Your Family

Sign up for SSAFA’s Short Breaks

SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity, is taking bookings for a pair of exciting, free short breaks designed to offer new experiences and activities for chi...

How can I make the school run easier?

Author Tanith Carey on how to get manic mornings under control... Get yourself dressed before the kids. If you tell them off for being in their ...

Don’t forget the doctor

Moving is often a juggling act and with so much to think about, some things don’t always make it to the top of the list, such as finding a new GP. A n...

Share your Scottish posting experience

AFF is calling on Army families in Scotland to take part in its latest survey to help inform us about the issues families face and any unique circumst...

Learning you can take with you

WE KNOW our children best. We are there for them in every posting and are the constant in their lives. Learning opportunities that link one posting t...

Crossing continents

How long is your school run? Do you walk, drive or take the bus? How about crossing continents on an aeroplane? Some Service children regularly travel...

Overcoming challenges

Employment for Army family members is high on the agenda of the MOD, government and Service charities. There can be numerous barriers to finding a job...

I am an Army child

By Kiara Barrie (11) I TRIED hard not to cry, I really did, but my tears came rolling down my cheeks as I heard my dad walking around the house p...

Health in your community

Last year Karen Ross, AFF Health & Additional Needs Specialist, was involved in developing guidance for health visitors supporting the wellbeing o...

How I met my soldier

MIRANDA was studying at Leicester University and Scott was working there as a pastoral carer. They met one night at a medieval re-enactment when Mira...