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First steps to university as a military child

If you have a child preparing for university, you’ll know that the process can be complex for any family. But for those in the army, there are a fe...

Children’s choir visits Menin Gate

Children from the Never Such Innocence Military Kids Choir had a Royal welcome when they sang during the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate as par...

AI skills programme a game changer for military partners

BFBS has been awarded a grant from The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to deliver an AI skills programme for military partners. The programme, whi...

Journey to employment as a military spouse

As a military wife for 20 years, Angie Duffin spent her life putting other people first. Like many military spouses, she could suddenly be required...

Month of the Military Child round-up

In June the Ministry of Defence hosted the Never Such Innocence Month of the Military Child award winners at an event where artwork and thought-prov...

BlogSpot – Making the most of military life

A blog from Army&You's autumn edition by Sarah Jacques Being a military family conjures up a wealth of feelings; excitement, uncertainty, times...

Journey to citizenship

The AFF Foreign & Commonwealth team receives many enquiries from soldiers trying to navigate the immigration process and apply for Indefinite Le...

New overseas network

AFF Overseas Manager, Esther Thomas, has been following the development of a new organisation: the Integrated Global Defence Network (IGDN). What d...

AFF resolves eVisa issues

After being contacted by veterans and families having problems proving their settled status, the AFF F&C team realised that instead of the statu...

Huge response to housing call-out

Thousands of serving personnel and families responded to a questionnaire that will be used as evidence to help shape military housing for decades to...