Head to the seaside for this edition’s book club

In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, service youngsters tell us what they thought of Seagulls Don’t Eat Sorbet: The First Adventure by soldier Babs Vinden-Cantrell… LILAH (3) AND MUM ...

Your questions to the head of the army

As an independent charity, AFF exists to represent your views and present your evidence to the chain of command and decision makers, to help improve your quality of life as an army family. In the last edition...

Service children invited to rise to the challenge

Are you ready for the 2023 Annington Challenge? Last year’s events had record numbers of children and young people from service families taking part – and it proved to be the highlight of their summer. For t...

How is the army shaping up for the future?

Society has changed and it’s no surprise that army families have too. So are MOD policies keeping pace with how we want to live and work today? Jill Misson reports… In 2019 the MOD commissioned an independen...

Plan for your forces finish line

When leaving the army, final moves are not generally paid for at public expense, so you’ll need to factor this in before moving to civvy street. One exception to this is the Final Tour of Duty (FTOD) allowan...