A2D Solutions Ltd
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 A2D Solutions Ltd 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 A2D Solutions Ltd 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
- UK Reservists
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
- Discounts
- Armed Forces Charities
We also pledge the following:

-Encourage sponsorship and support for employee fundraising for services charities -Discounts: registering for defence discount service; offering bespoke continuing or limited time offers to defence personnel -Armed forces day: becoming an AFD partner; promoting through web, social media and other networks, encouraging employees to take part in reserves day, wear uniform to work day, and any flag raising ceremonies, assisting with case studies and stories and working with the Wessex RFCA to get them to press -Reserves: giving up to 2 weeks paid leave for annual training camps; accommodation of reserve training commitments wherever possible; fully supporting and accommodating mobilised deployment of reservist employees if required -Spouses: working with advertising agencies such as recruit for spouses; welcoming applications from spouses who meet the criteria in the job specification; endeavouring to offer a degree of flexibility in granting leave for service spouses before, during and after a partner’s deployment -Veterans: working with the CTP; welcoming applications from veterans who meet the criteria in the job specification; recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process -Armed forces friendly: promoting our work through our digital and social media channels as well as working with the press; publishing our covenant pledge on a dedicated corporate covenant page on our web page

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.