Family Focus

Mums’ strength in Reserve

Lincolnshire mothers explain how the Army Reserve is helping them fulfil their ambitions of having a military career… PRIVATE Kerry Goldsmith (37...

Improving the system

THE current application process for a settlement visa for entitled family members to join their soldier is complicated, contradictory and confusing. F...

Life in Wales

The Houghton family share their experience of a posting to Wales… How long have you lived in Wales? We’ve had three years in Crickhowell and al...

The Covenant and you

Over the last few years, many of us will have heard the word Covenant being used in relation to the Armed Forces community. But what does it actually ...

Heart of the community

Community Support Development Workers (CSDWs) are the people on the ground delivering activities and events to garrisons and camps across the UK. Do y...

Parenthood and pay

Understanding your leave and allowances when you’re pregnant or becoming a parent can be a bit of a minefield, so we’ve teamed up with MoneyForce to m...

The long road to parenthood

Lizzie Allan and soldier husband Steve welcomed baby girl Matilda Poppy to the world in February – five years after they first began trying to conceiv...

F&C partners

Soldiers often ask AFF’s F&C team: "Do I have to be married to bring my partner to the UK?" Katherine Houlston, our Foreign & Commonwealth Spe...

A place to call home

Local authorities desperately need foster carers and many are recognising that Service families have the background, skills and support needed. Army&a...

#OurArmyFamily: The Kellocks

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 ...