Military wives assemble

Military spouses Soph and Kirsha feature on Pad Wives Assemble, a podcast about military life. “The #padcast was created when we saw a huge gap in the market for an already isolated community. Think of the p...

Poppy artist calls for fingerprints

Kirsty Chapman, who uses fingerprints to create military-themed remembrance artwork, is asking for veterans and serving personnel to send theirs for her latest piece. It’s the third work of its kind for the ...

Happy 40th to the Hive

HIVE started in 1984 – the same year as Band Aid, Virgin’s first transatlantic flight from the UK, and the first Apple Mac computer going on sale. It was the 1984 Adjutant General Conference which identified...

Honour for young people from the military community

To celebrate the achievements of young people in the military community, ‘Jacob’s Medal’ was unveiled at the recent Celebrating Forces Families Awards launch party at the London Transport Museum. The medal w...

Army Widows’ Association celebrates 20 years

The Army Widows’ Association (AWA) aims to deliver peer support, advice, comfort and friendship to fellow bereaved army widows, widowers and partners. Although it’s a club that nobody wants to join, members a...

What AFF’s housing team can do for you

AFF’s housing team is here to help you with your enquiries. Here is a useful guide to what they can and can’t do. THEY CAN: Equip you with the correct, relevant advice and guidance to help you make inform...

Carer’s leave update

In 2023 the Carer’s Leave Act made provision for unpaid leave for employees with caring responsibilities, but this does not apply to service personnel. Therefore, the MOD has now made provision within the po...

Complex casework

AFF’s Foreign & Commonwealth team is made up of qualified immigration advisors and responds to thousands of visa and immigration enquiries a year from serving personnel and their families. As well as bei...

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...