Living

Sharing the load

WITH attitudes to modern family life changing, Shared Parental Leave (ShPL) is becoming more popular among new parents. Although take up is still cons...

Movers and shakers

More than 4,000 people from British Forces Germany are rebasing this summer. The majority are moving back to Wiltshire, but also to other UK locations...

Pilot site for Aldershot

A FUTURE Accommodation Model (FAM) pilot has been developed to help understand how forces families will choose to live in the future and how FAM can b...

Should I stay or should I go?

Here at AFF, families often ask us how they can retain their Service Family Accommodation (SFA) when posted. It’s only available for very specific r...

Shuffling the surplus

AFF Housing Specialist Cat Calder provides a timely reminder on the sublet programme and how it works… There are currently approximately 11,400 e...

My career, my terms

ARMY spouse Sophie Fernandes-McLaren says she feels like she’s about to ‘have her cake and eat it’ after completing the six-month Digital Mums social ...

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...