New lettings legislation

Do you own a property and let it out? If so, changes to tax regulations coming into force next year may affect you. Our Money & Allowances Specialist Laura Lewin outlines the new rules… ANYONE who owns...

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...

Mastering maintenance

LOOKING after the family car often falls to one adult in the household. Learning the basics will mean you're prepared to deal with any minor issues if you're in charge. Check out these tips, courtesy of Major ...

The kids are back at school. Now what?

Sarah Davies on how to thrive now term time is here... YOU'VE spent much of summer wishing the kids weren’t under your feet and now they’re back at school you’re suddenly feeling a lost, nostalgic and defl...

Basic training

If you, or a young person in your Army family, are looking for on-the-job training to gain qualifications leading to promising future career prospects, an apprenticeship could be the perfect solution... TH...

Army&You Autumn 2016 out now!

THE wait is over – you can now access the autumn 2016 issue of Army&You, the magazine for everyone with a soldier in their life. Copies are currently winging their way to Army families across the UK and ...

A postcard from… Gibraltar

Army couple Si and Kelly tell us about their life in Gibraltar with children Saskia and Miley... How long have you been an Army family? Nine years. Time in Gibraltar: 19 months. What's your quarter lik...

Homes fit for heroes

A FORMER Army barracks near Salisbury Plain is being transformed into a housing project with homes on a unique veteran campus. The site of former Erskine Barracks at Wilton, near Salisbury, is being turned int...

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...