALL OF THE ABOVE! Is there no way we can charge the government in a court of law with negligence?
I cannot just put one as all are important ,they all need addressing urgently.I find it sick that for years this govt has stifled and cut defence spending ,even when it stares them in the face about shortages and not enough money,they dont give any substantial increase ,but when the banks need cash heh let them have what they want.
as an RAF widow I think they all are equally important.
If I could I would have ticked every box above as, in my opinion, they are all equally important, although the ability to defend the nation takes priority.
A combination of all of the above. Working in the defence industry, and being part of the Seawolf/SWMLU and PAAMS its clear to me that defence really isn't taken that seriously!
All of the above
Care for the Injured and Veterans,New equipment and salery.[ use some of the USA Equipment if its adequate, why invet it, when its there..!!!
general public and Gov visible support for our Service people
Quite simply; all of the above. But we do need a dedicated Military Hospital, like Haslar.
More than one of the items contained in 23 apply!
Lack of "through life" support for servive people, particularly Army.
All of the above cause me cocern!
NB ALL of the above are very important
Virtually all the above! Defence gets too small a share of government expenditure and too few politicians have any experience of or empathy with the armed forces.
I am equally concerned about all of these things, at a time when the internal threat is greater than it ever has been. Greater than PIRA.
All of the above are of serious concern, my own area of interest, beceause I have the ability to make a difference, is in airlift / logistics support and pitutting a syop to seriously questionable defence procurement where we waste scandalous proportions of our vital defence budget to the detriment of all personnel!
I have chosen one but ALL those mentioned concern me
I would also say that bullet points 1 and 3 above apply
the under funding and inadequate size of the armed forces.
Restore military hospitals!!!!!
Dedicated military hospitals for m ilitary personnel.
All the above are very relevent. The shortage of soldiery is currently obvious. What is not is the woeful and frightening shrinking of the RN and Fleet Air Arm. We do have the best in our new frigates and the ASTUTE class submarines, VERY expensive but numbers are required or any new carriers will be unable to deploy with any safety to their existance at all.
All of the above, and with regards to the RN lack of ships.
Lack of Communication in "Chains of Command".
Very poor pay
More than one of the above are a cause for concern, but in some ways the factor chosen encompasses others
Assuming overstretch is the cause of all the others, rather than incompetence/poor management/political interference
A defence budget that has fallen below 2.5% of GDP which i believe to be the minimum sensible level of peacetime defence spending.
Most of the above will lower morale and thus proper operation with a rolling effect. I would imagine this would jepordise strategy in general and effect moral in the general public in the UK worsening the current economic conditions.
The question should have allowed more than one choice. We all agree with each of the above but surely pay and conditions must be there.
All of the above areof serious concern.
ALL of the above. Each relates to the others in some way
All the above are a great concern.
I believe these are all of almost equal importance. If forced to choose I would have to say the first two take priority simply to preserve life in the short term.
It is hard to specify anything when the press can build up stories about any supposed inadequacy in the field of battle or support services. Inadequate hospital treatment for asualties and illnesses for serving men and women is to my mind totally inadmissable. Service hospitals should treat service people.
My choice subsumes all the rest
I have listed "over stretch" but the reality is that these issues are equally significant in mistreating our service people.
Serious under funding and what appears to be a bloated and inefficient MoD.
The option to choose only one is in my case inappropriate. I feel that increased funding is necessary in a multitude of areas and once aquired, be apportioned as required by the Tri-Service. It is my opinion that the changes in geo-political structure and the global financial system will in the future require effective security at all levels to protect the national interest and the joint interests of our friends and allies.
All of the above are symptoms of over stretch. The Government are utterly irresponsible for committing us willy nilly, and the Chiefs of Staff should have had the guts to say no at an earlier stage. They must refuse the extra 2,000 in Af'stan.
Capability fails to match commitments. Two potential solutions
INADEQUATE DEFENCE SPENDING
All give me great concern.
In reality all of the above
This point includes all the orevious points.The Forces are doing am excellent job in spite of their handicaps.No matter how well equipped families MUST be properly cared for.
WHY DO WE HAVE TO CHOOSE? EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE ABOVE!
ALL OF THE ABOVE!
I have chosen other because the ability to defend the nation effectively must imply maintenance of sovereignty - but many people overlook this corollary.
my son is a serving member of the army and all of the above cause me concern
mby pamby politicians saying "We are right behind the deployment of troops" a which means right behind a political decision made by egotistic politicians who have never either been in armed forces or even held a real job in the real world. Service people are juxst a number on a graph not real bodies with real problems and no one takes responsibility for an illegal set of wars. We no longer have the status of world power and politicians fool themselves that we are and that their decisions are for the world good , look after our forces not some one elss quarrels and bickering. Bring our people home and give them the tools to do the job without lieing about the leve; of protection and the time scale in getting equipment.Lies and more lies about what is affecting service families and the priority that troops on the ground ask for. none of the politicians have ever had to suffer the lloss of a child or sibling in these wars because they know that conditions are far worse than they paint them to be.BRING THEM BACK or reduce all commitments made for political reasons. PM Brown puffs up his chest and out comes a load of gerbage about how we must police world affairs leave that to the gung ho Americans we can no longer afford the loss of lives and the rate of spending on the wars when we have poor starving people in this country. Politicians should be forced to spend a month on front line duties with the troops, but they wouldnt because the are so useless they would get their fellows killed with complacement.
All of the above. Our Armed Forces are in dire need of tender loving care. There are too many aspects of the Services being "civilianised" under the guise of greater efficiency and such lies as "freeing up personnel for the front line", when the ultimate aim is saving large chunks of cash with no thought for the consequences. However, with the current shift in the way politics does business it is difficult to see how this is going to be achieved.
Re Q.23, why limit the answers only to one? Why not ask respondents to answer by ranked preference? It would provide more insights.
POOR UNDERSTANDING OF ARMED FORCES COMMITMENTS BY POLITICIANS - WHICH CAUSES MUCH OF THE ABOVE
Tendentious question - I consider that a major contribution would be enhancing the awareness of the general population in respect of the activties of, and contribution made by the armed services to the welfare and security of modern (and historical) society
Insuficient dedicated Military Hospitals and Clinics.
The primary responsibility of the Crown / Gov't is Defence of the Realm. This has been brutally ignored and so reflects on all the choices you offerred. It's a disgrace.
ALL of the above
Inadequate Defence Medical Services
All the above matter, none is really more important than the other - but the loss of life due to inadaquate equipment is the most emotive
There is no co-ordinated strategy based on adequate funding for achievable goals
All are of particular concern
All of them do!
would like to tick several of the above. Recently retired from Naval Personal Family Services as Naval Area Community Officer after 23 years. (also ex RN 23 years and RNR 10 years) so would tick two, three,five and six if option available
i find them all concern
All of the above
Proper handling of 'LEGACY ISSUES'. I hope I might be invited to enlarge on these.
Wrong question. All the above are of real concern to me. Clearly, some are more important than others but all are symptoms of the same disease.
Inability to defend the nation effectively thus incorporating all the bullet points in Q.23

