Lifting the lid on transition
More than 9,000 people leave the Army each year and when a soldier transitions, you transition too. It can affect every aspect of family life, from housing and healthcare to education and employment, but how mu...
A word from: Ever-increasing enquiries
LAST year AFF saw a 37 per cent increase in Army families coming to us for support, information and guidance, writes AFF Chief Executive Sara Baade.
I’m of course delighted that so many of you trust us to he...
Working on your wellbeing
Army life can seem like an endurance test, particularly if you’re new to it, so looking after your mental health is key. Jill Misson reports…
WELL, you must have known what you were letting yourself in for...
Spring 2019’s Army&You out now
THE Spring 2019 issue of Army&You, which focuses on mental health among the military community, is now available for you to read for free in print and online!
Flick through the digital issue below or cli...
Benefits bulletin
AFF receives a number of enquiries about entitlement to benefits. Karen Ross, our Health & Additional Needs Specialist, shares some things you need to know...
IF YOU’RE over 16 and still receiving Disa...
Leading the field
WHEN 15-year-old Oliver Meredith accepted his offer of a place on the 2018 Annington Challenge, he didn’t envisage it would involve spending 12 hours alone in a Welsh field.
“The Outward Bound team deliberatel...
Eat well for less
For many military families, groceries are the biggest monthly expense, so Army wife AJ Sharp, associate member of the Guild of Fine Food and Great Taste Awards judge, has gone back to basics to explore how we c...
Prepping to go
AS PART of the Army’s Rebasing Programme, families are returning from Germany to the UK to start a new chapter. Many of you will be moving to locations around Salisbury Plain and around 1,000 school places are ...
Best practice for pupils
AFF’S Education Specialist Jilly Carrell visited Mount Street Infant School in Brecon, close to the Infantry Battle School of Wales, to see first-hand how it supports the large number of Service children within...
How much is enough?
DISTURBANCE Expense (DE) is an issue that AFF comprehensively reported on back in 2014 following an overseas survey which suggested wide variations in actual moving costs incurred from Gibraltar (£2,000) to Can...