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A mental health pilot service has been launched to support armed forces children, young people and families in Scotland.
Forces Children Scotland (previously the Royal Caledonian Education Trust) has launched ...
A postcard from Münster
Laura, Ashley, Elliot (8) and Sophie (6) on life in Germany
How long have you been an army family?
Nine years.
Time in Münster?
Two years at HQ 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps – we live in Nordwalde about 20km...
#OurArmyFamily – the Bowen family
Meet the Bowen family: Freya (21) and her brother Alex (15), parents Christopher (serving) and Katie and their greyhound collie cross, Misty. Here, Freya shares her story…
My parents have been an army family f...
Singer tunes in to choirs
Mezzo-soprano Laura Wright has joined the Military Wives Choirs as their first female ambassador.
Laura won the 2005 BBC Young Chorister of the Year aged just 15. Since then, she has gone on to write and recor...
Cross at constant rule changing
A blog from Army&You’s autumn edition by Nathaniel
My dad is in the army, and for the past four years I have been a boarder at my school while we have lived overseas.
Over the last year I’ve felt unsure...
Fitness fuel
Exercise is great for getting that happy hit to lift your mood. Culinary queen AJ Sharp investigates the best foods to eat post-workout…
Some of my favourite patch moments involve all the other halves getting ...
How to sell your service experience
Writing a CV at any stage of your career is sometimes a daunting task, but for those who are starting out with little or no work experience, it can seem like a major challenge. So how can young people from mili...
Growing pains
Navigating childhood is challenging and coping with military life can be an additional complication for service children and young people. This, together with the ordeals of COVID-19, has led to some youngsters...
Join the SQUAD
Check out SQUAD, the fab new podcast for military teenagers, exploring the experiences of older service children and the unique challenges they face.
SQUAD has been launched by military children’s charity Litt...
Opportunities or obstacles?
One positive of COVID-19 is that more people have been able to work from home, which is a real bonus for mobile army families. Whilst this means that there’s a greater chance of keeping hold of your job when po...