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...

Health in your community

Last year Karen Ross, AFF Health & Additional Needs Specialist, was involved in developing guidance for health visitors supporting the wellbeing of military families. Here, she investigates how they are wor...

Army&You summer 2016 available now

Want to find out the latest news, views and information affecting Army families at home and abroad? If, so, check out the summer issue of Army&You. Available for free via our interactive digital edition,...

Germany: life as we know it

It’s been confirmed that unit moves from British Forces Germany (BFG) will be put back to 2019. With this in mind, AFF’s Germany team has been speaking to families for their views on life during the drawdown… ...

Read spring’s Army&You online now

THE wait is finally over – you can now access the spring 2015 issue of Army&You online absolutely free. Click here to access our digital edition where you can catch up on all of the latest news and featu...

Enter Army&You’s spring giveaways

Entries for our Spring giveaways have now closed.   Treetop holiday  One lucky Army&You reader can pick a midweek break for up to six people in a fabulous safari tent or luxurious treehous...

Army&You’s guide to IVF

Following our article IVF and Army life in the autumn Army&You, we look at the criteria and entitlement for Armed Forces families living in different areas of the UK…   England Women under 40 years o...

Endangered: Panda put-downs

WHEN I took on the task of reviewing the Panda 0.9 TwinAir 4x4, I didn’t expect Fiat to serve my family with a fable of Aesop proportions, writes Andy Simms. Disregarding such wisdom as not making judgements b...

Facing my demons

YOUNG DEPENDANT HAZEL AITKEN SHARES HER HEARTFELT STORY OF HOW SHE DEVELOPED – AND OVERCAME – AN EATING DISORDER   GROWING up in the military is hard, no one can deny. With it comes a unique set of probl...