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Cracking the permit puzzle

AFF Foreign & Commonwealth Specialist Katherine Houlston explains biometric residence permits (BRPs) What is a biometric residence permit? A...

Separated spouses need housing help

I EMPATHISE with the writer of the autumn Army&You postbag letter who discussed the lack of support available for military spouses during divorce....

Learning you can take with you

WE KNOW our children best. We are there for them in every posting and are the constant in their lives. Learning opportunities that link one posting t...

SSAFA’s got your back

NEW research published by SSAFA has revealed that fewer than 1 per cent of the personnel currently serving in the UK’s Armed Forces or veterans would ...

TV stars kick off festive celebrations

SOAP star Simon Gregson, aka Coronation Street’s Steve McDonald, and Made in Chelsea’s Oliver Proudlock were on hand to bring festive cheer to the ann...

Making sense of maternity muddle

THANKS to your evidence, AFF has been able to press the MOD to make an important update to its maternity allowance policy, so that you’re not disadvan...

Service life on film

TWO powerful films and a bank of digital stories have been launched to raise awareness of what life is like for Armed Forces schoolchildren in Wales. ...

Triple tears of pride

PARENTS Traci and Mark Duffy shed tears of pride as they watched their triplets – Lauren, Mirran and Connor – realise their lifelong ambition to serve...

The magic of three

Service couple Kelly and Vincent Markwell have been together for eight years and married for three. They have a five-year-old boy, Oscar, and couldn’t...

Added-value education: Chafyn Grove

While the majority of teaching takes place in the classroom, an increasing amount of lessons are being learned outside of it thanks to an exciting arr...