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In Service for Norway Norwegian Ministry of Defence The Government’s plan of action to care for personnel before, during and after serving abroad 4th meeting of NORDEFCO WG Veteran Issues 24 th November 2011 Colonel Bente Sleppen, MOD (FD I)

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Page 1: The Government’s plan of action to care for personnel before, during and after serving abroad

In Service for Norway

Norwegian Ministry of Defence

The Government’s plan of action to care for personnel before, during and after serving abroad

4th meeting of NORDEFCO WG Veteran Issues 24th November 2011Colonel Bente Sleppen, MOD (FD I)

Page 2: The Government’s plan of action to care for personnel before, during and after serving abroad

Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Background

In Service for Norway; The Government’s plan of action to care for personnel before, during and after serving abroad

Page 3: The Government’s plan of action to care for personnel before, during and after serving abroad

Norwegian Ministry of Defence

In Service for Norway; General

• Primary objective; recognition and care

• Armed Forces veterans, personnel from Foreign Service and Justice sector

• All phases of deployment; before, during, after

• 126 tangible initiatives

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Intersectoral collaboration before and during operations

• Interministerial WG; six ministries

• Armed forces and police; PMT (Afghanistan)& UNMIK Police/KOFOR (Kosovo)

• Mod & MFA: Agreement increased cooperation training etc.

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Intersectoral collaboration after deployment

• Follow-up injured personnel; society’s ordinary health and care service and social functions

• Families and next of kin

• Better coordinated support system

• Research and surveys

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

The Armed Forces’veterans

• 80 + initiatives; our new veteran policy

• Unique service; seeking out danger and defeating an adversary

• Society’s recognition and aknowledgement; special days, seremonies, medals

• Bæreia

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Before deployment

• Aiming at getting the personnel as well prepared as possible

• Several initiatives

• A more reasonable and even division of service – conduct an international comparative study

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

During deployment

• Meaningful service

• Minimising the risk of injuries

• Introducing a commander support network

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Returning home

• «One year programme»

• Shielded stop over on neutral ground; a time to adjust

• «One door in» The Armed Forces Veterans Affairs

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Introducing annual Veteran conferences

• First to take place next week; 29th – 30th November

• Concentrating on the primary objectives of the Action plan

• Two parts/two days: Acknowledgement and care

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

International cooperation

• NORDEFCO

• Follow-up Danish initiative in NATO

• Bilateral cooperation

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Evaluation and implementation

• All initiatives implemented by 2013

• Constant evaluation and improvement

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Norwegian Ministry of Defence

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