Frankie and family

Blog: How do you adapt to army family life?

A blog from Army&You’s spring 2022 edition by Frankie @florrieandco_ I knew moving nearly 120 miles wouldn’t come easy as this meant leaving everything I had ever known – my family, friends and the homet...
Charlotte

Blog: Spousal employment matters now more than ever

A blog from Army&You’s spring 2022 edition by Charlotte @boakye_cha I was recently invited to an event promoting employability for military spouses and partners. Whilst the genuine efforts of those pione...
Akylah Rodriguez at BFBS

BFBS – the worldwide media service

BFBS services are available far and wide to ensure you’re connected with home from almost anywhere in the world. Here’s what’s on offer… BFBS TV – the best of UK TV, sport and movies, pretty much anywhere in...
Deadly secrets book with author Samantha Fisher

Book review: Base Fear: Deadly Secrets

Base Fear: Deadly Secrets is the latest horror title written by military spouse Samantha Fisher – it tells the story of a family's quarter that comes with a grisly history. We asked Gemma Parkinson, who grew...
Two boys looking at landscape

Families make memories on short break

A group of service families took to the great outdoors during the first short break of the year organised by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. Calvert Trust in the Lake District was the destination for 22 ser...

Our Army Family: A snapshot of army family life

Kirsty, Ben (serving) and their children Annabel (11), Henry (10) and Hugh (18 months) have just settled into their latest posting in Edinburgh… Our very first whirlwind experiences of army family life were ...
toys

New exhibition: Tales of service children

A new exhibition will tell the stories of service children and their experiences of life in the military community. Running from 2 June to 24 November at Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock, the exhi...

Devolved nations – key differences in education

If you're an army family posted to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (NI), you’ll find that schooling is slightly different in each nation as their governments make the decisions on education. Emma Perrin, ...