FIVE years after the Church of Scotland signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant, congregations are being invited to consider how they are responding to the needs of serving personnel, veterans and forces families.
The 2017 General Assembly approved the church’s adoption of the Covenant, which states that ‘those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and bereaved’.