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Free independent advice for all serving and former members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and their families.

Our principal charitable supporters 

Confidential help and advice

Our mission, as a Naval Charity, is to inform and provide guidance to all serving and former members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, their Reserves and their families on employment, finance, resettlement and personal administration.

Our staff offer unbiased, independent and free advice through personal interviews and lectures delivered at all Royal Navy and Royal Marine establishments throughout the United Kingdom on a regular basis.

Get help and advice

We offer help and support in many areas including

  • Civilian transition
  • Financial advice
  • Personal welfare
  • Housing
  • Debt management
  • Work & business

Employment support and advice

The White Ensign Association offers a complete range of Employment Services to help you with your job search or second career.

These Services include access to our considerable range of Job Vacancies, CV Guidance, Interview Advice, and the opportunity to receive help from Networking Advisers and skilled Employment Transition Advisers. Once you are ready, you can publish your Employment Profile along with your CV which can then be viewed by our wide range of employing Industry Partners.

Get help with employment

Information for employers

We partner with 95 organisations employing service leavers and career changers.

  • Barclays
  • Blue Forge

About The White Ensign Association

Our mission, as a Naval Charity, is to inform and provide guidance to all serving and former members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, their Reserves and their families on employment, finance, resettlement and personal administration.

Our staff offer unbiased, independent and free advice through personal interviews and lectures delivered at all Royal Navy and Royal Marine establishments throughout the United Kingdom on a regular basis.

About us

Support The White Ensign Association

Your help will help us to continue to provide our unique services for free.

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A superb service. The fact that there was an independent source of advice so readily available did much to reduce the stress during the transition phase. 

Lieutenant , HMS Sutherland


I asked for your help with a mortgage problem faced by my daughter.  Through your superb organisation, and following some brilliant work by Patrick Glennon and his team at Patrick James Solutions, she has just accepted a perfect mortgage offer which will allow her to purchase her first home. The White Ensign Association could not have been more helpful to me and my family.

Captain, Royal Navy