Postcard: Forces Florida posting

Bex Valentine, and her husband, Mike Enever (serving) How long have you been an army family? 22 years. Time in Tampa? Just over two years, we arrived in August 2020. How many other military families live...
Postcard - Jim, Clare, Theo and Alice

Postcard: A snapshot of army life in Ottawa

Jim (serving), Clare, Theo (10) and Alice (6), who arrived on their posting with elderly dog Macy and will be leaving with new puppy Maple How long have you been an army family? Since 2007. Time in Ottawa?...
Matt, Shannon, Finley and Poppy

A postcard from Ulm, Germany

Matt (serving), Shannon, Finley (3), Poppy (1) and standard issue black Lab, Dakota How long have you been an army family? Eight years. We’ve spent time in Northern Ireland, Gloucester, Bulford and Aldersho...

A postcard from the Falkland Islands

The Ringjalis – Gita, Dal (serving) and children Cruz (7) and Crisha (5) How long have you been an army family? Almost 22 years. Time in Falkland Islands? Nine months. How many other military families live...

A postcard from Münster

Laura, Ashley, Elliot (8) and Sophie (6) on life in Germany How long have you been an army family? Nine years. Time in Münster? Two years at HQ 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps – we live in Nordwalde about 20km...

A postcard from Kuwait

Karen, Charles, Amelia (10) and Oliver (8) on getting to grips with life in the Gulf How long have you been an army family? We’ve been together since before Charles joined the army in the late ‘90s. Time in ...

A postcard from Norway

Zoë, soldier Andrew and Rory, who is four, on forces life by the fjords. How long have you been an army family? Andrew has been serving since 2005. I met him in December 2015 and by September 2016 we were mar...

A POSTCARD FROM…

The Hurst family, Naomi, David (serving) and two-year-old Dorothy share a slice of their army life in South Asia… How long have you been an army family? Nearly six years. Time in India? One year at the Defe...

A Postcard From… Canberra

THE Penman family – Mike, Liesa, three-year-old twins Flynn and Riley and Bundy the dog – tell us about life Down Under... How long have you been an army family? We have been married for eight years, bu...

A Postcard From… Nigeria

SARAH, serving husband Jeremy and children Lottie (17), Henry (16), Honor (13)  and Felicity (3) tell us about their Army family life in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja… How long have you been an Army family? Sc...