For full process see DIN 2017DIN10-025
Organising Overseas Visits - Quick Guide
Tour Purpose:
- Reward achievement
- Means to develop team spirit
- Pre/post season preparation/finale
- Recruiting/retention tool
- Opportunity to compete against opposition of a different culture
- Opportunity to train and compete in challenging conditions
- Opportunity to promote defence engagement opportunities
Organisation/Requirement:
- Invitation to tour/visit required from host country sponsor
Maximum Numbers Per Sport
- Authority/clearances:
- Staff Clearance from CO or OC
- Sports Secretary Authority
- Diplomatic Clearance from Defence Attache (DA) of host country
- Authority to travel from:
- UK – A COS ASCB (acos@ascb.uk.com)
- Germany – Secretary BA(G) (BFG-HQ-G1-SportsBoard-GenSec@mod.uk)
- Cyprus – SO2 J3 PAT HQ (BFC-J3-SO2-PAT@cyp.mod.uk)
- Gibraltar – SO2 G7 PD HQ (Gib-HQBF-SAJSPAT@mod.uk)
- Other – ACOS ASCB – (acos@ascb.uk.com)
- Applications for authority to travel can be sent via email and should include:
- Where travelling to
- Why
- When
- How Many
- Maximum Nos. for Overseas Tours (link)
Funding:
Public funds are not admissible for an Overseas Tour/Visit
Possible sources of non public funding include:
- Individual contributions
- Unit funds
- Welfare funds
- Sponsorship
- Army Sport Lottery (ASL) www.armysportslottery.com
- Berlin Infantry Brigade Memorial Trust Fund (BIBMTF) (see DIN 2013DIN10-037)
For further information/contacts re funding see funding link on this site
Duty Status:
ASCB authority provides duty status approval as follows:
- Traveling to and from the authorised overseas destination.
- Participating as a player or official in authorised fixtures.
- Traveling to and from such fixtures.
- Traveling to and from and participating in organized training for such fixtures.
Insurance:
Recommended:
Personal insurance to cover accident and personal liability
Personal Travel insurance to provide cover against flight cancellations, deployment on operations and other expenses
Post Exercise Report (PXR)
A PXR is only required for novel or contentious visits and will be requested during the approvals process if required.