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 ...

BlogSpot – You can do this!

A blog from Army&You’s autumn 2024 edition by Boo Forster-Haig The definition of resilience from the Cambridge Dictionary is ‘the ability to be happy, successful again after something difficult or bad ha...

Help through separation

Charity Shared Parenting Scotland is offering free places on its two flagship training courses for military parents going through separation or divorce. The courses are New Ways For Families and Love, Loss an...

Travels in Kenya

AFF’s Overseas Manager Esther Thomas was recently invited to join Lt Col Bee Smith, Land Warfare Centre, on her first visit to the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK). The aim was to find out more about...

Half-term family activities

This October half term, the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire is hosting autumn activities for families. The 150-acre gardens and wooded estate is free to enter and explore, allowing visitors to re...

We’re here for you

A Word From Head Of Policy Rachel Smith... As an army family, who do you turn to when you are most in need of support? As civilians we would probably turn to our friends and family, however, when you are con...

Wealth of family support

Family support helps soldiers to do their job, but who is supporting the family? Jill Misson finds out… “Military life has much to offer families, but we need to prepare them to cope with mobility, deploymen...

In focus – Victim Witness Care Unit

The Victim Witness Care Unit (VWCU) is part of the Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC) and is independent of the chain of command. The VWCU provides a central point of contact to victims and witnesses of se...

Help with housing

Whilst the Modernised Accommodation Offer has been paused, there are two new positive elements which were rolled out in March, which may help support you financially. SINGLE LIVING ACCOMMODATION WAIVERS New...