Employment and Training

Co-workers hone the hub

A GROUP of friends in Scotland were all struggling with the same work and training challenges and didn’t want to let their talents to go to waste, so ...

Long-distance working

Emily Fraser has been an Army wife for 12 years. She and her husband are currently living in their seventh quarter – an overseas posting to a US Army ...

Work that works

EARLIER this year, AFF teamed up with online education business Digital Mums to offer one Army spouse a free place on its social media management cour...

Jewels on the move

Army wife Fiona Dowling believes you can make jewellery anywhere as long as you have the tools and materials. In fact, she started her business, Jewel...

Flexible in the Forces

You may have already heard about Flexible Service (FS), which aims to provide Service personnel with a wider range of options to help them manage thei...

Ask the boss

Research from Digital Mums suggests 7 in 10 UK employees want flexible work, but more than half worry it would be viewed negatively by their employer....

The F-word

If you had to pick one word to describe your soldier’s job, it probably wouldn’t be “flexible”. Families fit around an unpredictable schedule with ear...

Striking a balance

When Regimental Medical Officer Maj Mike Claydon heard about the Flexible Duties Trial, he felt it would be an ideal solution to ease the pressure of ...

A different path

Are you thinking about changing your career? Perhaps your circumstances have altered, your job no longer fits with your Army family life or you’ve bee...

Mind the gap

While it can be challenging for partners of Service personnel to return to work after a career gap, we meet the women proving that breaks in employmen...