On the 6th of March, we signed the Armed Forces Covenant, with Sam des Forges, MoD’s first-ever Director of Diversity and Inclusion signing on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. The event was held in the fabulous Queer Britain Museum and the museum staff did a fantastic job hosting us. As new signees we become Bronze Members of the Employers Recognition Scheme, though we are looking to step up to Silver quickly, to demonstrate our commitment. We are delighted that Blind Veterans UK have stepped forward to be our mentor in this process. Once our signatory progression is complete we will display our Bronze Award logo and covenant pledges on our website. There are now 10,000 signatories to the AF Covenant, and as a member, FWP will be connected to organisations that can learn from us, just as we can learn from them. Three days later, we attended the annual Armed Forces Covenant Conference in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre where we met with hundreds of other members.
On the 30th of March 2023, Fight With Pride received its Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze Award.