AFF Big Debate: Your Say

Army&You chatted to some of the delegates at AFF's Big Debate to find out more about their burning issues about life in and around the Army..   Jill Abram The top issues are definitely hou...

Postbag: Is Army Reserve up to scratch?

A FRIEND of mine is now a Reservist having previously been a Regular soldier. I understand the Army’s need to reduce manning costs, but having heard her description of her most-recent training weekend I am unco...

Pad brat bulletin

Georgia (21) and Harrison (18) Kent have spent their entire lives in a military family. It’s something that they’re both incredibly proud of – so much so that they’ve both decided to pursue careers that will gi...

War veterans model for body cast sculptor

TOP sculptor Louise Giblin is soon to reveal sculptures based on hand casts of ten serving and retired members of the British military who each served in different wars from 1941-2009 to support the British Leg...

Service group funds resettlement research

The Forces in Mind Trust, established to help ex-Servicemen and women make a successful transition back to civilian life, has awarded a grant of £91,385 to independent think tank the Centre for Social Justice (...

Celebrating our Army heroines

DO you know an Army mum who has done some incredible charity work? Are you an Army wife who is caring for an injured soldier? Perhaps you know an Army girlfriend who has shown true bravery in the face of distre...

Soldier’s life-saving service

JENNIFER Boucher joined the Army in 2004 and qualified as a Groundcrewman in the Army Air Corps. She fell in love with Airtrooper Alistair Boucher whilst they were training in Middle Wallop. After spending the ...

Community Covenant Conference 2013

AFF attended the third annual Community Covenant Conference on Friday 22 November 2013. Our stand at the event attracted lots of interest and provided information on our work with local Government to identif...