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Overseas postings: Getting you there

Anyone who has experienced an overseas posting will recall how much admin there is to complete before you go. Fortunately, the Families Section is o...

Life on Loan Service

Taking up a Loan Service (LS) posting can be exciting and challenging all at once. The most important thing is to be totally clued up on the locatio...

Army spouses’ war on waste

Increases in food and energy prices have affected pretty much everyone, but how can you help those in your local community who are most vulnerable w...

Fitting choral tribute

Sharon Watson’s late husband John served for 23 years with the Parachute Regiment before transferring to the Australian Defence Force in 2007, where...

Poppy goes plastic-free

The poppy used during Remembrance has been given a make-over and will now be plastic-free, the Royal British Legion has announced.   The new poppy ...

Army families feeling the squeeze

Household budgets have been hit hard by the rising cost of living and some army families are struggling to make ends meet. Jill Misson reports… The...