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Free Christmas mail and last posting dates

The MOD free Christmas mail service for forces families opens on 27 October and runs until 24 November 2025. Customers should hand in their parcels at a UK post office or overseas Forces post office, and hold ...

Book Club: Thrilling tale of a tiger

In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, service children tell us what they thought of Tiger, Don’t Worry! by Daishu Ma. NATHAN, AGED 5 I really liked the book. I liked that they were hav...

AFF heads pitch-side

In recent months, AFF has forged links with Army Sport and has been able to attend many major service sporting events this summer to spread the word about our work to a wider audience. Staff set up the AFF s...

Home away from home

For members of the armed forces and their loved ones, the European Support Group (ESG) helps provide safe, comfortable homes overseas. Tracy Webb, Senior Housing Manager, explains more… WHAT IS ESG? ESG i...

BlogSpot – Support during pregnancy loss

A blog from Army&You's autumn edition by Laura Gobey My husband and I had been trying to conceive since November 2024 and every month that went past felt like our dream was getting further away. But on ...

A word from AFF Head of Policy: Focus on overseas

Serving personnel and their families overseas have always had unique needs, but considering the diversity of the locations across the world in which the army can be posted and the differences in assignments, ...

Always there for forces families

The vital work carried out by the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) highlights the need for service personnel to keep their JPA records up to date. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, wit...

A transformation to lighten your mood

Personnel and staff at Tedworth House, a 19th-century Grade II listed recovery centre in Tidworth, have witnessed a transformation in the gardens following a period of environmental management, which included...

Covenant Commitments

There are lots of military allowances which help you out financially when moving around but are you aware of how the Armed Forces Covenant can help support you so you’re not out of pocket? AFF Money & All...

Avoiding the scammers

By Paul Fox, Money and Pensions Service No one thinks they will be a victim of fraud or caught out by a scam, but it happens far more than you might think… TYPES OF SCAMS Phishing – This is an email scam w...