DYFED-POWYS Police has backed a commitment to support the British military, calling itself an armed forces friendly organisation.
Dyfed-Powys Police Chief Constable Mark Collins signed the Armed Forces Covenant as a commitment to support the armed forces community at a ceremony hosted by the 106 Brigade, the Army in Wales, at the Dering Lines camp in Brecon.
The Armed Forces Covenant is the nation’s commitment to those who serve in the nation military. It is a pledge to acknowledge and understand that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, should be treated with fairness and respect in the communities, economy and society they serve with their lives.
Chief Constable Mark Collins said the force tries to support those who have served by employing them and also supporting staff whose family are serving in the forces.
He said: "I was proud to sign the covenant on behalf of Dyfed-Powys Police. Dyfed-Powys Police is an armed forces friendly organisation, and we have armed forces champions in the organisation.
"We have a moral obligation to members of the armed forces and their families, as they have given so much. They deserve our respect, support, and fair treatment. We have a reservist policy, and seek to support the employment of veterans and service spouses and partners. We also endeavour to offer a degree of flexibility in granting leave for service spouses and partners before, during and after a partner’s deployment.
"We believe it’s important to seek to support our employees who choose to be members of the reserve forces.”