Based on the upcoming book Op Belonging by Samuel T. Reddy & Professor Martin Levermore MBE, Op Belonging is about reinventing the Commonwealth Experience in Britain.
Building Bridges, Fostering Belonging
Building Bridges, Fostering Belonging
Based on the upcoming book Op Belonging by Samuel T. Reddy & Professor Martin Levermore MBE, Op Belonging is about reinventing the Commonwealth Experience in Britain.
Foreign and Commonwealth personnel and veterans are by default global citizens and most still have strong affiliations to their birth countries and want to solve some of the problems they witness back home.
Where did we start?
In May 2017, Samuel went to launch the 1st awards for military and blue light services aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Jade in Southampton at a reception attended by Southampton's then mayor Cllr Cathie McEwing.
He then in 2020 partnered with an award company in the UK to have the Leavers to Leaders award across England, Wales and Scotland until 2022 when he realised that not only were foreign and commonwealth personnel veterans underserved but they were not represented at all.
That's when he went on a mission to help them stand out and make meaningful impact.
Members must be linked or affiliated to the UK Foreign & Commonwealth.Must have served or served in the UK Armed Forces as a full-time or reservist.Must respect the value of other Foreign and commonwealth countries.