Resources for military children
Deployment can be a challenging time, bringing a host of conflicting feelings. Forces Children Scotland, with funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and BFBS Big Salute, has produced an interactive...
Postcard from Norway
Ilimo – aka Rav (serving), Sila and Jaden
How long have you been an army family?
Just over 16 years and we’ve been really fortunate to have had five overseas assignments – Cyprus, Germany, Belgium, Turkey a...
Double success for AFF teams
A soldier was given assistance by two of AFF’s specialist teams while he was on assignment overseas.
Pte Jeannick Serieux contacted the Foreign & Commonwealth team when he needed assistance with the non-...
The soldier’s soldier
A blog from Army&You’s summer 2025 edition by Ellen Owusu.
Are you a military spouse who is working hard to have a thriving career, and there is no doubt that the next relocation will affect your profess...
New look for FFJ
The Forces Families Jobs website has undergone a major revamp with the aim of making it a go-to career platform for military spouses and partners.
Along with a new home page that means users are never more t...
Raising awareness of armed forces children
Firrhill High School in Edinburgh recently held a screening of a documentary, which offers an insight into the experiences of armed forces children at the school and the staff who support them. The film explo...
Keeping safe online
On arrival overseas most army personnel and families will be offered a safety brief. With terrorism threats overseas often higher than in the UK, it is good to know how to keep your digital life and personal ...
New health facility
An integrated care centre that will serve the military and their families as well as civilians is taking shape at Catterick.
The new Catterick Integrated Care Centre (CICC), due to open late next year, is a ...
Help to thrive in IT
Due to frequent relocations, military life can make career stability challenging for partners and spouses. The Forces Employment Charity (FEC) is bridging this gap by offering training, upskilling, and direct...
Funding supports service students
Beyond the Barracks, a project to promote equality of opportunity in higher education, has been awarded funding from the Office for Students (OfS).
The partnership between York St John University, higher edu...