A word from Employment & Training Specialist, Lucy Ritchie
AFF is very aware of the challenges that face army spouses and partners in finding their professional groove. For many army families the financi...
As Policy & Research Director Michelle leaves AFF after 10 years, she reflects on the importance of support for families during time apart...
Time apart is something that all army families experience – i...
Here at AFF this summer we’re focusing on the changes that you have to deal with as you move through army life. We’re all used to change – both in our personal lives and the wider world – and dealing with it ...
AFF has been gathering your evidence about the specific cost of living challenges you’re facing due to the nature of service life.
For families living in Service Family Accommodation, poor insulation or old ...
A word from AFF Chief Executive Collette Musgrave...
I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to complete our Your Army Life survey. We have had more than a thousand responses, and many of you provided d...
‘The wellbeing and happiness of service families is fundamental to the health of the army as a whole’
We’re pleased to share a message from the new head of the British Army, Chief of the General Staff Gen Si...
We've been hearing for a long time about the employment challenges that army spouses and partners face. We’re all familiar with frequent moves and the choices that we need to make; do I try to change jobs, or...
A word from...AFF policy & Research Director, Michelle Alston
All army families face challenges when moving – not just with housing, but also finding childcare, the impact on the partner’s job and access...
A WORD FROM... COLLETTE MUSGRAVE, AFF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Our winter issue focuses on your home, as housing continues to be the subject that you raise most frequently with us.
We know from our 2020 Big Survey t...
The new UK armed forces families’ strategy is due to be published soon by the Ministry of Defence. It’s been several years since the MOD last looked at service families’ issues in any detail, and we’re really p...