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Building belonging behind the wire

BY ANNA HUTCHINSONAFF EDUCATION & CHILDCARE SPECIALIST Sitting ‘behind the wire’ on Blandford Camp, Downlands Community School is a well-established feature of the Army community in Dorset and has certai...

Support with childcare costs

WRAPPING YOUR head around childcare costs can be confusing, particularly given the Ministry of Defence has three elements to the support it extends to working families. While each can be used to meet some of t...

Reserve revisions

  NEW MEASURES being introduced through the Armed Forces Bill will raise the maximum age at which veterans can be recalled from 55 to 65 and lower the threshold for them being called into service. Inte...

Make sure you can vote

WITH UK elections soon, it’s vital that Army personnel, spouses, civil partners and eligible children are correctly registered to vote. If eligible, there are several registration options depending on factors...

Living the virtual dream

WHILE THE roll call of big firms asking employers to return to the office on a ‘fuller-time’ basis grows, Whitney Wilde remains an unapologetic champion of the remote working camp. The virtual assistant, who...

Recollections and role models

By Kayleigh Atherton   GROWING UP as a military child meant learning to adapt quickly. New schools, towns and friends became a regular part of life. I attended 10 different schools and moved house more times...

Gen up on capital gains

IF YOU’RE considering buying or have bought your own home it is wise to be mindful of the additional costs you could face. Liz Hart* from finance and accountancy firm Money Bee takes a look at capital gains ...

Career Comforts

For those in search of a career that fits around postings and the general comings and goings of their partner’s Army life, setting up and running a business from beneath your own roof is often seen as a ‘gold...

The lowdown on trooper flights

FOR THOSE regularly transiting to and from overseas postings, trooper flights appear an attractive proposition and many families have been ‘checking in’ with AFF to enquire about the rules relating to flying ...