Family Focus

In it for the long haul

At the start of her two-year posting to America last September, Julie McCarthy’s husband arrived home a week into his new job with the news that he mi...

MOB Rule

The five year old clung limpet-like to his khaki-clad leg. The four year old wailed. The two year old wandered about looking utterly confused. I swall...

Top tips for new parents

Nanny and maternity nurse Sarah Wheeler is an Army spouse and mum of four who offers support and advice to new parents. Here, she shares her top ten t...

Support for children in Wales

SEPTEMBER 2012 saw the Welsh Government take responsibility for Service children in the Vale of Glamorgan. Katie Coleman became a Forces Family Suppor...

Courting camaraderie

Formed for fun and fitness, Wattisham Blades Netball Club has become a major player in Suffolk's Service and civilian community. Emma Eveleigh, the th...

My Hero Has My Heart

Kelly King tells Army&You about the inspiration behind her new book… READING together is never more important in my household than when my husb...

Musical chairs

Caroline Rawlins, Vice-chair of Trustees for the Military Wives Choirs Foundation, shares her experience of moving house – and choirs… NO SOONER ha...

Mum’s the word

WHEN asked what Tidworth Mums is, my response used to be “a committee of military wives, who are also parents from the town, with an aim to improve th...

The importance of planning ahead

Katherine Houlston, AFF F&C Specialist, explains why Foreign & Commenwealth families made redundant need to act now…   One of the b...