Long-distance working

Emily Fraser has been an Army wife for 12 years. She and her husband are currently living in their seventh quarter – an overseas posting to a US Army base in Germany – along with their two children, dog and cat...

Carving out a career

In 2010, Gemma Zommerfield and husband Lee moved into their first Army quarter in Belfast. Since then they’ve had two more postings. In 2016, they decided to buy their first family home along with sons Sebastia...

Work that works

EARLIER this year, AFF teamed up with online education business Digital Mums to offer one Army spouse a free place on its social media management course. For those of you who are looking for a career that fits...

Jewels on the move

Army wife Fiona Dowling believes you can make jewellery anywhere as long as you have the tools and materials. In fact, she started her business, Jewellery Moves, in Cyprus by running workshops on the beach. She...

Flexible in the Forces

You may have already heard about Flexible Service (FS), which aims to provide Service personnel with a wider range of options to help them manage their lives. Group Captain Justin Fowler, leader of the MOD proj...

Ask the boss

Research from Digital Mums suggests 7 in 10 UK employees want flexible work, but more than half worry it would be viewed negatively by their employer. We asked co-founder Nikki Cochrane (pictured above) how to ...

Army&You summer 2018 out now

IN NEED of a good read to get your week off to the perfect start after the excitement of the Royal wedding and FA Cup final? Good news – the summer issue of Army&You is out now! Packed with news, feature...

Striking a balance

When Regimental Medical Officer Maj Mike Claydon heard about the Flexible Duties Trial, he felt it would be an ideal solution to ease the pressure of Army life on his young family. The trial is the forerunner t...

Enter our summer 2018 giveaways

Entries have now closed. Wander the waterways From rural retreats to exciting waterside city centres - discover the joys of winding around the UK’s canals with Anglo Welsh waterways holidays. V...

An independent ear

THE Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces, Nicola Williams, provides independent and impartial oversight of the service complaints system. Army&You put your most common questions to her… Wh...