THIS WEEK IN 1974: Aims to '˜keep Jack and Jill together'
A maximum separation period of six months for naval men and their families, more flexible rules for compensating married and single personnel serving extended periods away from home, and a new welfare organisation to help servicemen and their families,were urged in a report.
The long awaited recommendations of the Naval Welfare Committee, headed by Lord Seebohn, called for a new-look naval welfare organisation independent of naval administration.