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A Soldier’s Love wins memoir writing competition

In spring last year Reading Force launched a Memoir Writing Competition and invited members of the armed forces community to get their experiences dow...

Support for servicewomen

SERVICEWOMEN OF all ranks who are victims of sexual harassment or abuse have a new confidential route to advice, support and advocacy. Safe to Serv...

A postcard from Brunei

Jordan (32, serving), Grace (30), Ava (9), Edie (6) and Ralph (1) How long have you been an Army family? 11 years. How long have you been in Brun...

Healthy choice for a new career

A CERTIFICATE of Higher Education course run by the University of Sunderland adopts a reassuring ‘bedside manner’ to help members of the military co...

Tips for travel as a Forces family this summer

The AFF Overseas team is aware that some families are being caught out by passport and immigration requirements when travelling on leave. MOD fina...

Dicey but delightful

Steve Higgs grew up in an Army family in Kent. Following in his father’s and older brothers’ footsteps he joined the REME in 1988 as a 17-year-old a...

A healthy serving of belly laughs

Reading Force Book Club members satisfy their appetites for fun by reviewing Hangry by Kathryn Wanless and Fred Blunt Beatrice, aged six, and dad ...

Support for bereaved military families

GRIEVING FAMILIES will soon benefit from specialist mental health and wellbeing support, thanks to a grant from the Armed Forces Covenant Fu...

Navigating the route to citizenship

When serving Foreign and Commonwealth personnel are posted overseas, navigating the journey to British citizenship can be complex, as one nomadic so...

Sharing leave, sharing the load

By Christina Hyslop WHEN MY husband returned to work just two weeks after the birth of our son Rupert, and only four weeks after moving – far from ...