Relationship resilience

MODERN life places myriad stresses and strains on partnerships, which are often compounded by the military – not least separation, uncertainty, frequent moves and, increasingly for many, weekend commuting. How...

A Word From: Flying the flag for Army families

IN EARLY November, I was proud to take the reins of the Army Families Federation (AFF) as its new CEO, just a few weeks before the government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) was released. It was ...

Postbag: In praise of Army welfare

IN THE 20 years I’ve been with my soldier, we’ve been lucky to have never really needed Army welfare – until this year when my husband fell ill following a working trip overseas. He soldiered on for a long tim...

Postbag: Disabled need permanent homes

WHY does the military not have dedicated disability adapted houses in this day and age? I realise that the majority must be catered for, but given that a number of soldiers may return from operations (or other...

Golden Girl

Olympic gold medallist and TV presenter Amy Williams fell in love with soldier Craig Ham after meeting on a dating site and the couple married last year. Army&You caught up with the skeleton champion to fin...

Behind closed doors

DOMESTIC abuse is not easy to discuss, but it is very important that victims, their friends and families know who to go to for help. Army life can also make it more difficult to take the first steps to seeking ...

TV channel’s new line-up

FORCES TV has launched a new-look schedule of military-themed drama, comedy, documentaries and news. The free-to-air channel is screening top US Special Forces drama The Unit alongside classic comedy shows M...

Veterans star at charity screening

TWO of the soldiers whose experiences inspired Kajaki: The True Story were present for a charity screening of the film. Stu Pearson QGM and Alex Craig attended the showing, which was organised by veterans’ o...

Finding middle ground

While there are a host of resources available to couples wanting to keep their relationship on the right tracks, it is an unfortunate fact of life that some partnerships will not stand the test of time. When de...

Enter our spring 2016 giveaways

Entries for our Spring giveaways have now closed. Thank you for your interest. One entry per household per giveaway. Closing date for entries is 10 April unless stated otherwise. Your details will not be use...