81 people answered this question (19.0%)

25.

Where should UKNDA focus efforts to drive further recruitment and support?

Those that are serving or those that have served

8.8% (37)

Friends and family of those that are serving or have served

1.7% (7)

Politicians

11.4% (48)

Everybody - we're all affected in some way shape or form

74.8% (315)

Other

3.3% (14)

421

421 people answered this question (98.6%)

26.

If 'OTHER', please advise:

I doubt that many of those serving will feel it right to join; I know I would have not done so when serving. The five million former members of the armed forces, and their families, are clearly the prime targets, along with politicians.
Soliciting support from allied and friendly countries will help increase your effectiveness.
Wouldn't we expect those that serve or who have served and there families to support the UKNDA? It wouldnt be surprising to anyone to here a soldier say there underfunded. Whats surprising is the level of ignorance the wider public has to the issues. The UKNDA needs to highlight the issues to the wider public and get support from them. Thats who the goverment are pandering to when they slash defence budgets to put it into other services. We need to get support in unlikley places and increase awareness in the general population.
all the above
All of the above
Be seen to be prepared to listen to logic from informed sources including those beyond existing service "experts" and be unafraid to defy convention when this can achieve positive results!
This question does not invite an either/or response. In my opinion, you should adopt a strategy which recruits core support from servicemen / ex-servicemen / f&f while at the same time seeking to broaden your appeal to politicians and everybody else. You will need to adapt your marketing message appropriately for each of these target audiences.
all of the above. Politicians may not listen unless you have public support.
Politicians, media, general public
Aim recruitment at the "influential" sector, such as coucillors, business (Rotary/Lions etc)educationalists
www.forcesbusinessnetwork.org.uk
Focus on effective local groups - with broad representations of social and work-based groups (reflecting the range of service personnel)initially at least in constituencies with MPs who are likely ot be supportive.
Politicians do not listen and churn out the same old responses whenever challenged on defence spending which is extremely worrying as they are meant to represent us ! Answer = educate everybody.
Prime minister. As he is the only person that can authorise better pay and conditions/equipment, thus improving recruitment and ultimatly support.
Sorry, have written my suggestions on previous page!
I don't believe serving personnel have the OK to join UKANDA. Is this right? Friends and family of those serving(or retired) are the next necessary target.
We must build up the general view that service in the armed forces is a fine thing and a career to be sought by young people fit and able to meet the strict requirements of discipline and service necessary to provide armed forces able to meet the enemy and win.
I think other service organisations such as ARNO and Offivcers Pension Society and British Legion should be encouraged to bat for you
The biggest problem is the zero experience of most MPs of anything military. They are mostly PC &/or hand-wringers!
This requires a costed strategy and to do that clear objectives.
Daily Mail readers - the best selling sensible daily.
A non service grade for people who have not served
Politicians definitely, but the other main focus along with this must be public opinion/education on how important and relevant Defence is to them.
The Press - esp 'friendly' local press eg Western Morning News
Again all of the above. Moreover senior UKNDA members should consider going into politics as it is quite clear that the House of Commons lacks any politicians with any real knowledge of current operations (ie the type of wars being fought now) and recent service experience.
Note: But don't try and be 'holier than thou' and outside politics. The subject IS political and the UKNDA therefore needs to be seen as bipartisan to be effective.
Defence industry
especially the top three
If the Assoc gets through to the politicians all the other actegories will hear about it! Because the politicians were stirred-up it was reported in the press (and on TV); that's how I heard about UKNDA.

29 people answered this question (6.8%)

UKNDA WEBSITE

27.

Have you visited the UKNDA website?

Yes

95.5% (406)

4.5% (19)

425

425 people answered this question (99.5%)

28.

What method did you use to get involved with UKNDA?

Telephone

1.9% (8)

Website

84.8% (357)

Application Form

13.3% (56)

421

421 people answered this question (98.6%)

29.

How often do you visit the UKNDA website?

Never

3.3% (14)

Once

2.4% (10)

Daily

2.6% (11)

Weekly

23.6% (99)

Monthly

20.5% (86)

From time-to-time

47.5% (199)

419

419 people answered this question (98.1%)

30.

For what reasons do you visit the UKNDA website?

National News

17.2% (69)

Local News

2.0% (8)

Industry News

6.0% (24)

Latest News from UKNDA - Policy updates etc.

88.3% (355)

Information on meetings/events

10.4% (42)

Other

4.7% (19)

402

402 people answered this question (94.1%)

31.

If 'OTHER', may we ask what those other reasons are?

