Scotty’s issues Spartan challenge
CHILDREN'S charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers is challenging the military community to take on the "best of the best" in a bid to create the first-ever military wave at this year’s Reebok Spartan Race Super at Ma...
Boosting your pension
NOBODY complains about having too much money in retirement and AFPS 15 makes it easy for you to improve your pension by purchasing Added Pension. Mary Petley (pictured above), of the Forces Pension Society, set...
Services show heads for Edinburgh Fringe
A PLAY commissioned by RCET, Scotland’s Armed Forces children’s charity, has been invited to perform for the first time at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of a new cutting-edge performance programme exploring aspe...
Passchendaele pins
THE Royal British Legion has marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele by producing a limited-edition poppy pin made using melted brass fuses from British shells fired during the battle.
So...
Mental health on the agenda
AN INNOVATIVE strategy to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the Armed Forces, their families, veterans, and defence civilians has been launched.
The Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strat...
Military milestone for X-Forces
A SOCIAL enterprise company that nurtures entrepreneurial ambition in the military community is celebrating having supported 1,000 people in its mission to help veterans and their families start their own busin...
Soldiers sign up for Total Warrior
TROOPS from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards have signed up for a gruelling challenge to raise funds for Scotland’s Armed Forces children’s charity.
The 11-strong team hopes to raise more than £2,500 for the ...
Dukies welcome visitors from Germany
STUDENTS from the Duke of York’s Royal Military School (DOYRMS) in Dover welcomed a group of pupils from King’s School in Gütersloh, Germany, to share a packed schedule of sports, music and activities.
King'...
New treasures for Little Troopers
CHILDREN of serving parents can tap in to new resources from charity Little Troopers designed to support them at school and helping to connect families when a parent is away from home.
Free app Little Troope...
Book review: The real lives of Army wives?
Guest reviewer Emma Lambert is a busy mum of two, an Army spouse and AFF Comms Administrator living in Hampshire. Here’s what she thought of Army Wives: From Crimea To Afghanistan: The Real Lives of The Women B...