A Word From

A Word From: Breaking down barriers

SOME of the most common enquiries that come to AFF are around employment and how spouses and partners can make work "work" for them, writes AFF Chief ...

Effective communication

A word from Sara Baade, Army Families Federation Chief Executive IN A recent meeting, I was asked: "Why is it that Army families' morale is so lo...

What matters to you

FAMILIES have faced unprecedented change through redundancy, restructuring and the rebasing of troops from Germany back to the UK. Servicemen and wom...

It’s good to talk

OVER the course of a year, AFF advises and guides thousands of Army families through our specialists and local co-ordinators. Many more of you rely on...

Location, location, location

As the British Army moves out of Germany it would be easy to forget that Service personnel and their families are still based in a range of locations ...

Recruit the soldier, retain the family

We are beginning to see long overdue improvements in the delivery of housing, healthcare and education for Forces families, writes AFF Chief Executive...

Look to the future

We have become used to change in the last five years. Next on the ‘to-do’ list is a thorough examination of the ‘terms and conditions of service’ for ...