Frankly, I am only likely to visit it when prompted by a newsletter received by Email
Browsing
If prompted by email newsletter!
All of the above
general overview
When something is in the news for which I seek greater detail.
To see if you are actually making a difference
various
Like I said, i have never visited. Not really an enthusiastic computer buff. Use it for its convenience.
To register support for your aims.
Future capability spending
Wan't aware. Will visit website after completing questionnaire!
I visit if I need information I have not managed to acquire in any other way or if I am trying to promote UKNDA to an acquaintance
Any positive developments.
I visit it very infrequently because my experience is that it does not draw me there. I will visit it again now to see whether there has been any change.
To find out if there have been any achievements.
Actually I rarely visit the site now as I expect to receive all news through the newsletter. However I have just revisited the website and it is far better than in its first few months. If you wish to call attention to a particular new service or notice, then to give a heads-up using the newsletter is the way to do it.
Applicatioon form
To look up info with which to try to convince people UKNDA is necessary and doing a good job.
To access papers published in the Our armed Forces section
At the moment, I am embroiled in a campaign of my own of a legal nature and unrelated to military matters. This necessarilly occupies most of my attention at the moment.
Latest papers/reports
Passing interest
Sought the name of a senior person. Wrote. Offerred ideas / services. Received no reply. Can you imagine how I feel?
I will start to visit once I resolve my current it problems.
NB: News posted lags events occuring. That's BAD NEWS!!!! Today is Nov 16, the site news is 2 November....NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
To join UKNDA

27 people answered this question (6.3%)

32.

Did you find what you were looking for on the UKNDA website?

Yes

85.6% (339)

3.8% (15)

Don't Know

10.6% (42)

396

396 people answered this question (92.7%)

33.

If 'YES', how easy was it to locate the information on the website?

Easy: The site is clearly laid out

85.0% (311)

Not so easy: I had a little difficulty trying to locate the pages

12.3% (45)

Difficult: The information I wanted wasn't in the place I'd expect it to be

2.7% (10)

366

366 people answered this question (85.7%)

34.

How would you rate the following qualities of the UKNDA website?

		Excellent	Good	OK	Poor	Terrible
1)	Relevancy of information (to your needs)	68 (17.1%)	244 (61.3%)	75 (18.8%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	398 responses
2)	Quality / Depth of information	52 (13.2%)	233 (59.1%)	97 (24.6%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	394 responses
3)	Presentation of content	50 (12.8%)	207 (52.9%)	119 (30.4%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	391 responses
398 people answered at least one part of this question (93.2%)

35.

What would you like the UKNDA e-newsletter to contain?

Or, how might we improve the UKNDA website?

