Business solutions
What can you do when your chosen career isn’t in sync with Army life? Whether your soldier is a Regular or Reserve, there are often barriers to holding down a steady job. One option is to go it alone and create...
Keeping work ready
THERE IS no contract to sign and no extra clause in the wedding vows but when you become an Army spouse or partner do you have to accept that your career will take a backseat?, writes Jill Misson.
Living with ...
A noble profession
We hear from the men and women at the front of the class about what inspired – and continues to inspire – them to take up teaching...
FOR all of the incredible facilities on offer at Britain’s schools, the...
Enter our autumn 2017 giveaways
ARMY&You has sourced some fantastic prizes for British Army families to win – click here to view the entry form. Choose as many giveaways as you would like to enter, complete your details and submit.
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Life in Wales
The Houghton family share their experience of a posting to Wales…
How long have you lived in Wales?
We’ve had three years in Crickhowell and almost two years in St Athan.
What is your quarter like?
I’...
Heart of the community
Community Support Development Workers (CSDWs) are the people on the ground delivering activities and events to garrisons and camps across the UK. Do you know yours? Army&You caught up with Caroline Cossens,...
Created for keeps
Rachel Day and Merry Whitaker are friends, mothers and former serving soldiers who are married to military personnel. Their company, LoveKeepCreate (lovekeepcreate.co.uk), began as a kitchen table business and ...
Parenthood and pay
Understanding your leave and allowances when you’re pregnant or becoming a parent can be a bit of a minefield, so we’ve teamed up with MoneyForce to make sense of it all…
IF YOU are having a baby, you’re e...
The long road to parenthood
Lizzie Allan and soldier husband Steve welcomed baby girl Matilda Poppy to the world in February – five years after they first began trying to conceive. Lizzie chatted to Army&You about their IVF journey…
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Powering up
AFF has teamed up with workforce expert Manpower to give Army families in the Salisbury Plain area the chance to access free-of-charge employability advice and support. We attended one of the sessions to find o...