Your Family

Sign up for SSAFA’s family break

SSAFA is offering a family break exclusively to military families who have children additional needs and disabilities. The weekend away will be hel...

Service kids’ champion

CONGRATULATIONS to North Yorkshire County Council’s Children and Young People Service, which has won a coveted award for its work supporting Service k...

Your rights after Brexit

In June, the government published its proposals to safeguard the position of EU citizens living in the UK. AFF’s F&C Specialist, Katherine Houlsto...

OurArmyFamily: The O’Briens

Whether married or single, parent, partner, cousin or child of a soldier, we want you to tell us all about your Army family. Follow #OurArmyFamily on ...

Keep your family fighting fit

The Army looks after your soldier’s health and wellbeing – and there are various initiatives which you can support and join in with. Karen Ross, AFF H...

A fitting profession

Army spouse Samantha Payne hasn’t always been fit. In fact, she admits that most of her adult life has been spent unfit and overweight, particularly a...

A&Y Book Club: The Tickle Test

In this Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, three Service youngsters have been reading The Tickle Test, written by Kathryn White with illustrati...

Winter kitchen: Eat natural

VICKI Stewart, an Army spouse based in Wiltshire, runs a food foraging course for families. “Food foraging is not just trendy, it shows what health...

‘How I built my confidence’

Charlie Bell (15), who lives with his family in Catterick Garrison, shares his experience attending the 19-day Skills for Life Award residential cours...

Toddlers on their travels

Being posted overseas with young children can be a great adventure, but it can also have its drawbacks. Childcare provision and facilities for under-f...