Volume 49, No. 21, November 16, 2006
An
initiative to assist wounded ADF members and their families has
been launched by the RSL & Services Clubs Association and
the ADF.
Operation Care is a service to allow ADF personnel wounded in
combat operations, who have been repatriated to Australia for
further medical treatment, to spend up to one week with their
immediate family in rest and recuperation.
The focus of the scheme is to assist wounded ADF members in their
medical recovery and to provide their families the opportunity
to be a part of that process.
The service is funded by the RSL & Services Clubs Association
and provides recognition from the Veterans community for the sacrifice
made by the current serving ADF personnel and their families.
Wounded ADF members who wish to participate in the scheme will
be selected by a service panel and recommendations will be then
submitted to the Benevolent Fund Board for consideration and approval.
The board will make approvals for individuals based on their relative
merits.
