Rebasing round-up
Over the next 12-18 months, many Army families will be involved in unit moves as part of the Army Rebasing Programme. Army&You spoke to Collette Musgrave, AFF’s UK & Overseas Director, about this large ...
Fostering in the Forces
Service couple Lisa and Daniel Hinton have been foster carers with the National Fostering Agency (NFA) for almost a decade. We caught up with them to find out why fostering can be well suited to Army life…
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A postcard from… Nairobi
Anna Sutherland, soldier husband Stephen, son Euan (18), daughter Zara (14) tell us about their life as an Army family in Nairobi, Kenya...
How long have you been an Army family?
19 years.
Time in Kenya:...
Building resilience
ACCORDING to Place2Be, a national children’s charity, one-in-five primary school children will experience a mental health difficulty at least once and many adults with mental health issues can trace their sympt...
Teacher’s tribute to the fallen
FINE artist Sam Bailey has created a lasting legacy to fallen British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her drawings of Servicemen and women have been brought together in two projects – The Mighty 456 and The I...
Appealing action
Nia Davies and husband Steve have been married 11 years and have two children, Danny (10) and Milly (8). After a nine-month tour in Afghanistan for Steve, the family were looking forward to some time together a...
Our Army Family: The Dawson-Coupers
Sally Dawson-Couper and her serving wife Zoe share their journey to adopting three boys…
WE MET when Zoe came along to my rugby club, writes Sally. At the time, I was training to be a teacher and Zoe was l...
Wives’ lives through a lens
Service spouse and photojournalist Wendy Faux tells Army&You what inspired her exhibition, Not Just a Wife…
THE power of a unique community such as that of Army spouses should never be underestimated, ...
Sophie’s skills boost
WE TEAMED up with Digital Mums to offer military spouses and partners a fully-funded place on the organisation’s social media management course. It was tough to choose between so many worthwhile entries, but ou...
Secondary healthcare overseas
THE standard and availability of secondary healthcare, such as physiotherapy and screening, varies depending on where you’re posted overseas. Whilst Defence Medical Services aims to provide healthcare to a simi...