Salford Red Devils Rugby League Football Club
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We Salford Red Devils Rugby League Football Club will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 Salford Red Devils Rugby League Football Club recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- Flexible Leave For Spouses
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:

Seeking to support the employment of veterans and working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), in order to establish a tailored employment pathway for Service leavers; using the CTP to advertise vacancies where applicable. focus on delivering activities that improve employability skills, ‘Into Work’ will promote peer to peer learning opportunities, provide access to IT equipment (tackling digital poverty), establish work placement opportunities, and create mentoring relationships with employers; offering sport and physical activity sessions offering inclusive participation opportunities for veterans of all ages and abilities. Activities will include touch rugby, walking rugby, wheelchair rugby, and gym fitness, with pathways in place to complete coaching qualifications; hold ‘unscripted’ sessions delivered online using ‘Teams’ or in person, offering an inclusive opportunity for veterans and the wider community to interact with their peers, build friendships and learn about other activities available to them in Salford and Greater Manchester. Activities will include reminiscence, mental resilience conversations, and broader lifestyle upskilling, with the ‘One Team Coach’ facilitating connections with specialist providers with a view to developing pathways; to fly the Armed Forces Day flag across the day and to target the day for military charity fundraising activities seeking appropriate media coverage. bidding to host one of annual Inter Services Rugby League fixture at the A J Bell Stadium. working with Tickets for Troops to donate tickets by offering 30 or more tickets for fixtures across the season.

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.