AFF Success: Flights to reunite families

INCREASED School Children’s Visit (SCV) flights have been met with a  big thumbs up from Army families living overseas. Since April, the number of SCVs for those assigned overseas has doubled. Provision has ri...

Spotlight on learning

Whether you want to retrain to boost employment opportunities or for personal interest, access to learning is getting easier for Army families. With a range of funding options available and the ability to study...

Primary objective

Ann Scannell met her husband, Mike, in Germany whilst they were both serving in the Army. She explains how she has juggled Army family life to train to be a teacher… I LEFT the Army when I had my first ...

Reach new heights with distance learning

IF you are thinking of university education, there are solutions available through distance learning. Unlike old-style correspondence courses, distance learning courses are delivered and taught via online port...

Register for school support

THE MOD’s Education Support Fund (ESF) is inviting applications from UK publicly-funded schools, and local authorities applying on their behalf, particularly those in areas most impacted by rebasing. If your...

Children’s charity marks major milestone

A SCOTTISH charity established to support and educate children orphaned or families made destitute through loss or injury of a father serving in the Napoleonic wars celebrates its 200th anniversary next month. ...

Olympians visit Forces children in Germany

HUNDREDS of school children in Hohne and Fallingbostel have met two British Olympians thanks to CSE Events & Entertainment. Gymnast Beth Tweddle, who won bronze at London 2012, and Philip Hindes, a gold ...

AFF’s top rebasing tips

Is your family returning to the UK from Germany? Check out our top tips to ensure you have a smooth move... 1. You are entitled to 67.92 cubic meters to be moved at public expense. You are responsible for ar...

Penalised by rank

THE letter and reply in spring’s Army&You about Longer Separation Allowance (LSA) being taxed did not raise the question of why it is done at the rate of income tax. My husband’s salary is taxed at 40 per ...

Why should we accept poor standards?

WE MOVED into our quarter in December 2014 and noted a number of problems, including mould in the kitchen and rubbish dumped in the communal areas. The housing officer also told us about a blown double glazing...