develop a more high profile campaign
What you cover now
Perhaps a list of elected members (politicians )? It would be nice to see who supports UKUNDA..and who doesn't !
n/a
A 'Forecast of Events' for the website or on the newsletter would be good. This could have UKNDA evets but also things such as homecoming marches on it etc.
To the civilian or layman it may appear off-putting at first as too much info on the home page. Make this page simpler and more attention grabbing.
Early days as yet so I'm not sure at this stage
In question 34, you should have provided a link to the website, so as to prompt interest and better responses to the question. Each UKNDA newsletter should contain links to key articles in the press and journals and the next places where the RNPT/APT/RAFPT are presenting.
Selection of Parliamentary Questions and Answers
Make the site more appealing to ALL people accessing, not just those with a military background/understanding.
All relavent information
ANY POLITICAL RESPONSES TO YOUR AIMS
More information, news and text. A public discussion forum.
More hard hitting info including the efforts of UKNDA's efforts to influence the current scene. Without going into detail, there was no rebuttal to No 10's answer to Military Hospitals which contained many slants, ignorance and inaccuracies.
First hand accounts of some of the problems encountered by service personnel - appreciate this coud cause a problem for serving personnel due to the official secrets act. What about ex-members or servce family accounts - just a thought.
Relevant information as to where the government is failing to provide for the forces, ie specific evidence to highlight the problems that the forces encounter. As a recently retired member of the forces. I know only too well the problms encountered butfeel they are not put in the pulic domain enough. Killed and wounded personnel are only too freqentley in the news, which is very sad but other areas could also be highlighted. I was based in a camp where the accomadation was sub standard to say the least until they rebuilt all the blocks then charged an arm and a leg for the troops to live in the them.
Details on the number of members, showing how many joining monthly.
perhaps an area by area list of events
Infoon efforts being made to recruit more VIPs
Provision of authoritive statistics on numbers, i.e. the R.A.F. apparently trains only 152 pilots per year. Similar figures for key roles in all services would be of use in compiling arguments for increasing service numbers.
No suggestions
Check this out with graphic designer.
News on the UK Armed Forces, what they're doing, and what problems they're encountering News on what action the UKNDA has taken / is plannning to support the Armed Forces Events of interest to members
More guidance or advice on what we can do (eg. letter writing etc) to increase pressure on government to treat spending on the services as THE top priority (ahead of NHS, schools etc.)
Examples of successful campaigning
Results, related to the Associations aims, are the only benchmark.
its ok
OK as is
Information on MPs that have been approached for support and have not given it
as you are
I feel that the UNKDA are far too biased towards the NAvy
I'm happy at this time.
Fine as it is
Not sure.
Info on local activities
More human content from recently retired service personnel to get first hand sounds and smells of the state of everything.Also as an august body to press for access to our military people in theatre to look at what they do and the kit that they use ,and the housing that they live in,because after all are we not in a democracy?
not sure
The newsletter should include up-to-date information about the campaign and where underfunding is currently creating problems, also updates of where support is coming from plus press coverage.
The newsletter should not just contain information about the UKNDA itself but also about current defence matters.
Everything that is in now
more factual information
HOT News if its Important...
Up to date information on how the campaign is going and what MPs are saying and doing
keep it simple with no politic speak. keep it a people forum
As much relevant, current information as possible.
more detail
How members and supporters can get involved in physical protests throughout the United Kingdom
Results of lobbying, whom to lobby on specific subjects. Instances where there are proven failings in supply etc.
comments for ordinary members of the forces; serving or not
An current equipment inventory status section. Listing the servicability of current items and showing - in service - overstretch, awaiting deployment, under development etc etc. Or similar.
Interviews with relevant supporters
Am not sure what you mean by e-newsletter. All I ever receive is by e mail. perhaps this is because i do not understand the difference between the type of member
Anything to get more members
Detail on policy proposals eg a proposal that the RN should have 3 operational aircraft carriers and a minimum of 32 destroyers and frigates.
It's fine as it is.
All very good - my main concern is getting the information on the news network and in newspapers.
To give you a better qualified answer to this, I would need to study the whole structure and marketing arrangement of the site in detail, at present I do't have the time due to other commitments, ad it would not be right to give you a "Half Cocked Opinion", however in the future, I shall do my best when time allows to help you and give feed back on this.
Accurate statement of the problems faced by the forces; accurate statement of the solution.
The website home page is too busy - you have tried to squeeze too much in, & in my opinion should have a simpler home page which tells people, clearly and unequivocally, what you are going to do, how you are going to do it, and by when. (No wishy-washy statements of hope). Beneath this, you should have links directing visitors to other parts of the website, eg news, ( primarily, what you have done to make a difference - ie how effectively are you using donated money?), what you need from supporters, what are the implications to the UK if you do not succeed in your aims, and a 'name and shame' section - where you publicise the responses of politicians and other bureaucrats to your initiatives. Put a spotlight on those who compromise our security and the welfare of our servicemen; make sure everybody knows who they are and what they are doing (provide journalists with this info too, obviously.
Information to on what the UKNDA is doing and how we can help (letter writing, petitions etc.)
News of any improvements in provision for armed forces
Can not comment.
INFO ON OTHER MEMBERS
More info on membership and what we have achieved.
less detail
More evidence of poor conditions our troops are suffering, soas to gain more support for them & may be the polatitians will wake up to the proper needs of our fighting forces
Fairly happy with the current e-newsletter
More information on action being taken to improve the defence situation
serving member of the armed forces holding the goverment to book in public.
Keep hitting problems that the mod fail in
Website ok, all relevant issues covered.
I have yet to receive the newsletter ! The website should use links / associations / stories / political editorial to achieve web ratings and it should take advantage of the free & paid press release sites to flood the internet with words & headings and its logo to ensure its brand profiling is paramount.
Ways for members to influence politicians, media, general public
General Forces news as well as specipic UKNDA activty/press releases etc
You can always improve!
Up to date briefing on what REALLY is going on - or not
Progress in gathering new members
More information as we go along
I think that it is adequate under the present circumstances.
More hard facte about how returning/wounded personnel are treated by the UK population in general so that one can get an accurate idea of how tyhe general populace views the role of the armed forces.
Which and with what politicians you have badgered. The Labour people seem to have little concept of Service reality. They need constant instruction, maybe by polite firmness with historical lessons rather than full frontal.
I am happy with the current content
Avoid Naval bias or slang
More information on the founders & staff
A bit more depth that currently.
Not sure yet
Just an update about our armed forces and a mention about what the UKNDA is currently doing with regards to the state of our armed forces.
Regional Nes (As and When). Civilian News,Ive seen the amount of money wasted by the RAF.
To publish details of the inadequacies observed, or where sensitive material is discovered forward those specific details to HMG and Opposition parties together with a declassified overview in your bulletins.
See major comment at 22.
What organisations you have contacted and the response you received. How many jobs in UK are Defence related and in what areas of the country.Investigate how this could be improved.
I cannot suggest any improvement
direct answers to direct questions if a straight talking politician exists
Update on UKNDA activities, relevant defence stories (be it action by UK forces - such as the recent engagement with Somali pirates, or industry news such as project updates, UK procurements of equipment etc).
No view
?
See item 32
It does what I would expect, but I would like front line testamonials from lads who have witnessed the 1000 yard stare, and or who can vouch for conditions. Link in with help for heroes.
Up-to-date relevant information on what the UKNDA are doing.
