Fairness for forces

When it comes to understanding service life, companies and employers don’t always ‘get it’, that’s why there’s an organisation working on your behalf to help ensure the armed forces community is treated fairly ...

Fit for the Queen

Army spouse Kathryn Cuthbertson has been a pastry chef all her career and has worked for some of the world’s most prestigious five-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants. She told us how she’s juggled her...

My career, my terms

ARMY spouse Sophie Fernandes-McLaren says she feels like she’s about to ‘have her cake and eat it’ after completing the six-month Digital Mums social media manager course, won in a competition run by AFF. Fro...

Getting you job ready

THE LifeWorks Families employment support programme could be just the thing you need to kickstart your job search or launch your new career. It’s been designed by people who understand the challenges being an ...

On track for training

MANY spouses and partners find themselves considering starting or changing their career path. AFF Employment & Training Specialist Laura Lewin offers advice on training courses… I frequently receive en...

Forces spouses face employment discrimination

MILITARY spouses are hiding their military connections when applying for jobs, a new study from Barclays has revealed.   The research from the Barclays AFTER (Armed Forces Transition, Employment & Resett...

Flex in the system

In May last year, Army&You spoke to people on the Flexible Duties Trial (FDT). Almost a year on, the FDT will soon close and has been replaced by the introduction of a new policy – Flexible Service (FS). Ar...

Building business skills

A GROUP of Armed Forces widows are set to develop their business ideas thanks to a bespoke course run by start-up X-Forces Enterprise Community Interest Company (XFE). The idea came about when X-Forces...

Accessible accountancy

Chartered accountant Nadia Hossen Mamode admits that she wasn’t quite prepared when she married into Forces life. Five years, four moves, three jobs, two children and a new patch later, she realised that straig...

Turning passion into profit

Running your own business is hard work, time-consuming and sometimes risky, but it can also give you flexibility, fulfilment and independence. So how do you create a company and how do you make it pay? We spoke...