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SERVICE children’s charity Little Troopers is asking everyone to start making plans for Fundraise February. The charity has chosen Valentine's month to encourage everyone to do something fun and raise money...

Cracking the permit puzzle

AFF Foreign & Commonwealth Specialist Katherine Houlston explains biometric residence permits (BRPs) What is a biometric residence permit? A biometric residence permit (BRP) is a document providing co...

The magic of three

Service couple Kelly and Vincent Markwell have been together for eight years and married for three. They have a five-year-old boy, Oscar, and couldn’t believe it when they discovered they were having triplets. ...

Tell your school about Service census

GOOD news – it’s nearly school census time for the Service Pupil Premium for state schools in England. Make sure your school doesn’t miss out. Let your school know by Thursday 19th January 2017 that you are...

Crossing continents

How long is your school run? Do you walk, drive or take the bus? How about crossing continents on an aeroplane? Some Service children regularly travel thousands of miles to get to school. Army&You caught up...

Overcoming challenges

Employment for Army family members is high on the agenda of the MOD, government and Service charities. There can be numerous barriers to finding a job or regular income, yet AFF Employment & Training Specia...

I am an Army child

By Kiara Barrie (11) I TRIED hard not to cry, I really did, but my tears came rolling down my cheeks as I heard my dad walking around the house packing to go to Afghanistan. You see I’m an Army child. He o...

Settling in style

Mel Prescott-Davies and her soldier Chris Green bought their Victorian terrace in Staffordshire through the Forces Help to Buy scheme and soon got to work on giving it a makeover. They created a country style t...

Five steps to get MoneyFit

Managing your money, saving and being financially secure is important to everyone. Military life brings specific challenges that can make balancing budgets particularly difficult. Army&You spoke to the team...

New beginnings

Army spouse Nikki Durnell hated running – until a life-changing event gave her a reason to get fit. Two years on, she’s about to take on the London Marathon... THE me of two years ago would have spat out...