Armed Forces Week and Reserves Day

Reserves Day is a chance to recognise and appreciate the integral part that Reservists play in the UK’s Defence capability. In 2023, Reserves Day will be celebrated on Wednesday 21st June, as part of Armed Forces Week.

Around 30,000 Reservists are committing their spare time, balancing their day jobs and family life with a military career, to be ready to serve should their country need them. Over 3,000 of these Reservists are based in the East Midlands.

To ensure that Reservists are understood and appreciated, the Ministry of Defence focuses on Reserves on their own day during Armed Forces Week, and encourages businesses to use this day to highlight the benefits of Reserve service to their workforce.

There are many different ways you and your company can get involved in Reserves Day and Armed Forces Week, here are a few examples to get you started:

Sign the Armed Forces Covenant: if your business is not already signed up, this is the most effective support you can offer our Defence personnel, and gain access to skilled, trained personnel
Follow East Midlands RFCA on social media, and visit our website for videos and stories you can share
Fundraise for a military charity: most charities have online donation links which you can share
Share or write an article about the Reserve Forces with local media, especially those in your company
Send a newsletter to staff, explaining how Reserves benefit the country and employers
Place email signature banners on all external emails for the week
Take part in the @DRM_Support #SaluteOurForces social media campaign
Take part in the #ReservesDay social media campaign

To create your own resources, you can access Reserves Day logos and official photography.

No matter what you do we’d love to hear all about it, share your stories and pictures of Reserves day with us at em-enquiries@rfca.mod.uk

Reservists are everywhere, but you might not know it. So on Reserves Day, Reservists from across the UK are encouraged to swap their civilian work clothes for their military uniforms at work, in order to help raise awareness of the integral part they play in the UK Armed Forces. You may not be able to do this in your ‘normal’ place of work, but why not do it if you are working from home anyway, and send us a photo?

Employers, please support your Reservist employees in taking part in this and share pictures of them on social media using #ReservesDay and tag us:

Twitter: @east_mids_rfca

Facebook: @EMRFCA

Instagram: @east_midlands_rfca

LinkedIn: East Midlands Reserve Forces

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