Success story of the month
UKNDA activity Successes Simple ways in which UKNDA members can help, my time is dedicated to my business, but simple easy to use info/tools ie. well tought out catchphrses/slogans that can be added to the bottom of an email etc
no comment at this time
Latest moves to change government concern for our Forces
The e-newsletter and the website do a pretty good job. I don't feel qualified to tell you the professionals how to do your business.
Have already said - but in truth I use it so rarely, I'd have to have a close look. Also - I don't tend to browse any web-site. Rather talk to people
Changes/updates to UKNDA website
I think you need to employ a new web designer - your presentation is not the most inspiring !!!
Contain links to tv programs. Up coming tv programs. Documentarys. Associated/liason sites. Current Petitions , such as Gurkhas rights- (which was an outright win) Petition initiation. Book reviews on the curent situation in Afhanistan.
Please see my previous comments
Each one should have a topic for each member to write to their local paper. It is by constantly reminding the people that UKNDA exists, and why it exists, more people may be attracted to join.
Some more news of what you have been achieving - our troops do need you - so does the country NEVER give up! Please
I consider it to be good and I appreciate the Newsletter
its current content is satisfactory.
continue with forces updates and the activities of the UKNDA
facts and figures so we can lobby our MP's
No improvments needed at present with regards to both?
highlight areas of waste in MOD spend
As above, call attention to new services/papers etc with click links to the article
At the moment i think both are adequate.
Information about the existence of the website would be a start.
Information on local meetings and merchandise - neither of which exist to my knowledge!
News on what we are receiving from the grass roots. It is assumed that the official response will be positive and anodyne.
Activities and progress amde
More data on defence spending and real casualty rates
To pressure politicians effectivel yet patiently at all times to improve manning and equipment scales. Unless the pressure is maintained, politicians will cut back at any opportunity and yet again commit our forces to all kinds of demanding tasks, usually as has happened so often when the service is least able to be fully effective. THe newsletter should therefore identify specifics if at all possible where strengthening is needed. Then informing via the newsletter what UKNDA is doing about it or indeed what it intends to do about it.
The file format used is not alway easy to open.
Much as it is now thankyou
I had a problem with my online application to join so I used the post.
Nothing to add
A report on current, recent and planned activities. This information assists with the motivation of the membership.
What it does. Good to V Good (FOST).
How members can contribute to vision strategy and policy of UKNDA.
Specific accounts of occurrences of fatalities or injuries caused by incompetent government. Examples of Lords/MPs actually promoting defence matters in the Houses of Parliament.
Yes to continue receiving e-newsletter. Don't believe any improvement needed at present.
Pretty well up to standard as is.
News of press releases and the press articles/radio broadcasts that resulted.
All parliamentary defence business - in brief. Comment on all 'allied' initiatives - RBL Help for Heros, SSAFA homes etc. Summary of recent defence related press.
No comment
More Direct Action - less talk
Beyond my knowledge.
No suggestions
Summary of recent news, event reports, and campaign briefs.
Better information on Member events and meetings
More from the Serving if secuirity allows
As much information as possible
Better analysis
The news letter is ok. The web site needs to be reorganised with simpler main pages and all articles offered via a menu system.
More feedback on who is listening to the organisation and who is not. We will only succeed if we can convince the politicians.
News, updates, successes.
News of success is very encouraging and helps to stimulate interest among doubters, specially those who are not ex-service.
Quite satisfied.
Try to "jazz it uo" a little. Sometimes I feel it's a bit staid. Only a small point as we will develop as we go along.
- More information, different ideas on how to recruit new members. - Ideas/advice on how to lobby local and national politicians on Defence and making it a higher priority
Aspects that will fire the imagination of new readers/members, and that can be used by existing members to explain the aims and progress of UKNDA to uninformed people in understandable language.
Details of armed services deployment, postings and returns - by service and unit (obviously only if in public domain) Updates of recruitment - regular & reserves forces
Be more aware that defence implies maintenance of sovereignty.
Links to MOD Website
continual updates on the lobbying and highlighting the needs of our armed forces and possibly dates of say military events whereby memebers could possibly hand out information leaflets on the organisation.
Just what UKNDA had been doing recently, and its aims in the near future
More interaction, maybe surveys of members to find out the depth of feeling on particular issues.
More facts on underprovision of equipment and pap
More items on members' views on equipment still needed
messages that UKNDA management wish to ensure its membership to focus
Current events and future plans
Keep going
lty points for every visit to the website culmintaing in the highest hits is invited to visit the team personally to discuss any personal ideas on the matter one to one is a greatway to get your ideas looked at
Quantitatave, preferably graphical, progress in membership, lobbying activity, results in response to identified priorities & goals.
dont know
The development or lack of development in present and future programs for the armed forces. ie armoured vehicles, the future Lynx and a non existant frigate program.
Level of information is OK for my purposes but presentation could be more professional
There is always room for improvement. With regard to an E Newsletter, I always keep up to date with developments in the defence world via the newspapers, my former colleagues and my son who is serving. However, I would like to see both positive and negative defence stories analysed in any E Newsletter.
1. The Newsletter would benefit from a more creative visual presentation and impact - see Q.38 for further comment. 2. The website needs to 'sell' the UKNDA rather more than just be the repository for information and events.
greater depth of info
By publishing responses received from political parties and responsible corporate bodies that have been contacted regarding UKNDA matters.
Feedback/results of lobbying
Regular updates on which / where / why British forces are committed.
More on what is being done or not by government. EG Armour Plating being left off new Carriers to save money or argument for making them Nuclear.
Ask me directly and I will gladly offer an opinion
Important news. If there is none, then don't send newsletter.
Much what it contains in editions so far.
ok the way it is
Naming politicians that are non friendly towards the needs of the forces and the country as a whole. Engage journalists in larger news media and educate them in the matter.
List of members
detailed replies from those lobbied
I think that the content and coverage is just about right. Fuller reports should be on the website.
There needs to be more comprhensive arguement to campaign for decision making in government that balances commitments with resources.
Please don't do as so many other organizations do and become inward focused on things like the web site .... please remember the reason for your existance ...
Both seem OK to me
current activities, future plans, news that may not be available from other sources. Actions that members may be able to take to support thenwork of the Association.
1. A tiny detail from one who has had to run myriad files on large international projects. Please may we have the dates of press releases and stories from the press. Thank you. 2. Reports from the 2 x fronts ; Iraq and Afghanistan from the aspects of all 3 x services. 3. Reports re the MoD and Parliament 4. Reports from other Service units, split by which service. e.g. the RN fighting Somali piracy - at long last ! 5. Progress on capital projects : e.g. RN : Astute class s/m; aircraft carrier etc.
Follow up information on past lobbying and contacts.
Latest news/campaign details
Use a professional! Make it contemporary, bang up to date, slick and easy on the eye and mind. I wish I were clever enough to do it for you.
MORE EMPHASIS ON THE POTENTIAL FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND EVENTS
Advance notice of parliamentary debates
Put at least some headline information into the email, rather tan simply providing a link, which I usually don't bother using. look at the MOD Newsletter email, that's very weel done.
More regional news
?
Strictly relevant and professionaly presented information - not 'chat'!
OK
policy ,pocurement and recruitment issues
It suites my purposes.
Continue as at present
I need to look deeper before expressing an opinion.
Open it to opinion and quickly
I want to be kept up-to-date; this is what you do with it. Report success and I will be even happier!
Success or otherwise of UKNDA efforts to influence Parliament in the proper recruitment, equipment and welfare of all of our armed forces for the benefit of the nation.
Happy with present composition

