Living

Getting you job ready

THE LifeWorks Families employment support programme could be just the thing you need to kickstart your job search or launch your new career. It’s bee...

On track for training

MANY spouses and partners find themselves considering starting or changing their career path. AFF Employment & Training Specialist Laura Lewin off...

Light at the end of the tunnel

A FEW years ago, I knew a soldier who was strong, confident and independent, writes Maj Clair Robinson-Kirk. She had a good job, was recently promoted...

In focus: Children’s mental health

THE Centre for Mental Health states that every year, approximately one-in-ten children and young people experience a mental health problem. With the n...

Enhance your education from a distance

NEW College in Swindon is offering an Access to Higher Education Health Professionals qualification, delivered purely by distance learning so there’s ...

First fast-track homes unveiled

A RIBBON-CUTTING ceremony marked the completion of some of the first homes for Service families created by a £250 million building programme on Salisb...

The golden rules of home security

WITH many properties in British Forces Germany (BFG) being vacated over the coming months, the area's crime prevention co-ordinator has the following ...

Housing success for Army families

GREAT housing news for Army families – following years of AFF pushing for much-needed change, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Governmen...

Benefits bulletin

AFF receives a number of enquiries about entitlement to benefits. Karen Ross, our Health & Additional Needs Specialist, shares some things you nee...

Eat well for less

For many military families, groceries are the biggest monthly expense, so Army wife AJ Sharp, associate member of the Guild of Fine Food and Great Tas...