Overseas postings: Getting you there
Anyone who has experienced an overseas posting will recall how much admin there is to complete before you go. Fortunately, the Families Section is on hand to help smooth the process.
AFF’s Manager Overseas, ...
Life on Loan Service
Taking up a Loan Service (LS) posting can be exciting and challenging all at once. The most important thing is to be totally clued up on the location you’re going to, but that isn’t always easy…
AFF’s Manage...
BlogSpot: Marking time in military life
A blog from Army&You’s spring 2023 edition by Jenni Hill
I want to reach out to anyone who can connect with that uneasy, pre-move feeling. That grey space where you can’t really do anything useful to fac...
Defence land turns into thriving community haven
The e50K Bramble Woods project in Catterick is turning a patch of Defence land into a thriving community space.
It’s the first project of its kind within the Defence estate. Defence Infrastructure Organisati...
Army spouses’ war on waste
Increases in food and energy prices have affected pretty much everyone, but how can you help those in your local community who are most vulnerable while looking after the planet too? Army spouses Stacey Hartn...
The write stuff – military authors’ publishing journeys
Many of us feel that we’d like to write a book, but few give it a go while juggling everything that comes with military life. We caught up with some authors and illustrators of children’s books, all with serv...
Fitting choral tribute
Sharon Watson’s late husband John served for 23 years with the Parachute Regiment before transferring to the Australian Defence Force in 2007, where he served until he died in 2020.
Sharon recalls, “John's p...
Poppy goes plastic-free
The poppy used during Remembrance has been given a make-over and will now be plastic-free, the Royal British Legion has announced.
The new poppy will be made completely from paper, and will no longer have ...
Army families feeling the squeeze
Household budgets have been hit hard by the rising cost of living and some army families are struggling to make ends meet. Jill Misson reports…
The price of food and fuel has shot up recently, which is causi...
Pressure points for F&C families
AFF’s Foreign & Commonwealth team is being approached by an increasing number of non-UK families struggling to cope with the additional cost of living pressures they face. Here, our F&C Specialist Kat...