BFBS – the worldwide media service
BFBS services are available far and wide to ensure you’re connected with home from almost anywhere in the world. Here’s what’s on offer…
BFBS TV – the best of UK TV, sport and movies, pretty much anywhere in...
Book review: Base Fear: Deadly Secrets
Base Fear: Deadly Secrets is the latest horror title written by military spouse Samantha Fisher – it tells the story of a family's quarter that comes with a grisly history.
We asked Gemma Parkinson, who grew...
Families make memories on short break
A group of service families took to the great outdoors during the first short break of the year organised by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Calvert Trust in the Lake District was the destination for 22 ser...
Our Army Family: A snapshot of army family life
Kirsty, Ben (serving) and their children Annabel (11), Henry (10) and Hugh (18 months) have just settled into their latest posting in Edinburgh…
Our very first whirlwind experiences of army family life were ...
New exhibition: Tales of service children
A new exhibition will tell the stories of service children and their experiences of life in the military community.
Running from 2 June to 24 November at Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock, the exhi...
How can the Armed Forces Covenant help when you’re posted overseas?
Part of the long list of admin which needs dealing with when you’re posted overseas will include car insurance, and mobile and broadband contracts.
The good news is that if your provider has signed the Armed...
Devolved nations – key differences in education
If you're an army family posted to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (NI), you’ll find that schooling is slightly different in each nation as their governments make the decisions on education. Emma Perrin, ...
Clearing up the confusion over passports and visas for non-UK military families overseas
AFF received more than 250 enquiries last year from non-UK families about postings overseas.
Concerns over expired visas and home country passports, as well as confusion about what’s required to travel to an...
A postcard from Ulm, Germany
Matt (serving), Shannon, Finley (3), Poppy (1) and standard issue black Lab, Dakota
How long have you been an army family?
Eight years. We’ve spent time in Northern Ireland, Gloucester, Bulford and Aldersho...
BlogSpot: With faith and love – moving overseas
A blog from Army&You’s spring 2022 edition by Ellen Owusu @mimifosu
What do you say to your soldier when he tells you “my endless, I have just been promoted... and guess what, we’re all moving to Belgium...