Blogspot – Being there for army families

A blog from Army&You’s winter 2023/24 edition by Michelle Morgan I’m the Army Welfare Service Community Development Worker (CDW) in Woodbridge, Suffolk. I’ve been here for nine years and did the same rol...

Exercise Iron Titan

In the autumn the army united thousands of troops on Iron Titan, a large-scale exercise across England and Wales. It was the largest land exercise for 20 years, bringing together 3rd (UK) Division to test the...

Your home: tackling damp and mould

DIO has told AFF that tackling damp and mould across the SFA estate continues to be a critical priority for the organisation and its contractors. DIO acknowledges that repeatedly removing surface mould is no...

Claiming benefits abroad as an army family

AFF is often asked what benefits you may be able to claim or continue to claim overseas as a non-serving partner, if you’re trying to find work for example, or if you’re a single serving parent who needs help...

Job sector in focus – cyber and tech

Have you ever thought about a career in the cyber and technology sectors? How about IT project management, data analytics, cyber security, programming, network development and design? It’s a sector going from...

BlogSpot – Spinning plates

A blog from Army&You’s winter 2023/24 edition by Julia Barr Military life can be challenging when it comes to meaningful spousal employment – military bases aren’t always in areas with easy connections t...

Soldiering On Awards nominations now open

The Soldiering On Awards acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals, groups or organisations for their support and contributions to the armed forces community. This year, there is ...

How to complete CVs and covering letters

In the second of our ‘How to’ series, we asked Sarah Peñaluna, Families Employment Advisor at Forces Employment Charity, for some tips on application forms and covering letters… I need to complete an applica...

BlogSpot – army mum bursting with pride

A blog from Army&You’s winter 2023/24 edition by Roushana Cherryholme Whilst posted in Brunei my two eldest sons completed their GCSEs, gaining excellent results. One wanted to join the RAF like his frie...

Book Club – full of twists and turns

In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, service young people tell us what they thought of And Don’t Look Back by Rebecca Barrow… Elizabeth Elizabeth (16) I would give this book four ou...