Sharing means providing emotional support and understanding – NOT just by email or letter – but, primarily, by means of telephone contact or through regular, face-to-face meetings.  First and foremost, I want to provide the environment for Mums to talk through their cares and worries, and, by sharing these, to help to reduce the emotional burden.

Sharing also means providing information to help Mums understand the whys and wherefores of what their sons are actually doing.  Yes, the Royal Marines provides information at family days and also through personal letters and its websites, but it is often very hard to take in all this information when it is given.  So, I aim to provide an information service that unpicks the official jargon and helps Mums to understand the issues better.

I will rely not only on the official Royal Marines’ material – but also on Mums sharing what information they have gleaned so as to keep Mums as up-to-date as possible.

To find out more about this, click on the ‘More information’ link.  OR, go straight to my ‘Get in touch’ page to sign up to be one of my Mums.