208 people answered this question (48.7%)

UKNDA NEWSLETTER

36.

Do you receive a copy of the UKNDA E-newsletter?

Yes

95.0% (396)

5.0% (21)

417

417 people answered this question (97.7%)

37.

How would you rate the following qualities of the UKNDA e-newsletter?

		Excellent	Good	OK	Poor	Terrible
1)	Relevancy of information (to your needs)	57 (14.5%)	246 (62.4%)	81 (20.6%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	394 responses
2)	Quality / Depth of information	41 (10.5%)	231 (58.9%)	108 (27.6%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	392 responses
3)	Presentation of content	40 (10.3%)	213 (54.6%)	121 (31.0%)	10 (2.6%)	6 (1.5%)	390 responses
394 people answered at least one part of this question (92.3%)

38.

What would you like the UKNDA e-newsletter to contain?

Or, how can we improve the UKNDA e-newsletter?

As much detail about UKNDA and members activities as possible
Its good.
n/a
Have closer links with other ex-service organisations such as the Royal British Legion
See above
PQs and Answers see 35 above
Same as 35
Infomation on what local branches are doing
Details on the number of members, showing how many joining monthly.
Information on what is actually happening with our forces, as opposed to what occasionally is reported in the media.
No suggestions
More depth and more info generally on what the current issues are and how the UKNDA is working to address these.
It's pretty comprehensive as it is
Same as question 35
Relevant information/successes
I'd like to see details of meetings outside London, more localised to the regions where a lot of ex-servicemen live, but may not be able to travel long distances. Also details of local 'branches', as it were, of UKNDA.
Reporting of results.
its ok
Info on links with other interested parties, Regimental Associations,Royal British Legion etc
as you are
I'm happy at this time.
More punchy
It is excellent as it is
Info on local activities
not sure
Updated information
The newsletter should not just contain information about the UKNDA itself but also about current defence matters.
Everything at present
more factual information
Send out...Hot New, if its important
info on front line success
Seems fine at the moment.
more detail
As previously stated
make it easier for ordinary people to take in/understand. Make it more appealing to ordinary people who seem to have little time for anything but themselves and TV. Try and wake people up to REALITY. Armed Forces are OUR 'extended family' or should be. Stir up some feelings of National pride
I would like to see updates on equipment anouncements / developments / deployments. The presentation is also quite old hat compared to other newsletters I receive. Presentation is everything in this media driven world. Especially for the younger viewer.
I am not at all sure I get the enews letter, therefore answer to above is probably "don't know"!
Up to date relevant news and discussions.
Because all I receive are the e mails I cannot say
Distribute wiyh getting more members in mind
More detail and costed proposals
It's OK
Accurate, concise material explicating current and predicted problems facing the forces and how they can be resolved. Directions on where to point e-protests. If the animal libbers and leftists can do this, so can we. Electronic protests have significant effects, across the world.
See earlier submissions
Make it look more like a professional marketing document, not like a handout from the local WI. Give clear and concise info about what you have attempted to do since the last newsletter, why, and to what extent you were successful. Conclude with what your next steps will be to bring about the aims which your supporters desire.
More news of the same nature.
More detail and hints for how to get involved.
an advert for NESA
More statistics
No comment
INFO ON OTHER MEMBERS
stop being so old school tie and cliquey and irrelevant not getting down to caringf how you deal with people
more pithy less detail, letters which could then be personalised and sent to newspapers
clearer objectives. Less waffle
Plain text would be preferable, for ease of forwarding, etc. Also, some systems reject mail with attachments.
Fairly happy with it
Same as 35
more mp coming on side.
MILITARY PROBLEM AREAS
See question 5.
I have yet to receive one, but I hope it is an interactive type, similar to a magazine online, where the pages can be turned over on the screen. The medium and format encourage interaction. It should contain as much member support and participation as possible as this encourages overall participation and support for political objectives. To achieve a political objective, one must be seen to be supporting its member objectives.
More emphasis on specific means of influencing politicians, media, general public and what UKNDA is doing as an organization to acgieve those objectives
See 35
Keep it relevant to current problems in the armed forces
Latest news & development on specific Services e.g. RN etc.
I have no comment
Dont know
Again, any positive, and negative, reaction from politicians. It is they who call the tune.(I have had very encouraging replies from Liam Fox to a couple of gimlet letters I have sent him.)We need to know how our MPs feel about the Services so we can write to our MPs or Ministers and Shadow Ministers.
I am happy with the content
As above, avoid Naval bias/slang
Actions that the UKNDA have achived and plans for the future in these unsettled times
political defence issues
See number 35
Brank Nes
As mentioned above re defficiencies
See major comment at 22.
News of current defence issues that UKNDA might wish to lobby one (e.g. procurement of better protected vehicles for Iraq/Afghanistan)
