A life less ordinary
Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Evgenia’s Sekirina's husband Illya was the owner of a successful tech company. They lived in one of Kyiv’s best neighbourhoods. He joined the military, tr...
Fantastic foundations
The Defence Housing Strategy 2025 heralds the biggest transformation of Armed Forces accommodation in more than 50 years.
It’s a plan about far more than just bricks and mortar and is set to create homes tha...
Boots, barracks and brain fog
BY STAFF SERGEANT JODI STICKLAND, AGC SPS
Serving in the Armed Forces demands resilience, discipline and unwavering commitment. For years, I prided myself on meeting these expectations head-on. However, when...
Raising the standard
There are early signs that the new Consumer Standard for families living in Service Families Accommodation (SFA) is helping to improve lives.
When launched, it included a series of commitments and set a dead...
Green shoots on the home front
BY CAT CALDER, AFF HOUSING SPECIALIST
Habitual underinvestment, slow repairs and a lack of accountability have made military housing a longstanding source of frustration for many soldiers and Army fa...
Make yourself at home
Army housing is getting a much-needed makeover, with major investment in accommodation and more freedom for families to enhance the spaces they live in. But how far will you go to make your house feel like a ...
Bra allowance
Did you know that eligible service personnel can claim up to £50 a year towards sports bras?
This can be claimed via JPA under My Expenses. It’s a miscellaneous expense and should be claimed under ‘medical, ...
Free holidays for forces families
More than 200 free holidays are being donated this year to support military personnel and their families in need of rest and recuperation.
Parkdean Resorts, which runs 66 family-friendly holiday parks around...
Booklet for reservists
The MOD has published a booklet signposting the benefits and help available for reservists and their families.
It features information on healthcare and welfare services, childcare, military discounts and ca...
Managing your army career
Kentigern House in Glasgow is home to the Army Personnel Centre (APC); with 104 different trade groups, 260 organisations, and assignments on a two to three-year basis, its team have their work cut out.
Duri...