Minority report – life as a male military spouse

  Adapting to life as the partner of a soldier can be a challenge, and not just because of the deployments, the house moves or the impact on any personal employment aspirations. You’re a civilian stepp...

BlogSpot – Life after service

A blog from Army&You's autumn edition by Richard Varley After graduating from Newcastle University in 2009, I commissioned into the Royal Artillery with a simple plan: serve three years, enjoy the advent...

BlogSpot – Write your way to happiness

A blog from Army&You's autumn edition by Jennifer Mary Jones Poetry for me is both magic and medicine, hand in hand. I have written poems ever since I was a young girl. It is within me, though I believe ...

BlogSpot – Making the most of military life

A blog from Army&You's autumn edition by Sarah Jacques Being a military family conjures up a wealth of feelings; excitement, uncertainty, times of sadness, times of happiness, and a sense of commonality ...

BlogSpot – Support during pregnancy loss

A blog from Army&You's autumn edition by Laura Gobey My husband and I had been trying to conceive since November 2024 and every month that went past felt like our dream was getting further away. But on ...

The soldier’s soldier

A blog from Army&You’s summer 2025 edition by Ellen Owusu. Are you a military spouse who is working hard to have a thriving career, and there is no doubt that the next relocation will affect your profess...

BlogSpot – Building a business that will travel

A blog from Army&You’s spring 2025 edition by Dr Kathrine McAleese. I started my business about five months before meeting my Combat Medical Technician husband. I was a systemic psychotherapist and coach...

BlogSpot – A journey of resilience and community

A blog from Army&You’s spring 2025 edition by Gemma Antcliffe Undergoing IVF is challenging, but for military families, it comes with unique obstacles. Frequent relocations and deployments mean that even...

BlogSpot – A wonderful run

A blog from Army&You’s autumn 2024 edition by Rosie McEwan, SHAPE Community Liaison Officer My first Make-A-Wish 24-hour run was in 2023 and I was smitten with the idea. Exercise, being outside and chatt...

BlogSpot – You can do this!

A blog from Army&You’s autumn 2024 edition by Boo Forster-Haig The definition of resilience from the Cambridge Dictionary is ‘the ability to be happy, successful again after something difficult or bad ha...