Journey to citizenship
The AFF Foreign & Commonwealth team receives many enquiries from soldiers trying to navigate the immigration process and apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK.
Wesley Grant Nell, who serve...
New overseas network
AFF Overseas Manager, Esther Thomas, has been following the development of a new organisation: the Integrated Global Defence Network (IGDN).
What does this mean for the serving person and their families over...
AFF resolves eVisa issues
After being contacted by veterans and families having problems proving their settled status, the AFF F&C team realised that instead of the status on the eVisa saying ‘settled’ it was stating ‘armed forces...
Huge response to housing call-out
Thousands of serving personnel and families responded to a questionnaire that will be used as evidence to help shape military housing for decades to come.
Commissioned by a review panel set up under the new ...
Inspiring Forces community honoured at awards
Army spouse Joanne Gordon was one of the winners in the 2025 Soldiering On Awards for her work to improve the lives of fellow carers in the military community.
Jo, a full-time carer for her son, won the family...
Free Christmas mail and last posting dates
The MOD free Christmas mail service for forces families opens on 27 October and runs until 24 November 2025.
Customers should hand in their parcels at a UK post office or overseas Forces post office, and hold ...
Book Club: Thrilling tale of a tiger
In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, service children tell us what they thought of Tiger, Don’t Worry! by Daishu Ma.
NATHAN, AGED 5
I really liked the book. I liked that they were hav...
AFF heads pitch-side
In recent months, AFF has forged links with Army Sport and has been able to attend many major service sporting events this summer to spread the word about our work to a wider audience.
Staff set up the AFF s...
Home away from home
For members of the armed forces and their loved ones, the European Support Group (ESG) helps provide safe, comfortable homes overseas.
Tracy Webb, Senior Housing Manager, explains more…
WHAT IS ESG?
ESG i...
BlogSpot – Support during pregnancy loss
A blog from Army&You's autumn edition by Laura Gobey
My husband and I had been trying to conceive since November 2024 and every month that went past felt like our dream was getting further away.
But on ...