?
success stories
Information on how to subscribe to an RSS feed for the main site & news sections.
No view
?
Progress reports on achievements that are successful to improving the quality of life to our armed services
Always have hypertext link to website and articles or testamonials.
Same as question 35, up-to-date relevant information on what the UKNDA are doing.
Defence highlight of the month (good or bad)
similar to 35
More content if possible from serving members highlighting the problems they see
See my answer to 35
Info on UK defence topics. Continued badgering of the labour government. Obtain an acknowledgemnt from the conservative party that they will increase defence spending to realise the content of the 1998 defence white paper. It would be interesting to see how this affects their standing in the polls if they present their case effectively. If timed correctly I think it will guarantee them victory at the next General Election.
More punchy short news items + more detail if reader is specifically interested in an item
List of positive improvements. current positve developments. Hopes aims goals of the organisation with regarding linking up with other relative organisations. Link to the public MOD website.
I think it contains what is going on but it can only report on what is happening. If little of the Associations work is making the news this is wher the problem lies.
as 35
Think it sometimes gets lost amongst my mail havenot seen more than about two in a year. Meetings have to achieve results.
I consider it to be a good vehicle right now
latest information on effectivness of campaign.
as above
?
A newsletter should merely contain the pertinent points, the current format achieves this rather well. Lets not re-invent the wheel for the sake of it.
Updates, reminders, promotions and links to the website
At the moment the e-newsletter is of satisfactory quality.
Suggestions of how best to support and promote your aims, locally and/or nationally.
Details of local meetings and merchandise - which do not yet exist I think!
see above
Activities and progress made
Updates on service strength, welfare services for personel etc
Easier, downloading file formats.
As it is
Only joined recently so it's too early to comment.
Slightly greater depth
CONTENT IS FINE
What it does now. Init assmt - Sat/Good; present assmt - Good /VG
Links to member surveys
as previous
No thoughts on this matter at present.
See question 35
No comment
Excel, photo's and interactive buttons - the meat and veg of any webmaster's craft.
This is really relevant to the next question. Send one when there is something important to say.
No suggestions
Summary of recent news, event reports, and campaign briefs.
More info about Government cash allocation + or -
More analysis
N/A
Better formatting
I can't comment at the moment.
Anything as long as it's relevant.
As per question 36.
See answer to Q35
Topical armed services news. Recent parliamentary debate, select committee reports etc
News of local meetings, forthcoming dates of meetings.
Greater focus on up to the minute issues affecting the Forces
More info re under provision of equipment rates of pay (in comparisson with non service rates)
More items on equipment procurementand difficulties posed by such
Summary of Website for those without internet
Could contain more in-depth analysis of current issues
Keep Going
Key progress vs. previous plans. Obstacles encountered. Plans for next period.
membership numbers-civilian membership numbers-service members membership numbers-politicians or influential people
As per question 35
Improve the presentation quality - it appears a bit DTP at the moment
As per a previous question.
Make it come alive with colour and photos. Get it more structured under key headings - e.g. news, interviews, Parliamentary topics, key article, members' stories, etc. Make it impactful - and not too frequent! Modern computer technology does make all this easier!
See 35.
no requirements
See above
information about any campaigns, and local meetings.
Important news
Roundup of NDA mission-related news
ok the way it is
Reports from parliment and etc. concerns of the commanding officer Army/Navy/Air Force.
Re the next question. Basically monthly, plus any specially important info as it arises.
detailed replies of tose lobbied
You can have too much information, but info about events, press releases, and Parliamentary/Ministerial reports are always welcome.
two things only - 1. What you have done to further the organizations goals since the last newsletter. 2. What you plan to do to further the organizations goals.
Seems OK to me
answered in 35
It does not look or feel professional. Done on a home pc perhaps? The idealogy is correct and very professional but.... Oh, the logo?
It's fine
INDUSTRY LINKS & NAMES TO ASSIST IN LOBBYING POLITICIANS, THE PRESS & TV. EXPOSURE NEEDS TO SHOW HOW GENERALLY WELL-INFORMED CIVILIANS ARE WORRIED ABOUT OUR ARMED SERVICES - NOT JUST FIELD THE USUAL SUSPECTS, RETIRED GENERALS ETC !!
Wider coverage of issues and initiatives being taken in all the areas of concern listed above.
make the email interesting and eye-catching, instead of just providing a link or download.
More comment/interviews on/with politicians throughout all parties
?
See Question 35!
More on the state of the MoD!
differance in political parties defence policies,problems regarding all parts of the mod and any help te uknda needs .
In its presetn form ot suites my purposes
No fresh ideas
Not ready to reply
Selected opinion other than that of retired senior officers - half the problem!
I am content with the format and content.
See para 35
Happy with current composition

