b'CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 2021 IMPACT REPORT 2021downside of life in the Royal Navy (the separation and theeffectively had no opportunity to stretch their legs beyond long time away from loved ones) and the inconveniences thatthe confines of their ships.Likewise, investment in additional come with a long time on board a ship (with no shore leave),sports and fitness equipment was repaid in full as physical are ameliorated as much as possible. After all, maintenanceexercise became one of the key components of everyones of morale is the second of the 10 Principles of War in UKmental and physical health routine when off-watch.Defence Doctrine, and the RNRMCs help and support to all our beneficiaries remains fundamental in delivering this importantAdditionally, uniquely for the Royal Navy (the other Services aspect of our proud nations maritime fighting force. retain this role within their central headquarters) the funding There is a great sayingrecruit the person, but retain theof Reward and Recognition activities are a key area where the family and there is no time that this is more important thanRNRMC contributes to a deployed ships morale.The provision when a serving parent or partner is deployed at sea.Theof thank you prizes, funding of BZ events, and the offering of RNRMC invested in the families of those deploying manyopportunities to be rewarded for good ideas under the Herbert months ahead of their departure through the funding ofLott Prizes and Awards Fund, all enable the Commanding Officer of a ship or submarine to invest in his or her people the wonderful Kings Camps, organising and funding familyhospitality and atmosphere of a foreign run ashore; imaginewho went the extra (nautical) mile, and in many cases come get-togethers, and provision of Activity Packs designed tothe frustration of a once in a lifetime deployment to Japantogether as a group to celebrate the good work of everyoneimprove family dynamics through play when a parent is awaywhere no one was allowed to leave the ship!That is also whereon board.on operations.To deploy as a front line sailor or marine, yourthe RNRMC came in, and we worked hard with the Ships COswomen into normal life as painlessly as possible. As several head starts to turn towards the upcoming deployment manyand executive teams to think of new and innovative ways toIncredibly, despite everything they were experiencing, includingthousand service personnel went home for the first time in 8 weeks before departure, as the pre-deployment preparationskeep up the morale of the Task Group in the absence of shorelive operations, the sailors and marines of the units of the Taskmonths, the RNRMC wished them well, and gave everyone a reach their peak, inexorably demanding more and more ofvisits.Many of the ways we helped are the same as we haveGroup found time to give back to the RNRMC, and many shipsgentle reminder that we remained with them, ready to assist in your attention.This means that that a long deployment foralways done, and most matelots probably do not realise thatundertook some fund-raising challenges, which raised nearlysignposting help and support they may need, if all was not as the family in the UK seems even longer for the service person,the TV they watch in the evenings, or the Playstation they3,000 for the charity, which will go towards supporting all ofit should be.In this way, like in every other example detailed especially in the COVID19 era and the inevitable weeks of pre- play with their oppos, are not funded by the taxpayer but mostour charitable activities.above, the RNRMC demonstrated that for everyone serving, no embarkation quarantine and no shore leave polices designedlikely by the Nuffield Trust, a 70 year old charity with whomIn December 2021, when the long months of separation finallymatter how far away, or for how long, we remained by their side.to medically protect the Task Group in the pandemic. we regularly work in partnership with to improve life at sea. ended, and the CSG21 deployment culminated in a series Indeed, the global impact of COVID19 meant that manyOver the years, there have on occasion been raised eyebrowsof fantastic homecoming events at air bases, home ports, countries the Task Group visited were unable to permitraised our charitable investment in additional enhancementsand Royal Marine barracks, the charity was there too, to help the usual opportunities to get off the ships and enjoy theto mess deck living spaces, but the importance of these areaswelcome them back, and smooth reintegration of our men and took on new significance when the whole of a Ships Company 28 29'