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Deployment dough

When your soldier deploys for a lengthy period, normality goes out of the window for a while, and so can your financial health if you’re not careful. ...

Caring Cymru

AFF often asks you about your experiences of army life and it’s your evidence that helps us resolve issues and make changes. So where does the informa...

Pros and pitfalls of putting down roots

WHETHER by accident or design, living married unaccompanied as an army family has its ups and downs. You might be able to pursue a steady career, enjo...

Dealing with deployment

SEPARATION is something you have to get used to as an army family but when the dreaded deployment starts, how do you cope without your soldier at home...

Tunnel transformation

WHEN Lolly Stewart-Thomas’s young son asked what the obscene graffiti scrawled over the local underpass meant, she decided it was time to do something...

Joining the jigsaw

If you have a family member with an additional need, finding local support groups in a rural area can be difficult. But for families in the South West...

In focus: the South West

The South West of England covers over 10,000 square miles, four counties and the iconic Jurassic coastline – and it’s also home to many military famil...

A postcard from…

Amanda, Mark, Abigail (11) and Tom (10) Foote tell us about army life in the US capital, Washington DC How long have you been an army family? ...

The BFG remainers

AS the bulk of families leave Germany for pastures new, AFF’s former regional manager Germany, Carole Rudd, tells us what life will look like for thos...

A love note to Germany

KATIE Cole has lived in Gütersloh, Germany for the last three years. As her family’s time there comes to an end, she’s been reflecting on her experien...