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.
Commonwealth & Overseas 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 October 2022, the BBAM festival took place in Southampton. It was an opportunity to showcase UK service personnel from the Commonwealth, with his network Samue, went to partner with the organiser and this when he saw the need for belonging outside the military,
Many locals did not realise that the Armed Forces still have UK personnel from the Commonwealth, many think it was only during WWII. After researching this topic, he realised that not only were foreign and commonwealth personnel veterans underserved but they were not represented at all.
This is when Op Belonging was published in 2024, two years later. Today it is a symbol of integration and service for all those who came to the UK to serve the Crown.
Members must be linked or affiliated to the UK Commonwealth & Overseas Community.Must have served or served in the UK Armed Forces as a full-time or reservist.Must respect the value of other Commonwealth and Overseas countries.