Rewards for service

AFF Money & Allowances Specialist Claire Hallam takes a look at the role of the army allowance team… The two-person allowance team that sits within remuneration policy is currently made up of Lieutenant ...

Spending time together

Families from all three services came together at Calvert Trust’s Exmoor site for the third SSAFA short break of 2024. The 11 families took part in a wide range of activities, including horse riding, ziplinin...

Health research report

AFF is often asked to support specific research projects and studies where they complement areas of our policy work. AFF Health & Additional Needs Specialist, Karen Ross, provides an update on the researc...

Managing your army career

Kentigern House in Glasgow is home to the Army Personnel Centre (APC); with 104 different trade groups, 260 organisations, and assignments on a two to three-year basis, its team have their work cut out. Duri...

Help for young carers in forces families

The Children’s Society is urging forces families to help identify young carers so they can benefit from a scheme that offers a chance to benefit from improved support. Nexus, launched earlier this year, enco...

BlogSpot – Putting down roots

A blog from Army&You's summer 2024 edition by Geri Dougall Being a military wife and mum hasn’t been easy and having no stable support system or ‘village’ around you can make childcare and having your ow...

Healthcare support round-up

Moving can be stressful at the best of times but when it’s a regular occurrence, sometimes at short notice, it can be more challenging. AFF often receives enquiries about transferring healthcare and patient r...

Bringing military generations together

A group of military children came together to meet the Chelsea Pensioners, as part of a Little Troopers event in partnership with the Royal Hospital Chelsea. It was an opportunity for the different generatio...

How to cope with rejection after a job interview

In the fourth of our ‘How to’ series, we asked Sarah Peñaluna, Families Employment Advisor at the Forces Employment Charity, for some tips on coping with rejection… Navigating life as a military spouse or pa...