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“Working together for your future.” Supporting all serving and former members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Reserves and Naval families.

Our principal charitable supporters 

Support with employment and resettlement, Armed Forces pensions, Armed Forces compensation, financial wellbeing and personal and domestic matters

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 guidance 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 employment
  • Armed Forces Pensions
  • Personal welfare
  • Armed Forces Compensation
  • Debt management

Employment support and guidance

The White Ensign Association offers a bespoke employment service.  Your journey starts with a webinar, a one to one session with an employment consultant and subsequently you can access interview skills and CV writing advice, networking support and introductions to companies looking to employ people like you.

Get help with employment

Information for employers

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

  • Barclays
  • ukchamberofshipping

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.

How you can help

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