A stitch in time
For all the hi-tech kit which has made soldiers’ lives easier over the centuries, wool has enjoyed an enduring relationship with the Services. We caught up with Joyce Meader, author of Knitskrieg: A Call to Yar...
Postbag: Keep talking about mental health
THANK you for the article Back from the brink in the autumn edition of Army&You (pictured above). I was convinced it was written about my husband until I saw the name.
Like Capt Taylor in the article, my h...
Take to the open road
In this sponsored editorial, the Open University tells us why its courses are ideal for those in the Forces and their families. Visit www.openuniversity.co.uk/armyandyou for more information.
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A book of heroes
Pippa and Gav Lehrle have been together for 15 years and an Army family for 13 of those. Gav is currently posted in Aldershot with REME while Pippa and their two boys live in Bordon. Army&You asked Gav to r...
A place to call your own
The process of finding and financing a place to call your own is widely acknowledged to be a fraught affair and the window of worry rarely closes when you shut the door on a final viewing or satisfy the checks ...
Report reveals plight of working-age veterans
A FORGOTTEN generation of working-age veterans is surviving on an average annual household income of just £13,800, according to a major new report.
Armed Forces charity SSAFA's survey of nearly 1,000 veteran...
Book review
Army&You asked five-year-old Gabriel Rousell-Crate, whose dad is a soldier, to review Secret Agent Oliver and the Football Foe Fighters, the first of a new series of books by Rachel Hayward. With a little h...
Getting kicks from karate
Army spouse Andria Denton tells Army&You why karate is a great way to escape the stresses of military life…
IF YOU had said to me eight months ago that I would study karate, I’d have laughed so hard I’...
Art project seeks volunteers
STAFFORDSHIRE'S National Memorial Arboretum needs your help to create a unique tribute to the British personnel who lost their lives on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
A total of 19,240 wooden sold...
Deposit details
If you’ve decided you’d like to own your own home, there are a few things you can do to make the process easier. Saving for a deposit is often the biggest hurdle before you get on to the property ladder. Here a...