Generic and local information for the UK Military community in Brunei including Serving Personnel, Families, Veterans, and MOD Civilians.
This is best viewed through a personal device because the MODnet firewall may prevent access to some links.
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Thursday, 31 August 2023
Samaritans Veterans app
Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Defence creates an information sheet for Family Courts about Service life
As a result of this feedback, Defence worked with stakeholders across the Family Court systems to produce an information sheet for Family Court workers.
The information sheet aims to increase understanding about the working and living arrangements of Service personnel, and how their families are impacted. The document also shows the support available for Armed Forces families to build and maintain a stable life at home.
Mental Health First Aid England
These also give you an opportunity to either get involved, share on your social media, or learn more.
10 September - World Suicide Prevention Day
10 October - World Mental Health Day
October - UK Black History Month
Tuesday, 29 August 2023
Brunei: BFB Education Learning Centre - Introductory Nepali Language & Culture Course 28th Aug - 1st Sept, 0830 - 1700 @ Garrison Education Centre - POSTPONED
Friday, 25 August 2023
Thursday, 24 August 2023
Tuesday, 22 August 2023
International HIVE (iHIVE) - Launch of New Blog
The brand new iHIVE Blog has been launched today!
This platform hosts worldwide location information, including Overseas Location Guides, to enable Service personnel and their families find out more about a potential or current overseas assignment.
Our iHIVE HIVE Information Support Officer can also answer any questions that you may have, including regarding supportability for any specific in-country family requirements.
For more information please visit: https://internationalhive.blogspot.com/
Monday, 21 August 2023
National Careers Service - help with your exam results
Find out how you can get the jump on your next steps with the National Careers Service
Togetherall - setting yourself up for success
With Togetherall, you can try journallling, setting goals or taking a course to keep yourself on track and feeling good.
Togetherall is FREE to UK Military, Veterans and family members 16+ join at Togetherall
Please click the link to watch Togetherall's information video or click the image above:Setting yourself up for success animation
NHS MMR Vaccine
Parents and carers of children are being reminded of the importance of routine vaccinations, with hundreds of thousands of texts, emails and letters being sent from this week encouraging families to book their child in for an MMR vaccine.
The NHS is contacting parents and carers of around 740,000 children aged between one and six who have not yet had one or both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, encouraging them to make an appointment with their child's GP practice.
One in ten children are not currently up to date with their MMR vaccinations – despite general practices continuing to offer routine immunisations.
Measles, mumps and rubella are highly infectious illnesses that can easily spread between unvaccinated people. Complications from these diseases can be potentially life changing.
Children need two doses of the safe and effective MMR vaccine, with the first dose given around the child's first birthday, and the second dose given at around three years and four months old. Both doses are needed to ensure full and lasting protection against measles, mumps and rubella.
The NHS has also sent out over 1.5 million invitations to parents of two to three years olds to get their flu vaccination ahead of winter. Where possible, children can receive their MMR catch up vaccine at the same time as their flu vaccine.
Parents and carers can find out more about the different vaccines their child should have and when by visiting www.nhs.uk and searching for 'NHS vaccinations and when to have them'.
Service Leavers' Guide - July 2023 Edition
HM Forces Veterans' ID Card
The Ministry of Defence and Office for Veterans' Affairs are building an application process to support the HM Armed Forces Veteran Card rollout later this year. They want to hear your views on this.
If you are a veteran who served in HM Armed Forces, please complete the below survey to help the team:
https://ow.ly/PCt350PqHHf
Armed Forces Covenant - Duty Toolkit
Brunei: Strays G15 & H15 Block - a reminder of the stray policy in BFB
All BFB personnel should understand that by feeding stray animals they are encouraging them to be dependent on food/shelter, therefore the stray animals will linger around the area. Generally, when you remove the food source, stray animals will move on to other places in search of food. However, cats are hunters so it is also imperative that the swiftlets’ nests are removed as well by contacting DIO(B) Helpdesk.
There is no short-term or immediate solution to stray animals. All personnel must be constantly reminded of the implications and responsibilities that comes with feeding stray animals, not just to ‘feel good’.