Magazine

A word from: Ever-increasing enquiries

LAST year AFF saw a 37 per cent increase in Army families coming to us for support, information and guidance, writes AFF Chief Executive Sara Baade. ...

Working on your wellbeing

Army life can seem like an endurance test, particularly if you’re new to it, so looking after your mental health is key. Jill Misson reports… WEL...

Spring 2019’s Army&You out now

THE Spring 2019 issue of Army&You, which focuses on mental health among the military community, is now available for you to read for free in print...

Enter our spring 2019 giveaways

WE HAVE sourced some fantastic prizes for this winter’s Army&You. If you’re a British Army family, click here to view the entry form. Choose as ma...

Book review: Pieces of Me

Pieces of Me by Natalie Hart is a love story between Emma, a British civilian working in Iraq, and Adam, an American soldier deployed there. We asked ...

Benefits bulletin

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

Leading the field

WHEN 15-year-old Oliver Meredith accepted his offer of a place on the 2018 Annington Challenge, he didn’t envisage it would involve spending 12 hours ...

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...

Prepping to go

AS PART of the Army’s Rebasing Programme, families are returning from Germany to the UK to start a new chapter. Many of you will be moving to location...

Best practice for pupils

AFF’S Education Specialist Jilly Carrell visited Mount Street Infant School in Brecon, close to the Infantry Battle School of Wales, to see first-hand...