Family Focus

Crisis fund for families

If you’re a military family in Scotland that’s struggling financially due to the impact of coronavirus, The Royal Caledonian Education Trust (RCET) ma...

Settling overseas

A POSTING abroad can sometimes turn out to be a life-changing experience. Here at AFF, we hear from many families who have fallen in love with their o...

Special surprise for aspiring soldier

Young Noah Clarke-Roberts was hoping for a reply to a letter he wrote to his local army unit saying he wanted to join when he grows up after studying ...

You’re not alone

It’s difficult enough to cope with long periods of separation, but even more so if you have the extra challenge of caring for a family member with add...

Surviving solo suppers

WHETHER you live ‘married unaccompanied’ or your spouse is deployed or away on exercise, it’s all too tempting to avoid cooking altogether and tuck in...

Making sense of your finances

IF YOU’RE considering living separately as an army family, take time to think about the financial impact. Families often ask AFF whether they have to ...

Deployment dough

When your soldier deploys for a lengthy period, normality goes out of the window for a while, and so can your financial health if you’re not careful. ...

Ripples of support

THE Ripple Pond is a UK-wide self-help peer support network for members of the forces community. The emphasis is on meeting and speaking to people in ...

Gateway to support

“I was proud you were serving your country and I was glad you were doing what you wanted to. But I was really worried. After all, you may be a soldie...

Diarising deployments

DISCOVERING an idea for a business is often born from people’s own experiences. For Ayesha and her soldier husband Ash, their flash of inspiration cam...