Royal Navy - Equality and Diversity

Our Vision

The vision is of a workforce, uniformed and civilian, that is disciplined but fair, and in which the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion are embedded as a fundamental component of leadership within our divisional and management systems.  The vision is of an environment where Service and civilian personnel at every level and at all times meet their moral obligation to treat each other with the utmost respect, dignity, honesty and fairness and for our personnel to strive consistently to meet the Naval Service Core Values or Civil Service Code as appropriate.

Our ethos is inclusive; it welcomes and appreciates differences – sex, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age, disability and social and educational background – while accepting for military personnel the minimum exemptions in order to safeguard operational effectiveness.  The Navy Command commitment to diversity extends beyond legal responsibilities to prevent unlawful discrimination. We are resolutely committed to ensuring that every individual has equality of opportunity for employment, training and advancement based solely on merit and ability, and that all our people can be themselves and work and achieve their full potential in an environment that is trusting, open and inclusive.

The Naval Service Core Values of Commitment, Courage, Discipline, Respect for Others, Integrity and Loyalty are our basic standards. Moral courage and appropriate strong leadership will always be supported by the Command and our people should be able to work in an environment free from intimidation, humiliation, harassment or abuse.  This is a fundamental management principle to provide for better performance and motivation, and to achieve the teamwork that is vital to our operational effectiveness.