Military job-seekers face discrimination

Many military spouses hide their forces connection when applying for jobs for fear of rejection, says the Recruit for Spouses 2025 Annual Impact Report. It reveals 46 per cent of spouses have experienced dis...

Book club: Celebrating difference

In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, service children tell us what they thought of The Verts by Ann Patchett and Robin Preiss Glasser. ALFRED, AGED 4 Alfred said he enjoyed the book, ...

Information at your fingertips

From apps and websites to portals and social media, the world is at your fingertips. Jill Misson explores how to navigate the digital landscape to access support and information for your army family… We have...

Summer moves checklist

Packing up and moving home is probably one of the most stressful things about family life in the army, so AFF Housing Specialist Cat Calder has put together a checklist to help you get through your SFA move a...

Advocating for army family carers

Service life can be challenging at the best of times with frequent moves and times of separation, both from the serving spouse or partner and from family. That challenge can be significantly greater when a f...

Childcare survey snapshot

Serving personnel and their families have been contacting AFF to voice their concerns about the difference in funded childcare hours across the UK and overseas. As a response to this, AFF launched a childcare...

Making firm friends

Defence Academy Friends and Families (DAFFYS) is a volunteer-run events organisation, which welcomes all those who work and serve at Shrivenham Defence Academy and their families. DAFFYS’ aim is to enable all...

Families feel the squeeze

In 2024, AFF, with the support of the other two families federations, ran a tri-service pay survey, which aimed to provide evidence directly from military families to the Armed Forces Pay Review Body. A tota...