BlogSpot – A wonderful run

A blog from Army&You’s autumn 2024 edition by Rosie McEwan, SHAPE Community Liaison Officer My first Make-A-Wish 24-hour run was in 2023 and I was smitten with the idea. Exercise, being outside and chatt...

Sharing Christmas smiles

Little Troopers has announced its 2024 ‘Christmas Smiles’ campaign to support military children who have a parent deployed over the festive period. The charity will be sending out 2,500 Christmas boxes, whic...

Lasting legacy in Brunei

During a recent visit to the Loan Service team in Brunei, AFF discussed aspects of life with personnel and families. The meeting was held in a stylish community building that had been refurbished through self...

Help with education

If you need help with your child’s education or childcare, where can you turn? AFF Education & Childcare Specialist, Anna Hutchinson explains… WHO CAN HELP ME IN THE UK? Local authorities All local au...

Grants that support service children

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has announced that it has awarded funds of £380,000 to 12 projects, which improve early childhood education and childcare of service children under the Early Years program...

In case of emergency

Sue Harrild, AFF Overseas Assistant, recently found out about the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) at a presentation in Belgium from Rachael Lewis, SO3 Notifying Authority for casualty and compa...

Celebrating the armed forces community

The exceptional contribution of members of the Armed Forces community was celebrated at this year’s Soldiering On Awards, at Park Plaza Westminster Hotel. Presenter and journalist Jeremy Vine returned to host...

A house divided

The end of a relationship can be a very difficult time, especially when part of a military family. When you become separated from a serving partner, whether you’re married, in a civil partnership or long-ter...

Army charity landscape in focus

There are many military charities dedicated to looking after the whole army family, whether serving or ex-serving, living in the UK or overseas. Here we outline some of the avenues of support… Army Benevolen...

How to successfully negotiate a job offer

In the fifth of our ‘How to’ series, we asked Sarah Peñaluna, Families Employment Advisor at the Forces Employment Charity, for some tips on successfully negotiating a job offer… Due to frequent relocations ...