Visa and citizenship options on transition
FROM securing future employment to worrying about housing and finances, a raft of responsibilities await soldiers transitioning to civilian life.
But for F&C personnel and British troops with F&C fami...
If you don’t go, they won’t know
Unit welfare teams are there to help and support you through a posting and provide vital care and compassion if the need arises. But what if they do not even know that you’re there? AFF Regional Manager North, ...
Heart of the community
Did you know that the Army Welfare Service (AWS) provides confidential support to military families wherever they are located? Julie Mounfield, AFF Regional Manager South, looks at what they can offer…
AWS...
Forging new friendships
How often has the thought of meeting people when moving to a new area filled you with dread? AFF Regional Manager Central, Sarah Gilbody, went out and about to get some top tips to help you settle in…
TRAD...
Back to school
As this edition reaches you, hundreds of Service children will be starting a new school and some will be waving goodbye to their families as they pack up to board. Army&You spoke to a teacher, children and ...
Service schooling in the spotlight
AMONG the youngsters up and down the country returning to the classroom for another year of learning are a significant number of boarders from Armed Forces families. We chatted with Felix Rusby, a pupil at Down...
Poetic licence
Service spouse Ruth Fry contacted Army&You to share the heartfelt poem she wrote about – and for – her son Reuben...
THERE IS A HERO
There was a hero in the recruiting office;
He swore an...
A family on film
The Giggles are an Army family in Wiltshire. Jules’ husband, Steve, is currently working at a different base and is only home at weekends, so she decided to make videos each week so he doesn’t miss out...
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Canadian choir cohesion
Earlier this year, 19 members of the Middle Wallop Military Wives Choir boarded a plane to Toronto to take part in the 24th annual Canadian International Military Tattoo. Choir member Sophie Huthwaite told Army...
United by a common bond
The Army Widows’ Association (AWA) is an independent, volunteer-run charity that offers support, friendship and practical help to widows and widowers who have lost their soldier – whatever the circumstances. We...