Singer tunes in to choirs
Mezzo-soprano Laura Wright has joined the Military Wives Choirs as their first female ambassador.
Laura won the 2005 BBC Young Chorister of the Year aged just 15. Since then, she has gone on to write and recor...
Cross at constant rule changing
A blog from Army&You’s autumn edition by Nathaniel
My dad is in the army, and for the past four years I have been a boarder at my school while we have lived overseas.
Over the last year I’ve felt unsure...
Fitness fuel
Exercise is great for getting that happy hit to lift your mood. Culinary queen AJ Sharp investigates the best foods to eat post-workout…
Some of my favourite patch moments involve all the other halves getting ...
How to sell your service experience
Writing a CV at any stage of your career is sometimes a daunting task, but for those who are starting out with little or no work experience, it can seem like a major challenge. So how can young people from mili...
Growing pains
Navigating childhood is challenging and coping with military life can be an additional complication for service children and young people. This, together with the ordeals of COVID-19, has led to some youngsters...
Join the SQUAD
Check out SQUAD, the fab new podcast for military teenagers, exploring the experiences of older service children and the unique challenges they face.
SQUAD has been launched by military children’s charity Litt...
Birthday bonanza!
Can you believe that Forces Families Jobs reaches its second birthday today (17 September)? No, we can’t either! Throughout the pandemic, FFJ has grown into much more than just a jobs board, so if you’re thinki...
Back to business
The Military Coworking Network is celebrating reopening its hubs this autumn. If you’re based at Blandford, Bulford, Leuchars, Sandhurst, Chivenor, Cyprus, Bovington or Lympstone, pop along as they’re ready to ...
Championing your cause
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...
Why Pension Awareness Week matters to you
Pension Awareness Week (13th-17th September) has a particular relevance to the Armed Forces this year, writes Maj Gen Neil Marshall, CEO of the Forces Pension Society.
There are significant changes on the wa...