Rugby star drilled in danger
Many of you live around training areas and are well drilled in the dangers they can pose, but if you've got family visiting this Easter, it might be worth reminding them to take extra care when out and about....
Just like me: Forces youngster’s blog on the feeling of belonging
A blog from Army&You’s winter 2022 edition by Katie Galloway
I’m in year 10 and I’m a service child at Risedale School in Catterick Garrison.
I’ve been here since September 2021 and at the beginning, it...
Funding for forces projects
Three new funding programmes will launch on 3 April 2023 aimed at improving the lives of armed forces communities.
The Service Pupil Support Programme awards grants to schools to help address additional ch...
Answering your questions on education and childcare
Many of you approach AFF to ask whether you’re entitled to support for your children. Sometimes the answers are straightforward, but not always, particularly if your circumstances are a little more complex. H...
Defence Breastfeeding Network goes from strength to strength
Since we first featured them in Army&You almost two years ago, the Defence Breastfeeding Network (DBN) has gone from strength to strength.
Founded by servicewoman Natasha Day in 2020, DBN is a peer suppo...
Lockdown, an accessory to success for this milspouse biz
A blog from Army&You’s winter 2022 edition by Suzanne Kavanagh @anniebeauaccessories
Less than one year into our dream posting to Cyprus schools and businesses shut and we were only allowed to leave the ...
Misunderstood: The visa process for military families
The immigration rules and processes you must follow to enter and remain legally in the UK as an armed forces spouse are complex and often poorly understood. Here, AFF’s Foreign & Commonwealth Specialist K...
Poetry passion for the service community
Got a passion for poetry? Even if you haven’t (yet), Front Line Poets might be for you. It’s an online writing workshop open to anybody with a forces connection where you can write, read and discuss poetry wi...
Our Army Family: Meet the Makins
Daniela Makin, her serving husband Seth and their children Raphael (7), Corin (6) and Arwen (1) have embraced life in the rainforests of British Forces Brunei during their latest posting…
Namaste! I knew fro...
A single point of specialist welfare support for your army family
In 2018, the Army Welfare Service (AWS) Intake & Assessment Team (IAT) was established as a single point of all specialist welfare support referrals in the UK and overseas, and importantly, you can make d...