175 people answered this question (41.0%)

39.

How often should UKNDA issue an e-newsletter?

Weekly

4.7% (19)

Fortnightly

12.3% (50)

Monthly

60.0% (245)

Bi-monthly

10.5% (43)

Quarterly

12.5% (51)

408

408 people answered this question (95.6%)

UKNDA IN THE REGIONS

40.

Would you like to attend meetings in your area with fellow supporters of UKNDA activities?

Yes

50.5% (213)

22.5% (95)

Don't Know

27.0% (114)

422

422 people answered this question (98.8%)

41.

If 'YES', what format should UKNDA meetings take?

Informal get together

12.9% (34)

Formal Meeting

2.7% (7)

Presentations

5.7% (15)

Guest Speakers

13.3% (35)

All of the above

61.0% (161)

Other

4.5% (12)

264

264 people answered this question (61.8%)

42.

If 'OTHER', please advise:

Presentations Formal Meetings and Guest Speakers in particular.
Formal Dinner & after dinner speaker.
tHE ABOVE MAINLY TO STIMULATE LOCAL PRESS
Casual, organised, no rank, of 'stuffy'...
Above is dependant on branch size.
Couldn't at the moment. Have been waitng for a heart bye pass for six months now, so am not really active at present. ie Angina!
Informal get to gether's with the opportunity to network AND with the opportunity to attend formal meetings, presentations, guest speakers AND with an opportunity for members to display, promote and have their services considered and obtain views from active personnel.
See major comment at 22.
Networking type event formal and informal mix
As wide a variety as possible - with as much opportunity for enjoyment and participation as possible. And as little formal sitting around listening as possible.
Not Sure as yet.
again the choice should be more than one. EACH of the above I would have chosen!
Any of the above - it would just be nice to know that there are some other members about locally - what do you want us to do?
Lets be honest this should not turn into an old boys club, which is happening already, we should be forward looking and dynamic in vision. I volunteered my services a while ago, only recently someone bothered to get back in touch with me, if the UKNDA want to be seen as a driving force that is not the way to do business. Also some rather old habits are appearing. E.g. I was recently asked for my CV, where is the relevance in that exactly? Although I supplied one, it would appear my work PC has been used by A.N.Other and their CV was sent in error, my fault for not checking, but we live and learn. However the email I recieved from my UKNDA poc regarding this matter was condesending and lacking in knowledge of the 1984 Data Protection act! If someone needs to know something about me ask and I'll tell, but don't treat me like a child, it's highly unprofessional and very irritating. To be honest since then I am in two minds as to renew membership next year or not, and right now all the signs are pointing to saving my money or going over to the BAFF. Now the ball is in the court of the UKNDA.
Only through personal contact can one really feel a part. This in turn will excourage "bring a friend" and increase membership
But it depends on time. Very committed to other activity
UKNDA is still too thin on the ground to need formality. If bigger, yes.
Informal get together, with occasional presentations, Guest Speakers as available.
There is a case for all of the above at relevant times.
But don't waste effort that might by used to further the cause.
You could run evening/weekend courses on the role of various type of unit within the services and on current international affairs seen from the point of view of those who are going to have to deal with the situations that might arise and need coping with.
- Semi-Formal meeting - Presentations - Guest Speakers - Engagement with local officials - Engagement with the local public (??)
Need to get established and with strong service association
a combination of the above
First of all, get the UKNDA's strategic purpose and thinking defined. It's not enough to keeping saying that the defence budget should be 3% of GDP: (is this even feasible in the present climate?). Why? How should the extra �10+ billion be spent anyhow? The UKNDA needs to have a coherent and well-informed strategic view for credibility and as a foundation for future public meetings to have substance.
I don't believe such meetings are important at this stage. The resources of the organisation will jusut be frittered away
Informal get together initially and then see how things develop.
I am not interested in chewing the fat or joining a drinking club and while neither is proposed there is a distinct danger of this coming about. I don't need to be told more about the way in which the Armed Forces are being mishandled - I know that - so I am far from convinced that local area meetings are of any value. If the objective is to raise funds I have to say I am not of the tin-rattling or raffle ticket selling persuasion, admirable those both these activities may be. I fear I must remain to be convinced about local area groups.

28 people answered this question (6.6%)

43.

What should be the content of meetings?

Updates on Current UKNDA HQ Topics.

85.0% (266)

Updates on Current Local Issues/Activities.

39.0% (122)

Other

11.5% (36)

313

313 people answered this question (73.3%)

44.

If 'OTHER', please advise:

All of the above two
Informed discussion of political issues in defence
Both the above
Updates on Service issues generally
All of the above
Anything relevant to the campaign or likely to attract support from the public.
I think both HQ and local matters can be discussed in one meeting. A guest speaker, when available, may encourage more members to attend.
National issues facing armed forces
Progress on lobbying politicians and press exposure.
Marketing and promotion
Combination of both plus opportunity to open other issues.
Strategic update - what are your precise targets, goals, objectives, how are you going to achieve them, what are your contingency plans
all
both
In addition to the last question it should provide an open forum to debate, discuss and obtain member participation and find out how the UKNDA can help and support members and encourage their participation
Update on the means and activities that relate to influencing politicials, media, general public
Action plans for changing the situation.
Brain storming (ideas), getting the appropriate campaigns together, bugging politicians, never let the forces be out of the news.
See major comment at 22.
Guest speakers
No opinion
I want my son and his friends (twenty somethings) to be interested in joining, they need the stories not the politics. Guys who have never served need to feel that somehow they can make up for that.
As above - minimum info and maximum participation/activity
This is reference Q45. Yes I would be interested in volunteering my time but not at present as I have lot on my plate including running my own business
mix of national and local issues
I clicked other as we need both! In brief.
Updates on current UKNDA HQ topics with updates on current local UKNDA activities
f\uture plans.
Contributions from the attendees to facilitate a 'brainstorming' session - an effective idea and application of ideas platform.
Recruitment of more supporters of UKNDA nationally in order to add weight and support to the efforts of those who do the work - you and the heavyweight supporters.
Both of the above but also they should be action meetings to plan future local strategy.
See my answer to question 42.
A forum for Local armed services people - retired and serving Press links
Anything of possible interest to members.
a combination of the above
Both of the above.
Get the strategic thinking formulated and reflective of 'the real world'. The rest will then fall into place.
Oh no - so stiff and structured. Build emotion and belief.
Defence needs of all three services
Plans of action
Forge STRONG visable links directly with HM Armed Forces and their units. Send UKNDA to units abroad, including combat zones to fact find, fly the support flag for Armed Forces personnel and report back. Arrange frequent Open Days at Defence Establishments. Establish a presence with other members and recuiting Armed Forces teams in public areas/forums
it should contain both of the updates mentioned
See 42 above

43 people answered this question (10.1%)

45.

Would you be interested in finding out about volunteering your time to help organize or run members meetings?

Yes

21.3% (89)

52.8% (220)

Don't Know

25.9% (108)

417

417 people answered this question (97.7%)

AND FINALLY...

46.

We would like to invite you to join our new UKNDA Member Survey Panel.

We will e-mail you on an adhoc basis seeking your thoughts on a variety of matters affecting our role as well as other matters.

a) The surveys will be conducted by e-mail ony

b) It is likely that, on average, there will be one e-mail per month. In any event there will never be more than one survey request in one working week.

Although the overall conclusions of the survey may be published, you can be assured that no information of any kind from individual questionnaires will be disclosed to any third party. Your responses will be entirely confidential.

Yes

76.7% (320)

23.3% (97)

417

417 people answered this question (97.7%)